Bridge City, Texas cleaning up after Hurricane Ike

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Hurricane Ike pushed 9 feet of storm surge into Bridge City, Texas. Out of over 8,000 residents, only 15 - 20 homes did not get flooded.

I would like to extend a personal thank you to operation blessing. They sent a crew to my brothers house to help him recover.

http://community.ob.or

The red Cross and the salvation army has been providing much needed meals, to the local community. Thank you red cross and salvation army.

I graduated from Bridge City High School in the mid 1980s. This is my home town, these are my friends and my family.

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[majorsbc]

You who haven't been to Bridge City after the storm CANNOT imagine what you are commenting on. Fema is only helping those who didn't have insurance. Those who HAVE insurance will wait until God knows when to get repaid for some of their losses. My parents have ALREADY paid $20,000 to have their house gutted and bio-cleaned. They're 83 years old and lucky that they had thier life savings to pay for having this done. It's not rebuilt and they have been living in a travel trailer in their drive

[survivalistboards]

majorsbc - I know exactly what you are talking about. My parents are lining in their RV, that is parked in their driveway. We moved to BC in 1978. My parents worked very hard for everything they had, only to have it ruined in the flood. But they were wise enough to realize they lived in a flood plain and had flood insurance.

[SPCkeith]

why is it that people on the coast bitch all the time but the folks up in iowa with the floods just did what they had to do and got shit done? I mean you didn't see them rioting and screaming for fema to help them. They just kept cool and did what needed to be done.

[survivalistboards]

:) Some of the houses in this community were totally destroyed. There is a difference between a flood, and all the walls being blown out by 100 mph winds, and parts of roofs being ripped off.

[mkcrmtrvbthmer]

has that person been to bridge city, or has he just seen videos? guess wat i live there and it is hard to salvage things that have sat in waste for over a week. this is not new orleans, and i promise we will not be in fema trailers in two years. Go hug another tree!!!!!

[survivalistboards]

I graduated bridge city, class of 86. My mom and dad and my brother still live there. These videos were shot when I helped my brother shovel 3 - 4 inches of mud out of his house. We (you and I) both know what kind of people live in BC. They are down but not out - they will recover and rebuild. While the people of new orleans let their city fall down around them, the people of BC will rebuild.

[fatefinger]

Are you on meth?

[BestTits]

dude there was a Hurricane

[372Texas]

@neinsudtexas10 None in Bridge City that I can remember. Most people were smart enough to leave. I did hear a few stories of people having to retreat to the attic, but thats it.

[372Texas]

@SPCkeith Um we didnt riot, and didnt bitch in Bridge City. We had no help, and no media coverage. We rebuilt and are a new community. You must be confused with New Orleans, and don't dare compare Texans to New Orleanians or anyone else for that matter.

[rmanrod]

Thank God I was living in Beaumont at the time of the Hurricane but worked at one of the chem.plants in Orange.PPL in Bridge City rolled their sleeves and got the job done without bitching like those ppl in New Orleans

[kiskishotty]

that was so depressing for every1 over there i live over there and our house didnt get messed up but just drivin down other streets ):

[xxxlovehastlexxx]

omg i remember that i live on that street

[bullridingcowboy77]

at 3:04 in the video my unkle lives thar...

[3ino122]

you should've seen David st. it was behind Blueberry, we still have FEMA trailers down our street. quite a few.

[TheAbercool]

i just saw my house in dougas addition!

[qbBoys]

just so you know FEMA didn't pay for shit this was mostly just to get the washed away and may i note nausiating smell that they had from the water ruining it.

[ticklepicklesilly]

yea i live there ._.