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Day 2: Dawn of the Dead at Galleria, back to Montrose
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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On Sunday morning we decided to scout more widely and made it back in to Montrose.
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I talked to my friend Matt in Austin who told me Chonicle said that the Galleria was open. After charging my cell phone a little bit, manually(above). We headed up Rice to the Galleria, which was like Dawn of the Dead. It was full of people and had nearly half of their stores open, many people were shopping for fancy clothes and other stuff as though power was not out in most of the city.
After charging computers and phones, we left, had a fantastic lunch at DiMassi's Mediterranean Buffet, which was the only thing Open at the strip mall at Postoak and Richmond, and then biked east on Richmond into the Montrose neighborhood. Half of our apartment complex has power, the half me and my girlfriend live in does not. In a different unit of my complex, the wind tore up the tar paper on the roof, which sent huge amounts of water tearing though the ceiling of the second story and straight though the floor into the bottom floor, ruining both apartments, as well as part of neighboring units and our laundry room.
Our apartment is exactly how we left it and we are very lucky.
None of the Intersections on Rice Blvd in Bellaire were working
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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Until we reached Westpark.
This used to direct traffic at Rice and Bellaire
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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Hickory Pit BBQ at Bissonet and Rice seemed to be open
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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Fence on Car
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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Tree in Road right before Postoak and Alabama at the Galleria
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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Local News at the Galleria
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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Charging Computers and Phones at the Galleria
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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Many others had he same idea and were charging phones, blackberries and Computers. Security seemed to have no problem with this.
The Ice Skating Rink was open
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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Urban Outfitters was closed
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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But many other clothing stores were open
Starbucks was closed... But people flocked there anyways
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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Ninfas at Kirby had their sign blown out
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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There was a long line for gas at the Diamond Shamrock on Shepherd and Richmond..
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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..It stretched all the way to McDuffie
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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Give Up is still there
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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The Property Owner is not happy about it. see the photo of before:
http://media.houston.indymedia.org/uploads/2008/09/giveup.jpg
The Shell Station Where I got Gas on Friday
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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See Photos from that trip:
http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2008/09/64842.php
Diedrichs Sign Died
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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The Front of Diedrichs
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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I wonder if the power was on?
We found supplies at Walgreens
by RoB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM
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There was much rejoiceing! but only Fiji water which is 2 or times as much as normal bottled water.
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