Here's some updates for those who asked or those curious about the storm and devastation caused you might not hear about on the news. Wall of text alert! From a personal perspective the most crushing blow was the loss of someone who had a tremendous impact on our family. Ruben Jordan was a coach for my brother and taught me drivers education at the school he owned. He was hilarious and the most gentle soul you could ever meet. The following, though problems in their own right, do not compare to the loss our community suffered. Due to the release of water from the two reservoirs my cousin had their house flooded with chest deep water and lost most possessions. My brother and grandfather experienced damaged homes from roof leaks, and my aunt had a few inches of water throughout their house. She had some neighbors stay over as homes were in closer proximity to the river that ended up engulfing those houses as well. One family from our local church lost their two story home as it was on the banks of clear creek. They waited almost a day to be rescued from their neighbor's rooftops. Currently our city is still an island, though draining now that the rain is gone. I have been to the high school that is currently a shelter to lend aid, then went to the distribution center for Friendswood to help organize supplies that will be sent out to other areas in need, and eventually the greater Houston area. We tried to take gas to the rescue boats as stated in the original post that was not far away, but we could not make it. I did snap a few photos that I'll post that I was able to take. I did not take a lot because it just seemed wrong to photograph these people who lost everything as I sat safe in my home. I'll borrow a picture of the teacher Ruben but the rest will come from my own pictures taken. Since I'm unfamiliar I'll post a quick detail about what the pictures below will be of. I will update these as I receive better pictures from friends and family. Now as to why I'm posting this and why I posted the Thank you all, from Houston topic. I feel like I adequately explained it in my original posting, however some individuals misread or ignored certain aspects of the posting, so I'll further explain. During the storm when you are completely isolated from friends and family due to power outages, horrific rain, and flooding, you really get cabin fever. This effect didn't take long psychologically so anything that help distract me was a life saver (not the candy :P). Watching the videos from gamescom and the citizentubers during the terrible storms helped me escape from the terrifying events around me. You could argue this is not a good thing but for me it worked out well. In between clearing drainage lines and monitoring the storm this game provided relief. I do not want to come off as tooting my own horn, I am just extremely proud to be part of a community that came together despite the division our country faces. I won't get anymore political than that as I believe it is a great disservice to those who lost their life or belongings to be made a footnote to political mudslinging and arguments. I also cannot stress enough the support this community showed by their prayers and any support they have given. I know many of you would be a great support in your community should such an atrocity strikes, which I hope never will. Picture (1) of the high school shelter: This is of the Friendswood high school cafeteria that held almost one hundred residents, including some from the infamous Dickinson nursing home picture. In the background you can see a makeshift nursing station with a utmb flag and a cut up red towel to signify first aid administration. Picture (2-4) of a road/bridge in Friendswood: These photos show one of the roads that is right by our house. The river almost engulfed the entire bridge at the height of the storm, but eventually flowed over the road on the other side of the bridge a few feet that blocked that section off from access. This was the lowest the water was for any bridge over creeks in Friendswood and was impassible by most vehicles. From the picture you might not can tell, but at its deepest the water was probably two feet deep and flowing FAST. Picture (5) of the main drag of Friendswood, which was impassible a few blocks down from where the picture was taken at a local Walgreens. The lady in the picture was asking for help to pick up her husband who was walking a few miles down to be with her family, and the guy in blue is a best friend of mine. Picture (6-8) of the distribution center: My friends family was put in charge of the distribution center for Friendswood as they live across the street from it. We sorted the influx of donations of clothes, food, water, toiletries, pet supplies, and medical and first aid supplies. At the time when we first got there only 4 or 5 people were there. By the end of the day we had peaked at 50, and those pictures were relatively early as far as donations go, we had multiple tables filled and the entire stage covered in towels, blankets, pillows and sleeping bags. Picture (9) of Ruben Jordan. One of the greatest losses our community experienced.