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nikkiARNGwife

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that 3 years to the day that I was huddled in my house with my 4 mo old baby (alone b/c DH was mobilized to the coast) watching Katrina come ashore, we are again watching a cat 3 hurricane coming towards us in the gulf. And of course it's the week that DH is supposed to come home on leave!
 
Oh honey, that's awful. You guys be super careful. Are you evacuating if it def. looks to be coming to you? Are you on the coast or a little further inland?
 
no we're inland but with Katrina that didn't matter it was still hurricane strength when it hit us 200 miles inland...right now the current paths they've got it going more toward central LA/TX so maybe we won't see anything more than the eastern side...but that could mean tornados all day like with Rita which was another nightmare.

Anyway, just hope it comes and goes with little destruction before now and 6:45 pm Thursday night :(
 
Stay safe! I'm telling you, snow and cold looks good compared to having to watch a hurricane coming toward you!!! I'll stay in PA!
 
You know I'm going to get on my soapbox about the media again for a sec b/c I've been watching it all morning and all they talk about with Katrina is New Orleans...yes it was a tragedy there but no one seems to remember that the eye wall of katrina slammed dead on into the mississippi gulf coast and totally obliterated it..as in nothing left standing.
 
Nikki, I watched all the Katrina coverage with some kind of obsession at the time. I remember seeing the footage of the gulf coast, and it was GONE. Like the towns were GONE. I was shocked, and all anyone ever talked about was New Orleans, perhaps it was because the damage was still sort of happening, long after the Katrina had gone by, kwim, with the flooding...I don't know.

It's all so sad to me. I hope everyone is better prepared this time.
 
Stay safe honey, I will be thinking about you guys! Honestly sweety I think they focus on Katrina and New Orlenas because of the people that were stranded and the lives that were lost. I hate to admit when I think of Katrina I think of the images of babies without formula dieing in their mothers arms and the elderly dead in their wheel chairs with nothing but a sheet draped over them. The mothers pleading for food for their children. All these images are just burnt in my head. I remeber sitting in my room glued to the television and balling my eyes out wishing their was a way to take these familys in or send something. I donated what I could and I admit it wasnt enough but we didnt really have a pot to piss in then. I think all around Katrina was a disaster and everywhere it hit was just totally devastated and I hope to god that it never happens again. Im rambling Im sorry I guess all thise news coverage and everything is really bringing back all the emotions. It was just terrbile as an American watching citivens here in the U.S suffering like that and feeling completely helpless. Again hugs babe. You guys are in my prayers!
 
Nikki, I watched all the Katrina coverage with some kind of obsession at the time. I remember seeing the footage of the gulf coast, and it was GONE. Like the towns were GONE. I was shocked, and all anyone ever talked about was New Orleans, perhaps it was because the damage was still sort of happening, long after the Katrina had gone by, kwim, with the flooding...I don't know.
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I know it's still weird to go down and see it even today with all the rebuilding we've done. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that in MS we didn't stand around waiting for the govt to come in and fix it...well not totally kwim? Our governor, Haley Barbour really took charge and got the ball rolling immediately to start recovery. I didn't see that too much in New Orleans and I think it had a lot to do with their gov./mayor at the time which is why they are both not there anymore. At any rate, they seem to be doing things much differently this time as far as getting people out of there asap which is good.
 
my3hens said:
I hate to admit when I think of Katrina I think of the images of babies without formula dieing in their mothers arms and the elderly dead in their wheel chairs with nothing but a sheet draped over them. The mothers pleading for food for their children. All these images are just burnt in my head. I remeber sitting in my room glued to the television and balling my eyes out wishing their was a way to take these familys in or send something.
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Same thing here, I will never forget what I saw on tv, of the people at the SuperDome, and that's why my heart aches right now, when I hear on the news of people who say they WILL NOT leave, how did they not learn anything the last time?
 
I'm in East Texas, and things are getting nuts here. Rita is still fresh on our minds, as Katrina didn't directly effect us. After Rita, we were out of water and electricity for a week.
 
Yep, now it's headed right for us. :( I also get really upset watching all the footage. They focused so much on NO, but my family and their community, who all live in a very rural area north of NO, were left to fend for themselves for weeks with no electricity, food, water, ice, gas, etc. It was an absolute nightmare.
 
I hope that all of you who are in the storm's path stay safe! It's just incredible to me (in a bad way, of course) that this could be happening again so soon after the Katrina disaster. I hope things are different this time.
 
Yup, stay safe all our Gulf Coasters! Be vigilant and be as prepared as possible, k? And please don't anyone get crazy and stay if evac orders are issued. We're keeping our eyes on it too and all the while thinking of everyone!
 
I can totally understand what u mean about the media coverage about New Orleans (of course that's where I and hubby were living at the time)--ight across on the westbank, my family lived in Mississippi--over in the areas that got washed away---my grandparents almost 80 lost EVERYTHING i mean EVERYTHING that they had ever lived for--they're now finishing going through bankruptsy. We have tried to move back to the gulf coast 3 different times all 3 didnt go as planned especially last time it was a disappointment we were living in DIberville right before it turns In Biloxi ((Im sure Nikki knows what i'm talking about)) and people that were in FEMA housing were being dumped out into these neighborhoods becuase FEMA was trying to get them back on they're feet alot of these were not so great people who had drug problems etc that moved into our neighborhoods and we had cops out over were we lived EVERY night, so we decided it wasn't time nor place to stay. Its just a sad sad disaster we wanted so badly to go back "home" hubby has lived there his entire life my grandparents lived there most of they're lives and my parents had just gotten stationed there with the Air Force. Dad had to stay becuase he was mission essential in the hospital on keesler which isnt very far offshore---and the entire thing flooded they didn't evacuate the ICU because they didnt think it would be that bad---they ended up bagging people because opps the generators were in the BOTTOM of the hospital (he still has nightmares about this because alot of people died)....ALL thus this time--i came to find out i was pregnant with DD...SO needless to say my grandparents moved up to TN in with my aunt and uncle...my parents ended up restationed back in Alaska where they were before the storm along wtih all my siblings and we moved to TN because that's where my family could help us resettle---so we've decided to buy a house here in Nashville, TN and try to make a home....though it truly hurts my heart to see Gustav coming towards the coast once again :( You all are in my prayers Nikki if you need anywhere to stay please PM me and I'll be more than happy to give you my # etc...:(
 
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Thanks everyone...

We're pretty good here..we're far enough inland that we won't be in any danger...just might lose power for a few days which will be a pain. I drove to town after church to pick up some burgers for lunch and WOW at the people coming up from the coast...so we're actually where the coast people are evacuating to. I just hope it weakens.
 
my3hens said:
I hate to admit when I think of Katrina I think of the images of babies without formula dieing in their mothers arms ..... The mothers pleading for food for their children.
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This is why is is soo important to have extra food and supplies on hand at all times and to have a plan in case there is an emergency...

Nikki, thinking of you and everyone else in the path of Gustav!
 
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