Hurricane Trump

In 2008 Hurricane Ike hit Galveston County.  It was a Category II hurricane but carried a Cat IV storm surge.  The surge was estimated to be over 15 feet.  We owned a beach front house near Gilchrist, Texas at that time. When we were able to get on the Peninsula we found there was nothing left of our place.  Not even a piling.  Not only was our property destroyed everything in the vicinity was gone, with one exception.  A yellow cabin was seen in many overhead shots and was still standing..  It was a newer house and had been built to stricter building codes and withstood the storm surge and wind.

All over the Bolivar Peninsula older houses were destroyed and many of those built in the previous ten years survived.  The older cabins had been built in an era without restrictions and in some cases were eye sores along the 25 mile beach. 

Since Ike, rebuilding has flourished and beach houses continue to appear.  All built to current standards.  This has resulted in a significant upgrade on the Peninsula and property values have soared.  .


Not to down play the tragedy and monetary loses that myself and others experienced.  Hurricane Ike had the advantage of purging less desirable real estate and improve the esthetics of the beach communities.

With an important Presidential Election on the horizon, I have been trying to decide on my candidate of choice.  As I write, Donald Trump is leading the Republican nomination process and is quite controversial.  I don't like a lot of what he says and am not clear on his implementation plans.  But, he is not reluctant to say what he thinks and lets the others be damned.  This part I like.


So, what's the connection, you ask?  Trump is like a hurricane.  He is roaring in with advanced warning.  He scares the Hell out of some people.  Maybe even blowing hard. But, even if he leaves a lot debris in his wake, he might do some good.


I just read that Miley Cyrus, Al Sharpton, Jon Stewart, Rosie O'Donnell, Cher, Samuel L. Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg and several others would leave the country if he were elected.
Therefore, like Hurricane Ike, some good could come out of a bad thing.


I am rethinking my vote.