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We got off really easy here at my house. Nothing wrong with the house or anything. Just no electricity and a bunch of leaves/branches to clean up.

I finally got a few hours of sleep this morning. I didn't wake up until around 11. This morning at around 7am the road in front of my house had around 1.5' of water which is one of the lightest floods we've had here since I moved in about 13 years ago. The back yard is full of tree material. I spoke to a buddy who's in San Antonio. He has a house in Pearland farther inland from me. He heard from a neighbor. His house is fine, but several neighbors have lots of damage to their rooves.

The JP Morgan Chase bank building downtown didn't do well. It lost lots of windows. I work across the street from the JPMorgan Chase building, Jones Hall, and the Chronicle.
http://images.chron.com/photos/2008/09/13/13004243/600xPopupGallery.jpg

Here's a photogallery by the chronicle which is across the street from where I work.
http://www.chron.com/news/photogallery/Ike_blasts_Houston_Galveston.html

I hope the rest of you faired well.

Red Beard, any news from the family? I assume you have family in the area.