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 …
Sad to report that many of my neighbors’ homes have been hit by trees. Our home was spared once again. If anyone in Lakewood Heights is reading this and needs him to check on your home, please e-mail me. gretaperry@gmail.com Me and the rugmonsters are still in Crystal Springs, MS under tornado warnings. We hope …
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 …
*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 – …
All the organization and work to make this kick-off run smoothly, worked like a charm. Even though people are preparing for evacuations, they still came out to sign the petition and volunteer to canvass entire subdivisions. The citizens of Mandeville have woken up and are going to demand a recall of their Mayor, Eddie Price. …
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 …
Wes Cannon on La. politicians Tiara tip to my pal Milena
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 – …
Update – I want you all to know that I understand that this is an engagement letter and not a bill. I don’t understand legal stuff at all. That is why I put it out there for you to see and edumacate me. See resolution #08-36 if you don’t believe me that this is the …
So how does a mom, who happens to blog, get involved with a recall campaign that makes front page news? First off, let me say, I am not an angry or vindictive person (though maybe those would be good qualities to pick up). Nothing that motivates me is based on hatred, it is based on …
Being called, “fertile groundd for harvesting of headlines,” is not something that the City of Mandeville wants to be known for. This excerpt from today’s T-P story by Lolie Eric Elie: The city of Mandeville has been an unusually fertile ground for the harvesting of headlines recently. First, Mayor Eddie Price was caught driving his …