Photos: Crisis Looms in Hurricane Ike's Wake

Until you have gone through something like this, you really cannot sit back and judge other people for what they are or are not doing. The situation in this city and the surrounding cities is horrible, we have all been basically shut down. Grocery stores are just now getting food back on the shelves, and don't even talk about gas! I will tell you though, people ARE helping themselves, the only thing they CANNOT do is flip the switch or hang the wires or put up the downed poles in order to get their electricity back. As far as their own homes, people are doing for themselves and coming together as communities, I'm proud of the way all of the hard hit cities/towns are coming along. Maybe try being neighborly rather than judgemental, it will get you a lot further in life!

Sharron I think you should educate yourself more on the situation before displaying how uninformed you are. I have family in Texas and the mayor and governor of the state of Texas told them to stay home so that people along the coast could evacuate. My sister has not had power for over a week now. They have gone out everyday and helped their neighbors clean up the debris and shared what generator power they could find with each other, Now that the storm has passed millions are still without power. Schools are closed,stores have no power so they cannot provide food, gas is not available to get out even if they wanted to. It is hot down there and people are miserable. They are not asking to be bailed out all they are asking for is to get the power on so they can take care of themselves. I expect if you were the one that experienced a natural disaster that you would feel the same way they do. I believe in karma so if I were I would be careful what you say.

I am an Ike survivor and sharron1002002 you are apalling. Your attitude is what makes up all the selfishness in this world today. I survived Ike with the help of neighbors, friends and family. Two trees fell on my house while my husband and two children were in the house. We are blessed to be alive. Help never came to us in the form of any emergency local, state or federal aid. even though i called several times. Live down power lines were in my backyard and help just came today. 6 days later. But during all this time all you see in the news I hear is about the government bailing out Wall Street. I guess yo think that is OK. Millions in Houston r in my shoes, but little is reported. Don't toot your horn, we have no choice but to pull ourselves out by our bootstraps. I think someday if you walk our shoes you will receive no help and see if you may have a different attitude.