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Edna
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Hurricane Katrina
« on: Aug 27th, 2005, 4:56pm » |
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Seems as though it's headed our way here in Southeast Louisiana.
Stevegeebee, send me a word, I just pm you friend. Wishing you guys the best of luck with this.
Jean, looks as though New Orleans may have to wait for us, guess it's up in the air on next week.
Just wanted to let you guys know, we're preparing for the storms approach. Should make landfall sometime Monday.
Meanwhile, though, had to let the family know we're OK here for now.
hugs and prayers with all in the storms path,
EDNA
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #1 on: Aug 27th, 2005, 5:17pm » |
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Edna good luck, let us know as soon as you can how you are doing okay?
Take care,
lots of love to you and all the cluster family in the area
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #3 on: Aug 27th, 2005, 5:42pm » |
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Please don't take a chance .If your in harms way get out.Good luck to all those in Katrina's path.I peronally can't understand why my sisters moving to florida this month with all the Hurricanes .I know this winter she be laughing at us living in Upstate New York with the Blizzardsand freezing cold.I think Hawaii sounds like the perfect retirement area for me  .(SHHH don't remind me of the Valcanoes OK )
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P.S. hey Edna you can come up here and stay with me till the hurricaine seasons blows over.....
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #4 on: Aug 27th, 2005, 6:09pm » |
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Thanks Edna.
Getting ready.
Those of you that have gone through these things know what we are feeling. It's hard to put into words. You want to ride it out...but..I don't know. This one looks bad.
I'll let y'all know how its going.
Prayers go out to all in the path of this storm wherever it goes. It's going to be a really shitty Monday.
Steve G
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #5 on: Aug 27th, 2005, 6:34pm » |
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Stay dry Edna. Find some higher ground.
Like Minnie says: here in Upstate, this kind of thing is foreign to us. By the time they get here, there isn't much left of them.
Hatten down your batches. 
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My advice is to head for the hills. I knew it was inevitable as soon as I heard this one was named Katrina - today they were playing "walking on sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves. Curse you, clear channel!!
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #7 on: Aug 27th, 2005, 9:25pm » |
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I live in Fla, I know what these things can do, put up the wood & get out!!!!!! seen brick buildings look like a gravel driveway!!
Stay safe!!
In Our Prayers!!!
Lots of Love Jolene
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #8 on: Aug 27th, 2005, 10:01pm » |
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Edna,
Are y'all under mandatory evacuation yet? Steve or Edna, either of you, if you're pulling an rv by chance, got room for you at our shop.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #9 on: Aug 27th, 2005, 10:06pm » |
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Edna,
I know that you and SteveG know the routine, so I'll not harp on it.
You and Danny, Steve and Dianne have been there for enough years that you know when it's time to go.
My place is about 100 miles due north of Lake Charles off La171 on La191. If either of you need a place to go...(and if the storms stays east of my place) you guys are welcome to use the lake house.
Just let me know if you think you might need it. My husband is up there, and it wouldn't be a problem.
I'll be checkin' on y'all. In the meanwhile, call me if you need too.
Much love,
Jean
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Hello from the Special Needs Shelter Hell. This far north we will miss the worst. Just got a lull in activity here in the Regional Emergency Operations Center, and since I am the only one in the 2nd floor ops center with the triage phone line ( I have 9 nurses downstarirs i refer the calls to for the triage process) 3 radios, one for Baton Rouge, one for the shelter, and one for inhouse. Almost time to report numbers to Baton Rouge again. The nurses do most of the triage and get most info, but we get most of theirs situations here before referring them. These people are breaking my heart, every thing from no money, no transportation, etc. Phones ringing again, several hundred calls already today mostly from the New Orleans area. Keep your fingers crossed. Just got a call from a young lady that wanted me to tell her if the hurricane was going to hit avondale. Damn people, get the hell out.
Jimbo, one tired mutha,
I will get outta here at 2 am, started at 9 am. And will be back at 8am in the morning and no idea when I will leave again.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #11 on: Aug 27th, 2005, 11:34pm » |
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Y'all just be careful and don't take any chances. I heard on the radio a couple hours ago, this mutha was going to be at least a Cat 4 when it hits.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #12 on: Aug 28th, 2005, 12:02am » |
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Thanks for the offer Jean and others.
Just got a recorded phone call from the St. Tammany Parish President ordering a manditory evacuation.
Mayor of New Orleans recommended evacuation of the city and will likely officially order it early tomorrow morning. This was prompted by a phone call to him form the National Huricane Center that this is the big one we have all been fearing.
Promised my next door neighbor that I would help him board up his house tomorrow morning. His family left this morning and he offered to let Dianne and I stay at his house. Our house is in a pine forest. His house is less so.
It's strange...I walk out on the porch and listen to the hum of the cars from the Interstate 12 (which is about a mile from the back property line) drowning out the sound of the frogs and crickets... and I wonder, what will it sound like on Monday? What will it look like on Tuesday?
How our lives will change, from normal, in such a small span of time that will seem an eternity.
Good luck everybody.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #13 on: Aug 28th, 2005, 1:02am » |
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on Aug 28th, 2005, 12:02am, stevegeebe wrote:
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So true. It's the waiting...and the not knowing.
However, you and Dianne, and Edna and Danny and their kids have this family. And you can bet there's gonna be a ton of prayers and vibes movin' your way.
Looks like Jimbo is standing watch....and you can bet he'll be lookin' our for you guys.
Take care of each other, Steve....that's about all you can do, sweetie. Just know that we're with you.
Call me if you need anything...
Love to you and Lady Di,
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #15 on: Aug 28th, 2005, 6:40am » |
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We're bugging out (my neighbor too).
For those interested, WWLTV.com is streaming live.
I'll post before we leave.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #16 on: Aug 28th, 2005, 7:56am » |
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Good luck to you all. At this point it's not looking too good. She's made a category five now.
Redneck got in at three this morning and is heading back out shortly. I'll be following him in a bit to man the radio at the special needs shelter.
Performs major contortionists moves to cross all body parts in the hope that katrina pulls a lily and drops back to a 1 by the time she hits landfall.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #17 on: Aug 28th, 2005, 8:22am » |
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Looking at all the data......I wouldn't be anywhere near New Orleans on Monday. Get out if you can....it's gonna get real ugly. Cat. 5 'canes are nothing to play with.
Good luck to everyone in Katrina's path.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #18 on: Aug 28th, 2005, 8:26am » |
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I cant believe how fast this thing gained strength - just heard it's a category 5 now.
Be safe you guys! 
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 My prayers are with you guys. When I turned on the weather channel this morning, my hopes just died. Please, if anyone who is reading this thread is in the path of this hurricane, LEAVE and get out of its way!! This one is a killer and no one should give priority of life over property.
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Just heard on the news that the city is going to be submerged because the pumps that keep the water out right now, are going to fail due to all the water that'll be dumped.
Also read part of this on the news story on Yahoo, and I just cannot BELIEVE it!! 
Quote:Making matters worse, at least 100,000 people in the city lack the transportation to get out of town. Nagin said the Superdome might be used as a shelter of last resort for people who have no cars, with city bus pickup points around New Orleans.
Louisiana and Mississippi made all lanes northbound on interstate highways. Mississippi declared a state of emergency and Alabama offered assistance to its neighbors. Some motels as far inland as Jackson, Miss., 150 miles north of New Orleans, were already booked up.
Some tourists heeded the warnings and moved up their departures, and lines of tourists waited for cabs on New Orleans' famed Bourbon Street.
But plenty of people in the French Quarter stayed put, and bars were rocking Saturday night.
"The only dangerous hurricanes so far are the ones we've been drinking," said Fred Wilson of San Francisco, as he sipped one of the famous drinks at Pat O'Brien's Bar. "We can't get out, so we might as well have fun."
New Orleans' worst hurricane disaster happened 40 years ago, when Hurricane Betsy blasted the Gulf Coast. Flooding approached 20 feet deep in some areas, fishing villages were flattened, and the storm surge left almost half of New Orleans under water and 60,000 residents homeless. Seventy-four people died in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida.
Katrina is the 11th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1. That's seven more than typically have formed by now in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane center said. The season ends Nov. 30.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #21 on: Aug 28th, 2005, 9:19am » |
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Edna.....EDNA.....EDNA....!!
Get the hell out of there woman. Grab Danny and the kids, and haul ass. You are welcome up here in Texas (it's not tornado season...  ).
Glad you are out Steve, hope you will be able to get back to your home relatively quick.
Here's hoping it takes a drastic weakening before it lands.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #22 on: Aug 28th, 2005, 9:26am » |
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Signing off from Mandeville Louisiana.
Clicky on my name tag every now and then and see if my sticky tack is still on the clusterhead map.
Thanks for all the prayers, good thoughts and good luck everyone.
I'll see y'all when I see ya.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #23 on: Aug 28th, 2005, 9:33am » |
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Godspeed Steve, Edna, and all of those in the way of Katrina!!!
Please stay as safe as possible!!!!
Hugz,
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Re: Hurricane Katrina
« Reply #24 on: Aug 28th, 2005, 9:36am » |
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The newspapers here tells that "Hurricane Katrina"is heading straight for New Orleans with the speed of over 250KMH.
Check in as soon as you can Edna PLEASE BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!
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