Now if you are new here, you will realize that we were one of “those” families, that came here after Katrina. Yes…been called a carpetbagger and had to look it up in the dictionary LOL! Anyhow, my best pal Toni, stalks Jim Cantore, from the Weather Channel’s whereabouts for every storm. She says if he …
It seems like forever since I last blogged here- sorry. Hurricanes are a ton of work to prepare for and even more work awaits afterward. We were VERY fortunate that we did not experience any damage at the Casa de Perry. Our house sits about 1.5 miles north of Lake Pontchartrain on higher ground and …
This is a participation post – comment away – GO AHEAD – COMMENT!!! Cheers to Direct TV for carrying WDSU during the evacuation. Jeers to all the local stations for barely covering St. Tammany. Cheers to the media for decent coverage. Jeers to the media for obviously being disappointed Gustav wasn’t worse & for hanging …
Must…look away…from the weather – UGH!!! House cleaned, car cleaned, stuff unpacked, pictures back on wall, yard cleaned up, lawn furniture out of garage, hubby and kids home for a solid week (need I say more). People are still returning, areas are still without power, grocery stores are getting stocked up, I bought ice in …
No house damage, the pets are only slightly traumatized and everything is canceled for a week – just a life interrupted with some minor inconveniences. My biggest concern, is that if there is another storm coming, people won’t leave. Evacuating is an expensive proposition! We had a wonderful time during our evacuation. I know that …
It only took me 4 hours to make a 3 hour ride. I must give all the people involved in the evacuation efforts – big kudos. I took 190 to the I-12. I-12 was smooth sailing and then I hit I-55 due North. The contraflow worked nicely!!! Woot woot for good planning!!! Hunkered down with …
I don’t usually listen to my hubby, why should I start now? Mr. Engineer and I ass-u-me, “dabbling meteorologist” can be added to his resume now, has a little graph going and he has the storm going far due West. He refuses to leave until Sunday when he knows if we should absolutely have to …
Not in panic mode, just in getting ready mode. The last time we evacuated for a hurricane was during Bertha, a couple of hours after I gave birth to my first child (12 years ago). At the time, we were stationed at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida. When a base says mandatory evacuations – …
When we bought our house, we were informed it was the “blessed house” in the neighborhood. All the trees around this house fell onto other houses during Katrina. One tree did land on this house and did not go through the roof! It just left a tiny dent! Then there was a recent storm where …
I had to put the SNL land shark skit (safe for work) when I wrote “knock” – just seemed like an obvious fit (at least in my warped mind)! Last night I had the pleasure of going to a beautiful home filled with wonderful people in the once devastated area of Lakeshore Metairie. This area …
Now that I have your attention (evil laugh inserted here), let’s talk about shameless self-promotion. A blogger (which is what I am) calls it link-blegging, a writer (Chris Rose) calls it being smart. To a blogger, you could have the best darn blog in the universe, but unless you link to bigger bloggers, you are …
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I think “they” is more elusive than the red-striped hiding Waldo. I mean, after 5 minutes of talking to my mom on the phone, I am pretty sure that I live in an Orwellian society with “theys” all around me. The press is having a field day pointing fingers to “they” and his brothers “them” …
Oh gee, where is Dick Clarke when you need him? Do we need to have a ball drop each Katrina Anniversary? Since everyone and their grandmother who thinks they are somebody special will be in town, maybe good ole’ Dick can make a party out of it – New Orleans style. I can see it …
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Once upon a time there was a city filled with life and diversity. People were attracted to the city because it had opportunities. The people that settled there knew that they were vulnerable to nature’s elements, but they chose to live there anyways. They raised families, generation after generation and for the most part, all …