It's getting closer ...

Winds are picking up.  The rain is starting to fall.  I was just outside and it is kind of neat to hear the wind and watch it blow down the street.  It's similar to watching "the wave" at a sporting event as the trees each bend over one at a time.  I would guess that our gusts are now around 50+ and sustained around 40.  For those from Houston, Bob Allen (sports guy) is actually out in the element like a low man on the totem pole.  He actually volunteered to go out and work for them tonight.  

My camera does not have a night vision setting, so my videos are pointless, and I also can't find the software for converting the movie files.   will look online and see what I find.  Here is one more picture that I took earlier (probably around 9:30 or 10:00).

I am going for the "Raging Redneck" look.  How am I doing?  Yes that is a "homemade" shirt.

Update: 11:41 pm Channel 13 just lost power and are now on generator power.  They are showing a shot of the seawall, and Ike is definitely flexing his muscles with the waves.