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Woohoo!!!!
Sep. 6th, 2008 10:09 pmI have power again!! No more cold showers. No more lukewarm sodas. No more fumbling with candles and flashlights. And internet, glorious internet!!! Hello folks! I've missed you!
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whitecrow0's request, this is to let you know that the kitties came through the storm just fine. They freaked a little with all the winds, and mostly hid under furniture, except for Fiona, who kept following me around and begging to be held and trembling. Poor thing was traumatized. But she's back to her cheerful self now, and I think they like having me home most of the time lately. I think they're dealing with the lack of air conditioning better than I am, and they have plenty of food and fresh water. So they're good :)
whitecrow0's request, this is to let you know that the kitties came through the storm just fine. They freaked a little with all the winds, and mostly hid under furniture, except for Fiona, who kept following me around and begging to be held and trembling. Poor thing was traumatized. But she's back to her cheerful self now, and I think they like having me home most of the time lately. I think they're dealing with the lack of air conditioning better than I am, and they have plenty of food and fresh water. So they're good :)(no subject)
Sep. 5th, 2008 01:27 pmOk, so life is returning to normal slowly but surely. I'm still without power, and my electric company won't tell me if it will be 3 days or 3 weeks before I get it back. They're being less than helpful. Other parts of the city are slowly getting power back, however, and more and more places are opening, including this wonderful little bar/restaurant that is providing me with free wireless at the moment.
I never imagined that Gustav could be worse than Katrina. And in general, it wasn't, but in Baton Rouge, it was much, much worse. Gustav hit Baton Rouge harder than any storm has in recorded history, narrowly beating out Betsy in the 60s. The entire city, and the vast majority of the outlying areas, lost power, and it is very slow coming back. Yesterday I stood in line for 45 minutes to get ice, and had a cold soda for the first time since the storm. The gas lines are miles long at the very few stations that have power. Thankfully I don't need gas yet, but I'm not looking forward to it when I do.
Work is closed until at least Monday, they'll be 'reevaluating' this weekend. Of course, if I am back at work on Monday that's good in that I'll have a way to get online regularly, and bad in that it's difficult to look presentable for work when you have to get ready before the sun rises with no electric lighting, a complete inability to look at yourself in the mirror, and no hot water for showers.
*sigh* And at least one of the computer projections has Ike headed for us. Why oh why?
I never imagined that Gustav could be worse than Katrina. And in general, it wasn't, but in Baton Rouge, it was much, much worse. Gustav hit Baton Rouge harder than any storm has in recorded history, narrowly beating out Betsy in the 60s. The entire city, and the vast majority of the outlying areas, lost power, and it is very slow coming back. Yesterday I stood in line for 45 minutes to get ice, and had a cold soda for the first time since the storm. The gas lines are miles long at the very few stations that have power. Thankfully I don't need gas yet, but I'm not looking forward to it when I do.
Work is closed until at least Monday, they'll be 'reevaluating' this weekend. Of course, if I am back at work on Monday that's good in that I'll have a way to get online regularly, and bad in that it's difficult to look presentable for work when you have to get ready before the sun rises with no electric lighting, a complete inability to look at yourself in the mirror, and no hot water for showers.
*sigh* And at least one of the computer projections has Ike headed for us. Why oh why?
So far, so good
Sep. 1st, 2008 09:53 amSo Gustav downgraded to a category 2 overnight, and seems like it shifted a bit further west, all good things for me. From what I can tell from satellite the eye is making landfall around Houma, LA, right about now. I'm in the middle of one of the outer bands. It's raining, but not coming down too hard. There's about 3 inches of standing water in our parkinglot, but we get that with bad thunderstorms here. And the trees are whipping about every 30 seconds or so when a strong gust comes through. However, I still have power, obviously, and the apartment itself isn't shaking the way it did in Katrina. At least not yet. It'll probably get worse as the eye makes its way up here.
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Aug. 31st, 2008 10:59 pmOk, a seven-hour drive today means that I'm exhausted, so I'm shutting down and going to bed. I'm stocked up on food that doesn't need cooking, the major electronics are unplugged, the bathtub is filled with water if the pipes go out, I've got flashlights and batteries and a battery-powered radio that also has a power crank on it so I can keep up with the news as needed. And all the kitties except Robin and Siobhán are in crates, so if a window does break or something, I don't have to worry about them escaping in a panic. Siobhán is nearly impossible to get into a carrier or crate, but she also tends to hide *under* things, so I'm not too worried about her getting out. Robin is simply too wily and well aware of what a carrier means for me to easily get him inside, plus he'd have to share with someone even if I did get him, as I only have 4 carriers. So I guess I'll have to take my chances that he doesn't run off. Not that I'm expecting any window breakages, but you never know.
Since there's a very good chance I won't have power in the morning, I'll say goodnight now, and update any way I can whenever I can.
Since there's a very good chance I won't have power in the morning, I'll say goodnight now, and update any way I can whenever I can.
Back safe in Baton Rouge
Aug. 31st, 2008 09:25 pmOk, just a note to let y'all know that I made it back home safe and sound, and am all holed up and prepared for the duration. I'll be online for the next few hours, probably. It's raining a little now, but nothing really bad yet. The radio said we should start to see the first major effects around midnight here, and I figure I'll probably lose power soon after, so after that I'll just send updates as I can. Here's hoping I get through as well as I did in Katrina. Please keep *everyone* on the Gulf Coast in your prayers tonight.
Gustav plans
Aug. 31st, 2008 09:08 amFor those wondering. I am in Birmingham, AL, right now, but I am cutting my trip short (I was supposed to fly home tomorrow, but that flight got cancelled) and will be driving back to Baton Rouge this afternoon. I will be hunkering down with the kitties and will let you know how it goes as soon as I have email and/or phone contact when it's all over. Keep an eye on this post, as I might have someone post a comment here letting you know how I'm doing if I get phone contact without email access.
Everyone who's in the area, please keep safe, and those of you who are out of Gustav's way, please keep the rest of us in your thoughts.
Everyone who's in the area, please keep safe, and those of you who are out of Gustav's way, please keep the rest of us in your thoughts.
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Aug. 28th, 2008 12:40 pmWell, current predictions now have Gustav hitting Louisiana Tuesday morning instead of Monday, which means my flight home this weekend might actually happen as scheduled. Of course, I'll be flying into Louisiana at the same time that everyone else will probably be trying to get out, but that's ok :) Looks like if everything goes as expected I'll actually be home for the event after all. I know I shouldn't feel better about being in the path of a hurricane instead of safely out of it, but I'm not really anticipating any major damage where I live, and I'd rather be around to keep an eye on things.
