The following is an official message from the city of Houston. This really sucks!

Houston Curfew Still in Effect until Further Notice

September 21, 2008 – The City of Houston’s citywide curfew put in place following Hurricane Ike will continue to be in effect until further notice. The curfew hours are 12 midnight to 6 a.m. An updated review of the power outages in the city indicates that… Continue reading

Last night was our first time to Sushi King in Houston TX. We were there for a friend’s birthday. We were told we could not make reservations. After getting there we were told it would take 10 minutes for our table to be ready. It actually took over an hour. They repeatedly forgot about us even though there were many open tables.

After requesting several times to talk to… Continue reading

Here are some tips on how to remove carpet stains. These tips work well on tea, soda, red wine, grape juice, and coffee stains.

1) As soon as the spill occurs get a white towel or paper towels and blot the puddle as best you can. If you have a shop vacuum use it to get all the excess liquid.

2) Drizzle the stain with a carbonated beverage… Continue reading

If you located in the below disaster area zip codes you qualify for assistance by FEMA. We know someone who filed out an online assistance form at FEMA.gov and they were called the next day and offered free stay in a local hotel.

For info at FEMA regarding hurricane IKE go here.

Map of Declared Disaster Areas Texas, Hurricane IKE

If you have access to a radio or the Internet Houston FM station 104 KRBE is offering some of the best coverage we have heard. You can also check out the Chron, FoxHouston, and KHOU is reporting on Houston school district cancellations and hurricane IKE news.

You can view pictures of the damage caused hurricane IKE here. FEMA declared disaster areas can be