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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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On another note, if anyone here is from the part of the US that used to be the New Orleans metro area, my heartfelt sorrow goes out to you. I lived in Slidell for about a year and seeing the area destroyed and partially/mostly underwater wasn't an easy thing to see -- and I haven't lived there for 7 years. [/B]
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We're about an hour north of Slidell and I know New Orleans is getting most of the press, but Missisippi Coast is simply no more.
My family stayed at the Holiday Inn last month that now has a casino sitting on top of it ... simply amazing.
And if you continue on up north of there, you see what the wind can do - whereas New Orleans, Slidell and the coast shows what the water can do.
I would imagine that at least half of the trees in our state have been uprooted, are leaning over, or have been snapped off - you probably could not imagine the depth of the disaster.
They are saying we might be three weeks with out power and I heard tonight on the radio, that ice and water are scarce and then gasoline is becoming even more scarce. Since the power outage is nearly 80 % of the state none of the gas companies can pump gas to the trucks etc.,
I know Red Cross and FEMA probably are doing great things, but none of its made its way to our towns yet. I heard tonight on the radio that people waited in line for three hours for ice today and the trucks never showed up. Sad and its 96 degress today.
The bad things is that you can't communicate, no phones (some coming on today), no TV (because of power), only a couple of radio stations in our part of the state that work, really grates on your patience.
Our phones came on tonight so I'm quickly checking messages etc., in case they go down again.
Anyway, we would appreciate your thoughts and prayers
Thanks
David