Moondance started her very own meme asking this: If you had a few days warning that a massive storm was coming, that might rip your roof off and flood your house and all your belongings, what would you take with you when you evacuated? This is not a theoretical question for many people in Florida [...]
Gustav is already old news. It’s over and caused no harm. That’s what the news would suggest, no? Well, that is not true. And the frustration of media ignoring the very real damage that lay in the wake of Gustav has sparked me to write this to get the word out. Baton Rouge, Terrebone and [...]
My electricity, cable and even internet have been restored. The water restrictions have been lifted. Things are officially back to normal for me. And I find that I am disappointed. In myself. Let me back up. In preparing for the storm, riding the storm out in Baton Rouge, and especially in the four days of [...]
My office never lost electricity. Nor internet. So I am here now getting drunk off of typing with two hands instead of two thumbs and able to check things that require internet. Like Entergy’s outage map. And applying for FEMA. Overall we are fine. Still no electricity (Day Four). But my handy new generator and [...]
Gustav is underway. And I have NOT been glued to the television. As a matter of fact, it may as well be off. We have it on but muted. No, my addiction is Twitter. It is instant gratification and information. Instead of trying to figure which news channel to watch, which to trust (especially being [...]
A mandatory evacuation was called for my parish. That means no calling 911, no ERs, no support services. Maybe if I hadn’t have had to take Sun to the ER last night, I’d not mind these lack of services. Sun fell down our three outdoor steps while CS was installing our hurricane window panels and [...]
I can hardly gather my thoughts to write. I got so little sleep because of my migraine. I “awoke” to the sound of the phone ringing. My hard-core uncle was calling to say they were leaving. I could feel the earth shake beneath me. I came into the den just in time to hear the [...]
Gustav is currently a Cat 4 or maybe a Cat 5. I won’t confirm which at the moment; I haven’t the energy or the heart. I got a migraine a few hours ago and took my good meds and a nap to knock it out; it didn’t work. My head is still feeling like it [...]
On this, the three year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we have: procured a generator. stocked up on food stuffs (including booze). filtered lots of water. gathered flashlights and batteries, hurricane lanterns, candles, fans, a radio, our satellite radio, and the contraflow map. filled one car with gas and parked the other in a high and [...]
Today was ostensibly spent researching and seeking a generator. But today was much, much more. Today was the day I felt more like a New Orleanian than I have in a really long time. And it had very little do to with the amazing muffaletta I ate at Just Italy with Warrior Engineer. No, it [...]