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I imagine I will have no more vacation rental business when I return - the news people are talking about potential 15 foot waves in Lake Pontchartrain. I just hope I come back to a house to live in. We can rebuild everything else.
Take care all.
Don
All I can suggest is to run.
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I rememnber going out on one of those airboats into the bayeux, the day before the conference, and the guy driving saying how Louisianna was losing the area of a football pitch every day to global warming. (Actually, I think he said rising seawater). Then I went back to the hotel and heard a documentary saying that NO was 30 ft BELOW the mississippi. Scary place to live!
I wish you all the best down here guys. Don't ignore the evacuation warning!
Dixon.
Just saw the New Orleans Mayor on streaming media - people still trapped in attics, 80% of the City under water, 40,000 homes flooded in St. Bernard Parish (county), the I-10 Twin spans connecting New Orleans to points east totally destroyed, no water, no sewer, no electric. 800,000 people without power, which Entergy says may not be reconnected for a month or more. Can't reach any friends - phone communication to the 504 area code is impossible.
The Lakeview area, where my office is, is also apparently underwater. The good news is I grabbed my laptop before fleeing and backed up my assistants' computers.
All I know about about Slidell, where my vacation rentals are located, is "massive devastation." If it could knock down an Interstate bridge, I don't think my homes stood much of a chance!
I hear the area where my personal residence is located is "fairly dry." I hope to know more tomorrow. Just to be able to go back to a home that is undamaged would be a great relief. Tens of thousands won't be so fortunate - we can all only pray.
But I am alive and well and thank you for your thoughts. Pray for those trapped in hot, dark, wet attics waiting for help tonight. Some were too stubborn to leave - most are just too old or too poor to leave. Hopefully they will all be rescued.
Refugees like me are being told not to return until further notice. So those of you in Houston and Dallas may have to get used to the flood of Louisiana license plates.
Take care - and don't let the images of care-free drinking in the French quarter fool you. The details of the devastation are only just know becoming known.
Don
I know the rest of the country will assist in any way they can. Let's just hope they clean things up as quickly as possible and everyone can get on with the business of rebuilding their lives.
keeping my fingers crossed that your home is safe and sound. Please keep us posted.
Take care of yourself! :(
Liane
Can set up the space PWDS, ETC or someone closer to the area can use the space BWIDTH or whatever ..sticky me here ..allow for European time zones lag to let me read it ..and get back to you
Take care mardi gras and anyone else ...
i hope ww members from that area are ok
regards
viggen
City govt has moved out and that whole area will be sealed off. You better plan on getting some Texas plates. Property losses are staggering and the loss of life is an evolving trajedy. The governor ordered everyone out in 48 hours.
Personally, I think anyone leaving with new shoes should be forced to stay and help clean up. So sorry to hear about your losses.
I heard on one New Orleans local news report that, even though cellular calls were generally not going through, text messaging was still working.
Worth a shot if you've been trying to make calls into, or out of, the affected areas.
We probably saw the same piece, but I'll note that (apparently) while texting stands a better chance of getting through than a call, it's still intermittant.
We evacuated to Nashville, TN. I started a blog yesterday called "Katrina Refugee" to let my family and friends get updates from us. I put the link in my profile in case anyone is interested.
This afternoon they showed my little blog on CNN and read some of it on the air along with the photos of my kids hanging out at my sister's house. I guess it may be a long time before we can go home.
We are still waiting to hear how our home fared.
Laurel (Bayou Gal)
I got a question about this Hurrican and Tornado stuff, would a brick house stand such a storm, because when I see houses in those areas, most are of wood and I dont understand why, just want to understand this.
You gave me some helpful advice online before the June conference and it's hard to believe you've had to leave your home town.
Glad you made it out safely and hoping the devastation won't include your house. It must be hard to watch things unfold and not be able to do anything but wait.
Joe
would a brick house stand such a storm
I have a brick house and rode out Lili in it with 100mph+ winds. It's not considered much of an advantage. As far as tornadoes it's for sure no advantage. As far as falling trees and rising water none there either.
I'm in Lafayette and am feeling a lot of anxiety. Our state is devastated and the nation is feeling the impact with all the gas refineries down. We have refugees all over the area and are trying to help as best possible. 600 kids registered for school in Lafayette Parish.
My wife is a cancer patient and now our already overburdened medical system here has been blasted with the loss of Charity and University Hospitals in New Orleans. We have been there a lot lately, but who knows now.
regards
viggen
