Friday we took a drive down to Galveston to pay our contractor, Casey for emptying out the garage of the debris from the disappearing blue house on the front row that landed in our yard. Allen, Cal and I took a walk west as we had not really done so after Ike. The front row is totally gone and the row in front of it seemed to surface as cut pilings of the houses that were moved years ago.
All that is left of the front row is this newer construction. It used to be on the edge of the beach but now is clearly in the water as this was taken at low tide. The old Smith house, just beyond it, was ripped off the pilings, spun around and dumped onto the sand as if it never had legs.
The beach is depopulated now. It is possible to walk and walk without seeing a soul. It is dangerous to swim here for now. There are unseen pieces of houses, metal and disoriented sharks to contend with.
We finally found watermarks on the inside of the garage that indicates that there may have been 5-6 feet of water and that it settled down to 3 feet long enough to leave its signature. We were led to believe it was more.
Actually, very little was said during the storm by the mayor. When asked about the West End, she always referred to it as "another matter" which would be dealt with later. All during the storm we waited to hear about the West End. Nothing was said. Only a weather man on the news took a helicopter to show what was happening there. Where was the information from City Government? I have my own speculations.
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