Good Ol Gal
A Longhorn living in Buckeye Country
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***** updated 9/6 ******
Thank you everyone for all the hugs and prayers!!
Doug and Amy have been found!!
They watched the hurricane pass by their house from their front porch with a few neighbors.. not much hit them but a little rain, and wind. Well, they thought "hey that wasn't that bad" when 15 minutes later the levee broke!
They had to get up high, fast. Within 15 minutes Doug estimates the water was 10-15 feet high!!
They and two neighbors gathered what they could and climbed into Doug's attic.
Doug opened the little metal window they have up there and climbed on the roof and tried to help others do the same in their roofs.
They were inside their attic from Tuesday until Saturday!!! One neighbor finally got out of their house and had a little canoe and Amy and he paddled off to find a phone.
She was able to call her and Doug's parents and they finally got out!!
They are now in GA but they don't know how long they will be allowed to stay there since Doug is active in the Navy. His Master Chief said that he will be assigned a new base pretty quick.
Thank you thank you thank you to all our DIS friends!!!!
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My step brother and his wife are still MIA.
They live in Slidell, LA and we heard on the news that the Slidell levee broke and the waves are as high as 15 feet. His home is off I-10.
He is in the navy and just got home and they wanted to stay near the base. No one can reach him by phone or has received an email from him.
20+ family members made it out of the N.O. area and have dispersed to Destin, Fl and Austin, TX.
I don't have the best relationship with him, haven't seen him in years, but he may still be in trouble.
His name is Doug and his wife is Amy. Please keep them in your thoughts.
My mother has lost her house, along with three cousins, grandparents, four sets of aunts/uncles.
**updated 9/1**
Still no word from him. Now I can't even get ahold of my mother! Last I heard from her she was talking crazy about going BACK to NO and try to find Doug. I hope she didn't really try that.
**Updated 9/1 2:45pm**
Just heard from an aunt and she said the my mom IS trying to make her way back to Slidel to find Doug!! She believes that Doug and Amy seeked refuge in their attic and that no one can see them.
I can't get a hold of her to tell her that they won't let her in, and that she needs to stay where it's safe.
Still nothing on my brother.
**updated 9/2 11am**
My mother made her way back to NO and of course they wouldn't let her anywhere near Slidell!!
Still no word from or on Doug or Amy. My mother got ahold of Doug's Master Chief in the Navy and he has not heard from them either.
Please keep praying for them. Doug's mother, Linda, is on her way from GA to FL to be with my mother and stepfather. She is beside herself with worry and fear.
