I am pretty much in the middle of it all...Luckily my house got power back Sat evening, but my parents are still out so they are currently living with us. Not the best situation...since their house is less than 2 miles from mine. We did have a leak in the roof where shingles had blown off....one of my daughters will be getting her room redecorated since there was water in the wall and ceiling and they are now peeling/buckling.
We still have no power at our corporate offices. Yesterday, I helped rebuild fencing there and pick up tree branches (yes, I am very sore!). I learned to use a tablesaw too *Ü* Other employees kept asking me if my workers compensation code (HR/clerical) covered me -- since I am always reminding them about safety...at that point, I didn't even care.
Today, I processed payroll on a laptop for the company we purchased on the 3rd of sept...luckily they have had power although internet and phones have been spotty. Our controller put Quickbooks on his laptop on Thursday on the off chance that this happened. Of course 3 of us need the same laptop, so we have to coordinate usage (to keep data from getting out of sync). I am not found of laptop keyboards (no 10 key). But I managed to get 41 checks calculated and written today. This was my first payroll for the new company -- they have a gazillion pay codes/rates/calcs....we are definitely going to change it to make it more efficient! I had used my mini-laptop to create my payroll spreadsheet last week. I did have to tweak it, but it worked as well as could be expected.
Most restaurants and stores are still closed. My mom found milk today along with some ice cream and a few other treats. School has been out all week and one middle school was irreparably damaged. Other areas of Houston are much worse.
If you say prayers, those in this area could use them.