Here's a gloomy thought I had while walking my dog this morning. It's a beautiful morning here in NH but I just couldn't help but think, today may very well be the last day for many in the Gulf States. Horribly morbid I know but I couldn't help but think it.
Please, please..do what you have to do to keep yourself and your families safe.
Having been through the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew when I lived in South Florida, I often wondered, "Why the heck do people stay put for a Cat 4 or 5 hurricane?"
I grabbed what I could and took my wife and son up to Tampa for Andrew since we lived in the Upper Keys. Anything left behind, we could have replaced.
Again, please stay as safe as you can down there. I'll be watching the news/weather channel and wishing you all the best.
Thanks I have friends down there. Most of them are elderly. I was in Thonosassa when a hurrican came up the coast, everyone went north my husband said "it's going to hit up there, what are they thinking?" Sure enough it hit north and all we got was rain.....
My wife and I bought a house on the "West Bank" of New Orleans in 1983 when I was transferred there. Then the bottom fell out of the oil market (oil dropped to $14.00 a barrel), all of the oil companies moved their employees back to Houston (or simply laid them off), and you almost couldn't give a house away. Consequently, when I was transferred to Headquarters in 1989 we rented the house. When we started thinking about retirement, my wife wanted to return to N'awlins. I convinced her I would have a better chance at finding a good job in Pa., so we sold the house in 1996, at a profit, and we moved to central Pa. in 1998 when I retired. Things have worked out very well as a result of that decision. However, I never can resist an "I told you so" when something terrible like Katrina or Gustav occurs. I loved living in New Orleans, and I truly empathize with all of those who are affected by these hurricanes, but I don't think I'll ever regret that we moved north, not south.
I just heard from my sister a few minutes ago. She is a nurse deployed with a New York Disaster Recovery Team. At Present she is deployed in Tallahassee. She was told to be ready to move with a half hours notice. She flew down from New York last night. Poor kid hasn't slept a bit except on the plane. So far, its hurry up and wait.
My friend Cathy McCauly is down there waiting to see what happens. She's a CERT person and she was called out. I say "Get the h%$ out of Dodge if you see a hurricane coming." When Katrina hit no one had a full tank of gas they should have used both lanes north. They were not prepared period. This time they've taken it seriously.
Having been through the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew when I lived in South Florida, I often wondered, "Why the heck do people stay put for a Cat 4 or 5 hurricane?"
I often wonder that too. Some people just don't want to leave their homes I guess, which is their right I guess. Looters may be a reason some people decide to stay.
Stormer, they used all the lanes to get people out during Katrina same as they did today. Some people who had the means just refused to leave. The poor people were trapped, they had no cars and the buses weren't running. They did a much better job this time evacuating the poor.
Update from Tallahassee - - Just spoke to my sister 11:45 AM eastern, She was in the thick of it during Katrina, she's catching a break now. She says the weather is incredibly hot, cloudy and very windy.
However, they're not doing much, she is with a team of 3 doctors and 3 nurses from Rockland County, NY. Apparently, they are alternately being told to be ready in a half an hour then stand down then be ready again, then stand down again. Sounds like they'll be worn out before they get to help anyone.
She says they may be released from Gustav and assigned to Hannah which is a tropical storm on track to head up Florida's east coast toward North Carolina.
Originally posted by BillDoherty: Update from Tallahassee - - Just spoke to my sister 11:45 AM eastern, She was in the thick of it during Katrina, she's catching a break now. She says the weather is incredibly hot, cloudy and very windy.
However, they're not doing much, she is with a team of 3 doctors and 3 nurses from Rockland County, NY. Apparently, they are alternately being told to be ready in a half an hour then stand down then be ready again, then stand down again. Sounds like they'll be worn out before they get to help anyone.
She says they may be released from Gustav and assigned to Hannah which is a tropical storm on track to head up Florida's east coast toward North Carolina.
Wray, good luck, hope everything is OK for you.
Bill
Bill, I hope you take this the right way....
Here's to hoping your sister is bored out of her mind in the next few days. Know what I mean?
I thought it was down graded? My friend is down there to help this is a different situation from Katrina they are taking the animal's out. Does it say it's going north?
