Well were boarding up and getting out,they got this one coming directly at me and then wiping out the nieghborhood right now.Time to leave and see where it goes,looks like is coming in and then tracking west.It will be bad if it comes in like they telling>>>
By the way, if anyone is still interested in going down there I have some contact info for you. Just shoot me an email and I'll tell ya who can use you and where.>>>
Ya, I've been in touch with a few disaster relief teams about the situation down there. Everything is better than originally anticipated but the still suffered in a few areas. I've decided to sit this one out. They have ample support down there and my d>>>
hey kr looks like the 9 th made it this time,i own a house in st bernard now so i could have lost it if the flood wall gave out.>>>
Sadly my dad is ill and I must sit this one out Hopefully there is not a next time but if so count me in Good Luck & God Bless>>>
Pick me!!!oh ohhhh pick me! oh im kinda busy surfing.:laugh: :lol:>>>
Wow. I remember having a thread come up about Katrina last year. And at least 10 people told me that if another big one hits they wanted to come volunteer.
If you guys get a chance, take a few days next weekend and drive a load of food and water down to>>>
Ya Mike, after 12 years in the Army and multiple deployments, I thought I had seen the worst. Nothing and I mean NOTHING could have prepared me for what my eyes were trying to perceive. I spent a long time down there and still cant believe it. But alot of>>>
It truly was a sight that you could not comprehend, or even believe, until you saw it with your own eyes.>>>
Most of the coast was. But it was a 20 year plan and didnt account for global warming and all this other crazy stuff. When a 38 foot storm surge hit Mississippi, nobody would have ever thought that was possible unless they seen it with their own two eyes.>>>
That's truly sad. Not just for those effected by Hurricane Katrina but for those of us who are burdened with complying with the National Flood Plan Management Program. As I understand it, when the cumulative value of ALL improvements to the structure e>>>
Oh didnt know where you lived. Nope guess not. ;)>>>
Hehe ya sorry. I'll give you as many MRE's as you can consume. You just gotta come down to the disaster area to get em'. ;)
Oh ya I forgot, we bring them to the job site where your volunteering unless your a victim with a verifiable address. :laugh:>>>
Robert theres no telling where this thing will hit after it's in open water. The gulf can make it do some crazy things. Could hit Texas, Florida or anything in between. The front that is pushing east looks like it will direct Gustav a little further east>>>
I'm not sure I understand your response Dennis, but it appears as if I've wronged you in some way. Mind sharing with the class?>>>
Wish you all the best.>>>