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Old 09-13-2008, 09:47 PM
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5 million without power in houston, no cell phone service no nothing. THey said it could take 2 weeks to restore power.
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Still millions without power. Luckily I got power not too long ago. This one was pretty bad!!
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Damn, last night was one really hot night! Just got power back as well. Neighbors had trees stick'n out of their houses.
Old 09-14-2008, 11:05 AM
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Damn guys, do you have pictures? Are alot of the roads blocked from water?
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Originally Posted by BMWRock' post='668978' date='Sep 14 2008, 02:08 AM
Still millions without power. Luckily I got power not too long ago. This one was pretty bad!!
I went 7 days without power after Hugo. Ten years later, 4 days after an ice storm in winter.

Good luck to all getting it back. Hang in there.
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Originally Posted by JetBlack5OC' post='618378' date='Jul 7 2008, 08:26 PM
Yep I don't if I could deal with that every year.
love your avi, man, hayden is the real deal! do you follow moto gp? (sorry to threadjack)
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Looking thru some pictures on the Houston Chronicle website. One of our members?
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^ wow!!!
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