On Sunday night, before the onslaught of Hurricane Harvey, the following post appeared on the Facebook page of Cypress Ace Hardware: “We will be open tomorrow. We have batteries, generators, tarps, plugs and pumps. Whether you need supplies or just a dry place to take a minute, we are here. We are not leaving.”
All around Texas, hardware and building supply dealers are performing the difficult task of remaining open for business – and open for relief — in a major catastrophe. Cypress Ace Hardware is one of those with a front row seat on the disaster, and the unfolding recovery. The Houston store has been a command center for all of Ace in the northern part of the city since before the storm.
