Ugh, Ike!

Well, we're preparing for yet another hurricane.  It looks like Ike could actually hit close to Galveston and throw us for a loop.  We live about 1  1/2 hours from Galveston but they say we could still see winds of 75 - 100 mph, and up to 10" of rain, depending on how strong it is when it makes landfall.  When these storms approach, here are my greatest concerns:  

1. No Electricity - which means no A/C!  Sorry, I will leave for cooler ground...
2. No Cable - which means no access to news!  I would go crazy!

We are pretty much surrounded by trees so if the winds do get that high, we're toast.   We'll see what happens but for now we're not in a mandatory evacuation area so we're staying put.  I gassed up the new GTI and bought some supplies and hopefully we won't need them!