It's going on 8 days since we had to evacuate before the water entered our home. Many neighborhoods in the city and other suburbs have clear streets; we do not. The police have blocked the entrance to our neighborhood approximately 1/4 mile both north and south - way better than the almost 1 mile in either direction late last week. As they keep releasing water out of the Addicks and Barker reservoirs, the water will keep receding in our area.

Wife spoke to a neighbor who got in yesterday (she had on hip waders and walked through waist high water). She went into her house, then looked into the windows of several neighbor's houses so she could give them a report. She said that the water appeared to top out at 18" high based upon the stained walls in our house, which means a lot of possessions in bookshelves and cabinets might not have gotten wet. Considering the E.Coli, gas, oil and other pollutants in the water, that's very good news indeed! The cops say that if the water keeps receding at its current pace we show be able to get to the house by this weekend.

Of course, if Hurricane Irma doesn't turn right at Florida, who knows what will happen ...