Guys,
Kathe, her son and daughter-in-law and the grandkids are all safe. They got out of New Orleans, only at Kathe's insistence (the grandkids were going to an NO hotel before she put her foot down) the day before the hurricane hit. They only went to Wiggins, MS, to the house of my in-laws, which, not surprisingly, ended up bieing right in the path of the storm. They lost water, and a number of trees are down, but they were able to drive to Alabama to get cell phone reception long enough to tell me that they are all right, and that despite some stress and lack of sleep, everyone is OK.
The current status of the house is uncertain. There are reports coming through the internet (a chat room in www.nola.com, where you can ask for information about specific neighborhoods) that the area is not heavily flooded, but that there are trees down. This is no surprise, since we have that sort of thing with every rainstorm that comes through. In fact, one report said a Saab drove out from the house about three block from where I live.
None of this means we came through unscathed. We won't know until we can go there ourselves to assess the damage. But it does mean that the media are reporting the bad stuff. And there is bad stuff aplenty to be reporting. It is possible, however, that the house is dry and undamaged.
And even if not, it is just stuff. The only things in New Orleans that I truly care about got out Sunday morning at 6:00am. And they are safe. The rest can be repurchased, remade, or forgotten.
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Please continue to pray for those who are in the city in this tough time.
Kathe, her son and daughter-in-law and the grandkids are all safe. They got out of New Orleans, only at Kathe's insistence (the grandkids were going to an NO hotel before she put her foot down) the day before the hurricane hit. They only went to Wiggins, MS, to the house of my in-laws, which, not surprisingly, ended up bieing right in the path of the storm. They lost water, and a number of trees are down, but they were able to drive to Alabama to get cell phone reception long enough to tell me that they are all right, and that despite some stress and lack of sleep, everyone is OK.
The current status of the house is uncertain. There are reports coming through the internet (a chat room in www.nola.com, where you can ask for information about specific neighborhoods) that the area is not heavily flooded, but that there are trees down. This is no surprise, since we have that sort of thing with every rainstorm that comes through. In fact, one report said a Saab drove out from the house about three block from where I live.
None of this means we came through unscathed. We won't know until we can go there ourselves to assess the damage. But it does mean that the media are reporting the bad stuff. And there is bad stuff aplenty to be reporting. It is possible, however, that the house is dry and undamaged.
And even if not, it is just stuff. The only things in New Orleans that I truly care about got out Sunday morning at 6:00am. And they are safe. The rest can be repurchased, remade, or forgotten.
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Please continue to pray for those who are in the city in this tough time.
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