I wonder how things are in Houston.

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7. There are a large number of people replacing cars and repairing homes

Four lawyers at my firm suffered flood damage and have to replace a great deal. More people lost cars due to the flooding. A number of buildings are being gutted to get the water our before mold sets in. There is a fairly new elementary school on my way to work that has a dozen or so dumpsters in front of it and clearly suffered some significant damage. One high school was reported to be flooded to the second floor and that school is out for the rest of the year. Schools has not restarted yet and students will be having to double up or go to other schools.

Traffic is still crazy due to water on a couple of major roads. You have to avoid some areas because of traffic and others due to water that is still there. There is a traffic signal near my office that is out due to the fact that signal box flooded. The city does not know when they will get new boxes.

There are a good number of homes that will be under water for a while while the dams release built up water. Basically a stretch between I-10 and the Westpark tollway is still under water for the next week or so.

I was lucky and had no water damage at all. Houston will recover but it will take a long while

Houston has shown a great deal of strength so far. This is just beginning and it will take years for Houston to recover