I was in an apartment in Clear Lake during Alicia. Don't ask me how, but we
never lost power. Very lucky. I watched the local weather guys on TV the whole time. Alicia came right up the Gulf Freeway from Galveston. Roofers had a field day with repairs in the aftermath. Lots of peeled up shingles.
I'm up here in New Caney now, so I stayed for Rita. Lost power for 38 hours - hot & muggy with no AC. Couldn't find a loaf of bread for a week. I now have a little Honda generator to run necessities like a fan and my computer.
Looking back, Rita was a bit of an overreaction from city officials (the mass exodus) but it probably opened some eyes about the whole evacuation process... Hopefully, they learned something...
Gustav doesn't look good.....