I just read in the Merc newspaper about the levies failing. I hope you guys are alright. My prayers for everyone in the New Orleans area. Such a beautiful place.

wow, as the news keeps coming in its unreal.  Its hard to comprehend the loss of human and animal life plus all the property...  Its bigger than anyone even feared...  It will get worse as the rescue goes on.  unreal.

yeah it is terrible what happened down there.  Everyone is seeing some effects from it but not like all the people that lost everything.

Well I came out alright.  All my fences were taken out by trees, but at least then didn't land on my roof.  Lost a few shingles and my porch roof came up.  Luckily I live in a pretty populated part of Mobile so I actually got my power back late last night after they cut trees off the line.  Downtown Mobile flooded, but not near as bad as MS and LA.  We for the most part got pretty lucky.  There is still quite a bit of pick up and repair to do.  Not to mention gas being a premium.

MS was struck so hard, even worse so because most of them were not prepared.  I imagine we will be temporary home areas for people that cannot return to their homes.

Here are a few of the damage to my house and the area.

Thank you for the pics and for checking in. I'm glad you're safe, and I'm sending good thoughts for the search and rescue folks and to all who were damaged in any way by Katrina.

Glad you're safe.  

glad your OK Vball... I hope we get power back soon.  My towns National Guard just got called up to go to southern MS.  I told my wife last night I wish I was going with them.  I feel helpless just sitting here.

There is so much that needs to be done it is awesome.  Since I work at the Corps I'll most likely be deployed over to MS in the near future to help out.  The National Guard is having to stop trying to search and rescue in New Orleans because of the looting.  I think here some guy shot his sister in the head over a bag of ice.  My sister's husband's brother works in Meridan, MS and they said they were picking up dead bodies.  Meridan is quite a bit inland.

Total chaos.  So glad to hear you made it alright.  I can't believe that with all this country's resources that we can't help people faster.

Too bad most of our military is in Iraq.  They could really help out there at home.

we are starting donation fund and a blood drive at work, let me know if there is anything I can do.  You have my prayers too.  Safe safe and keep us informed when you can.

I haven't heard anything from Ash.  I hope he went to Texas.

I'm sorry but these people that are shooting at the helicopters in New Orleans need to be shot.  When are they going to put a sniper in these helicopters?  If guns are pointed in their direction they should have the authority to shot back.  These people are preventing the rescue workers from saving people.  :x   I am so pissed.  We need to take control of this situation before it gets worse.

Hey they need everything down there.  If you don't have money to give old clothes and stuff like that would be very useful.  Just take that stuff to the redcross or salvation army.

Hey all,
thanks for all the concern and well wishs. i ended up in baton rouge LA and things are not too bad up here. we were w/o power for a few days. B.R is now the biggest city in LA cuz of all the refugees comin from new orleans the towns pop has like doubled. My roommate in mobile said that we have a tree in our roof about a foot wide but over all not too bad I guess. New Orleans, my home town. God what can I say areas where I used to hang out are gone friends and familys homes are underwater and they have lost all they own and no longer have jobs, what do you do after that? Thankfully my family seems to be doing ok My parents house has some trees down but nothing major. THankfully the levees held up in destrehan where they live. About 30 min drive from N.O. d'han is 20 miles upriver from n.o. I'm headed in tonight to meet up w/ my bro in law and dad to clean up.  Then i'm headed back to mobile early next week. No power in d'han but we have a generator. Well, I have to get going I'll ttyl.

-ash

Quote from: ashmanHey all, thanks for all the concern and well wishs. i ended up in baton rouge LA -ash

Another one of our safe. Thank goodness!!! Glad you and your family are ok... :kiss:

Good to see your alright Ash.  Had me worried.  Gas is going to be hard to come by on your way back.