tazgore's Journal

Well, I got my house boarded up, refirgerator emptied, utillities disconected, and my family well north of storm. All of that was yesterday. Today i still have to go to Miniapolis for work. I knew that there would be no way that i would be able to get back into New Orleans to catch my flight. I was right. So two days ago i had changed my flight to leave from Hattiesburg, MS. In fact i am at the Hattiesburg airport right now as i write this.

This whole thing has me on edge in a bad way. I mean the storm is coming and i have to leave my family. I know that they are safe, but i would still like to be able to be with them.

I just heard a storm surge model that was made based on the hurricane's current projected path. They take into accout the different water ways and leve systems. My area is projected to recieve a storm surge of between 12 to 20 ft. Thats total devistation. Thats having nothing left. God i hope that this thing turns or at least gets weaker. Two of my neighbors are refusing to leave. Mike, accross the street, said that he rode out Camiel, and Katriena, so he is going to stay for this one. The family to my left they have two kids. God i hope that this storm turns, and or these people have listend to the latest news and changed their minds. They have single story homes. Even a 10 foot storm surge is catastrophic. Why they did'nt learn anything from Katrina? I dont know them very well. I mean we talk across the fence, and somtimes help each other out with home projects, but i dont really know them. But they just need to get the hell out!!!!

I guess around Wedsday i'll know if i still have a house. I dont know if i can do this again. If everything is gone I dont see any reason to go back. I dont know where we will go, but recovering from Katrina was bad enough. I'm still not financially back to where i was.

I know that this is not what this forum is for.... I just need to write this stuff out.