Hurricane Humberto as Noted from Across the Gulf of Mexico Day 2

I have only been in the Yucatan of Mexico for six months and have seen that, here in Merida, everyone has a job, regardless of what. Maybe that's the answer. Our Texas officials do not have a dedicated team to only organize for a disaster situation. Ours are county commissioner / lawyer / emergency planner such positions. Which would you think has priority? Why, your main money source, of course.

Having awaken yesterday to the fact that the 'rain event' of the night before's tropical storm Humberto had gone into Orange and Jefferson counties (where my residence is) rather than Galveston and had come in at a Category 1 hurricane status, I was more than a little frantic for the safety of my friends there. Most of us work blue collar jobs which means early night to sleep and getting up very early.

Since this 'thing' didn't develop and turn until after the 10:00 news broadcasts had concluded, I knew that the area was hit without knowing exactly what with! And I was correct.

Yesterday's on line news of the area reported damage and approximately 112,000 without electricity. I tried all day to contact friends on land lines and cells. I finally was able to text one and had a reply after 11 last night that she and family were okay.

My dear neighbor called around noon today. She was packing it up and headed to a daughter's house way out of town that had electricity. She said we didn't. Said she had gone to bed not knowing that this thing would even come our way much less be a hurricane. She said our houses stand but there is debris and tree limbs everywhere. I don't care about the property (well, I do, but I wanted her to be safe).

Another friend that lives a little south of me emailed to say her little neighborhood was good and that everyone had their generators going full tilt. I hope the gas stations have electricity.