This was an actual letter sent to Kevin from an elderly person (name withheld). Your thoughts? LOUSY JOB MR. DAVIS! You called a mandatory evacuation of ALL of St. Tammany Parish, resulting in the motels in Covington (above I-12) closing their doors and putting your residents on the street with nowhere to go during the …
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 …
We called our home phone and the answering machine picked up – so we have power. We were just glad that AC Copper didn’t pick up and answer bwahahaha. Our neighbor texted me that we only had some branches down so far and 30-40 mph gusts. We are waiting to see if any tornadoes go …
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 …
Leaving first thing in the AM with the dog and the kids. Hubby wants to stick it out as long as possible. Every house around us is boarded up but ours grrrrrr….. and there are way too many trees leaning over my house. I’ll write tomorrow when I get to Jackson. Lots of last minute …
*front doors sandbagged *enough food for a week plus *outdoor stuff secure *generator and gas ready to go *flashlights and batteries *pile in the middle of the living room ready for evacuation *chainsaw oil *pet carriers in car *map of route drawn out *beer bought If it is going to hit anywhere closer to here …
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 …
Working on the outside now and it is a bit toasty out! Getting the car ready, the garage situated so we can bring all the patio stuff inside it and/or maybe a car. Husband just went to the dump to unload the trailer full of tree branches that would soon be all over the neighborhood!
Computer models are hard to figure out. The truth is, nobody knows what Gustav will do in the next 48 hours. My family is ready to go if we have to, but we aren’t leaving until we have some more definitive answers. I’ll finish packing today and make a video of our current belongings – …
I have earned some rank for being experienced with military moves. Having a house packed up and ready to go in a couple of week’s time, is not that difficult. It is all temporary stress and nervous energy that keeps you moving to get the job done. Once everything is on the moving truck, many …
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 – …