Some Galvestonians are going to get to go home! 45,000!

[Th1onein]

GALVESTON, Texas - One week after Hurricane Ike wiped out whole neighborhoods and nearly every basic service in Galveston, there is a plan to start letting some 45,000 evacuees back to their hobbled hometown.

Those who left heeded dire warnings to flee.

Now they've been given a new warning: Going home won't be easy.

No power, limited sewer services and spotty water utilities are among the trials that city officials say could await residents when a gradual reopening of Galveston begins next week.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080920/ap_on_re_us/ike

[malaise]

1. Heard that earlier this morning

They're starting with Jamaica Beach. About time - people need to check their homes.
http://www.maroonspoon.com/wx/ike.html