Hurricane Ike passed over Galveston Island (causing much damage) and over the city of Houston. We're about 30 miles west of Houston. We experienced high winds (60 - 75 MPH) and some rain. We were lucky - we were on the "clean side" of Ike. No damage - just a lot of cleanup and without power for 5 days. The brunt of Ike arrived in our neighborhood around 1:30 AM Saturday, Sept. 13th, 2008.