Man…
Here we are 200 miles away from all this weather-created mayhem and just proud to be this far away, at least in one sense.
But it’s frustrating to have to sit here and watch all this on TV or hear it on the radio and not be able to turn the camera one way or the other to get a better sense of what’s going on. Reporters (and I was one for over 30 years) have a tough job — trying to tell what’s going on while also dealing with the weather itself, demands of higher-ups for more drama, etc etc. As frustrating as it is, I’d rather be here than in the middle of it all.
There’s no way to get a cell phone call into anyone who can give an accurate picture of what’s going on closer to our house (in the Irish Channel) or into what’s going on in Mid-City. We’re being told it will be at least another couple of days before we can even think about going back home, and this is understandable given the situation. For now, we have to be content with a larger view, and it’s not good. But, on the other hand, not as bad as it could have been for the city itself. I have no love lost for the Corps of Engineers, but it appears most of the levee system has held. Good job y’all — and thanks..
Those poor, poor folks in Biloxi, Waveland, Slidell and Gulfport. And points north.
For now, nothing we can do but feel helpless. Not for ourselves, but because we’re not there to be able to tell others what’s going on firsthand. We’ve talked to neighbors who have also left town and they’re also clueless about details. I can’t wait for us all to be back on the same street and working together. We were becoming a pretty tight group before this — and I imagine it’ll be even tighter once the recovery begins.
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Thanks for keeping us updated!! Good luck down there. It’s sure going to be a sad site when folks can get out and see the damage. Just hope everyone is safe.
We evacuated to Baton Rouge. We’re hoping to be able to salvage some stuff from our house on Henry Clay. At least we don’t have to pay rent this month, right? Now we just sit and wait…
uhmmm.. yeah. you do have to pay rent. Its not the landlord’s fault the hurricane hit…
Anyone know how the New Orleans Zoo is doing?
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Just learned that at Audubon Zoo only a few Flamingos died.
Most of the animals are doing well, according to a newspaper
from Baltimore.