Do I need to think about going back to my hometown?
Let's definitely keep an eye out for Paw-paw. It would be about 7-8 days if it goes that far west.
Do I need to think about going back to my hometown?
New Orleans/Baton Rouge Gustav updates can be found at:
http://wwl.com (this is a news station with great coverage that streams live)
http://nola.com (New Orleans newspaper)
http://www.2theadvocate.com (Baton Rouge newspaper)
are y'all trying to give me an anxiety attack? I should have never looked at the model maps on this thread.
Thanks for posting this info. It seems that since NOLA was "relatively" unscathed by Gustav, the national media lost interest in the other areas of Louisiana that were hit particularly hard.
EBR had sustained winds of 62 mph (higher than Betsy) and gusts in excess of 100 mph. Many, many homes sustained significant damage by falling trees. Power is still out in much of the city (fortunately ours was restored last nite) and will not be coming up in some areas for 3-4 weeks. There is a tremendous amount of debris that needs to be cleaned up.
And now Ike. Yeesh.
I am afraid that many will not evacuate. It seems so stressful to get on a bus/train to evacuate. If you take your own car then the expense alone is alot. My SIL and I were just talking today about how expensive it is to get prepared (buying generator, gas cans, gas, air conditioner, food, propane, water, tarps, chainsaws) not that everyone can buy these things or do buy these things but it is good to have all these things on hand. Trouble is brewing is spot on.IF Ike hits New Orleans just right...
IF Ike strengthens as predicted...
there will be loss of life. Too many people are financially drained from the Gustav evacuation to flee again. Even the indigent who were transported and housed for free are vowing not to leave again because the process was so trying on them. Trouble is brewing.
Glad you got power back, we got it tonight in Prairieville (by Santa Maria). I drove around BR today picking up a few items here and there and how sad. sad. sad. sad. I wish the debris could get picked up before and if IKE comes. Now instead of a whole tree aross the street I have stacks of pieces of a tree. :angry:Thanks for posting this info. It seems that since NOLA was "relatively" unscathed by Gustav, the national media lost interest in the other areas of Louisiana that were hit particularly hard.
EBR had sustained winds of 62 mph (higher than Betsy) and gusts in excess of 100 mph. Many, many homes sustained significant damage by falling trees. Power is still out in much of the city (fortunately ours was restored last nite) and will not be coming up in some areas for 3-4 weeks. There is a tremendous amount of debris that needs to be cleaned up.
Thanks for posting this info. It seems that since NOLA was "relatively" unscathed by Gustav, the national media lost interest in the other areas of Louisiana that were hit particularly hard.
EBR had sustained winds of 62 mph (higher than Betsy) and gusts in excess of 100 mph. Many, many homes sustained significant damage by falling trees. Power is still out in much of the city (fortunately ours was restored last nite) and will not be coming up in some areas for 3-4 weeks. There is a tremendous amount of debris that needs to be cleaned up.
And now Ike. Yeesh.
I am afraid that many will not evacuate. It seems so stressful to get on a bus/train to evacuate. If you take your own car then the expense alone is alot. My SIL and I were just talking today about how expensive it is to get prepared (buying generator, gas cans, gas, air conditioner, food, propane, water, tarps, chainsaws) not that everyone can buy these things or do buy these things but it is good to have all these things on hand. Trouble is brewing is spot on.
Glad you got power back, we got it tonight in Prairieville (by Santa Maria). I drove around BR today picking up a few items here and there and how sad. sad. sad. sad. I wish the debris could get picked up before and if IKE comes. Now instead of a whole tree aross the street I have stacks of pieces of a tree. :angry: