Hi y'all, I'm a newbie sortof..LOL I don't know who this Gov. Jindal is (never really heard of him much before) but he is doing a PHENOMINAL job!!!!!!!! What a world of difference in leadership compared to the lady gov back when Katrina hit. I don't know what his party affiliation is (don't matter to me as I always vote for the 'person' and not for the 'party')....but if he were on the presidential ballot I would vote for him just based on his 'proactivness' on this potentially disastrous situation alone....all prayers are lifted up to heaven from my lips to G*d"s ears...lets just hope there is a New Orleans left after Gustav gets done...I mean after K hit I dunno how much more this city can take & still be a 'city'?? And then...there's G's gf out there...Ms. Hanna....following her bf....but will she follow his exact lead? Only time (and not much of it) will tell. I'm in Austin (tx) and don't have any family out that way altho I did go to junior hs (back in the late 60's....boy am I 'dating' myself or what? LOL) in Westlake,La....which is across the bridge from Lake Charles...this is very scary but at least it's wayyyyyy much more 'organized' than when Katrina hit!
Hi Cindy, I hope you keep posting more often! I really like your style of writing.
Hoping to see you more often, montana
Thanks! That was very sweet of you to say! :blowkiss:
Hi Cindy, hope all is good with you this evening. :blowkiss:
Cindy,
Without stealing this thread,I agree about Jingal. He seems to be a great govenor and was on the short list for McCain's VP.
Does anyone know how this storm is compared to Katrina at this point? I know Katrina landed as a Cat.3. also,but is the predicted storm surge the same,are the winds stronger at this point? Is it moving faster? Slower?
We were originally in Gustav's path. We're from Terrebonne Parish, right in the path of the storm. We hauled it though. I'm typing this from Arkansas. You can't see what we saw for Katrina and stay in the path of a storm like this with a right mind. We have family that stayed, though. All we can do is pray for those that chose to stay and hope that we have homes to come home to and that our family is safe.
Mira, please reconsider and go to your uncles. A mobile home takes a lot less than 204 miles winds to be destroyed. If you stay at home, you gain nothing but risk a lot. If you leave you could gain a lot. Your memory of Katrina is reminding you of how to protect yourself, please listen.
Check this out. Four NOLA TV stations at once!
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GREAT find!!!:clap:
Biloxi Beach but ran home to mommy & daddy in Mobile, AL until after Gustav. Just to let everyone know about I-10 traffic....a drive that usually takes me 45 minutes took me 5 1/2 hrs!!!