The last time we got a hurricane down here around Houston area was back in 08. The damage that Ike did to my town was no where near what Galveston took, but the worse part of it was the city wide blackout. It took the utility company weeks to restore power and they had to bring in thousands of people and trucks from other states for emergency help. Man, that year was just full of nightmares; hurricane, recession, and then my mother was diagnosed for cancer.