Today we closed on our new house in Friendswood - just 8 days late due to Ike. We had to close at a Panera Bread as between all the parties involved no one had an open office in Harris County due to Ike and the Notary Public with us was only valid in Harris.
We are now renting the house to the sellers until Saturday and take the keys Saturday afternoon. Utility transfers are an issue - all gas and electric folks are too busy with Ike damage. After a day of trying to set it up we all gave up and now have an agreement to read the meters together Saturday night and then figure it out once the transfer is made.
We are still Ike refugees living at Dave's parents' house. The Briarbend house is projected to have power on Friday now.
Most services are open, but traffic is bad on I-45 south. Around 6:30am service folks rush south to Galveston County and then rush north at 6:30pm or so. It usually takes Dave 45-50 minutes to drive the 45 miles to the Briarbend house. It now takes 45-55 minutes to drive 30 miles to his parents' house. The rest of the freeways are also bad since many traffic lights are out at the exit ramps. The intersections become 4 way stops. We never thought we would be happy to have stoplights, but life without them is much worse, trust us.
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