Posted Katrina picks of my house

[kelly_flanigan1]

Sorry for posting so many images. The images thru the breached family room were after the storms peak; after I came down from the attic. It was like being inside a washing machine in the family room; with waves crashing thru; crap moving around everywhere. Here we got a 20 foot dock too from 6 miles away; that went abit into the room. A 40 foot cedar tree floated up by the Kitchen area. The family room got manyn railroad ties; deck boards; dozens of bushels of marsh grass; shimp packing boxes; neighbors furniture; dead squirels; live snakes; zillion ants. During a storm the ants get in a big ball; and float as one wad; like basketball to small beachball size.

[dennis_couvillion]

Sam:

 

I'm on my way back to my old house in a few minutes... still trying to find a few things to retrieve. Lakeview undoubtedly will have to be torn down. I have some pics of the inside of my house that I'll post when I have a few minutes free time. It's as though the devil went inside our homes and said "what can I do to really hurt these people?" And the stench is unbearable.

 

Bur, hey... we'll survive. Sam, I'm sorry we never hooked up... probably my fault. E-mail me when you can and let's see if we can rectify that. Take care.

 

Dennis

[opc]

Dennis, I glad to hear your ok too. I would like to hook up with you guys also. I almost feel guilty on how lucky I was. My condo in Beau Chene had stress but survived, and my house in New Orleans is on St. Andrew in the Lower Garden District only had some wind damage. I lost my boat in Hopedale, but at times I forget I owned a boat because of all that my friends and family have lost. My prayers are with you guys.

[sam_portera]

DENNIS!! good to hear from you! We should get together, all of us.

 

Oliver, sorry to hear about your boat. Nothing left i hopedale as far as I know. I am going back in Saturday, I hope to have time to drive down the road to Hopedale and Delecriox. I'll post more next week.

 

Kelly sorry that you are in this mess too. We should start a Katrina Photography club! Thanks for the pictures, must have been horrible to stay. Atleast I was able to get out at the last moment.

 

More bad news, Charity Hospital in N.o. where I work was deemed unsalvagable. I may have to work in Alexandria for a very long time, or give up my position with the state.

 

Thank you everyone.

[janet cull]

No words! Just shaking my head.

 

I did wonder, when you rushed to leave what did you grab and take? I've often wondered

what I would take in a dangerous rush.