Why is this board still here???

[chirurgeon]

My niece's church mission trip this year is to New Orleans. The kids will be doing demo work. She is very excited to come and give a hand. She was upset last year when she said her mission trip didn't do any work. Her opinion is she is going to do a job.

All of the Gulf Coast is in my prayers.

 

[blondeheroine]

Whatever the OP's intentions, I think it's good that this thread came about because regardless of what was meant when it was posted, the thought pervades America: Why are we still talking about Katrina?

So many people don't realize that New Orleans, as it was, is gone and you can't rebuild a city in a couple of months. Portions of the Gulf Coast have literally been obliterated and live only in memory.

I think this thread showcases exactly why Katrina should be a much bigger deal in our nightly news than it is. We give airtime to Brangelina and TomKat, but don't seem to have time to show the ongoing devastation that lives on in these areas.

And I live in Memphis - right off the interstate that takes you down to NO and I've seen those FEMA trailers coming down the road. It is SHOCKING how tiny those things are. It is even more shocking that families of ten or more sometimes are having to reside in just ONE of those trailers.

IMO, Katrina and its devastation need to be in people's faces everyday until the situation is completely bettered and even after that because, as someone mentioned earlier, we can only expect more of this type of devastation if we don't take heed of climate changes and change the way we treat the earth.

My heart goes out to everyone who has been displaced, lost loved ones or had their lives completely changed in other ways by Katrina. I know some of them personally, but there are just so many. I think about you EVERYDAY and my heart aches to return to a New Orleans whose soul has not been ripped out.

 

[vital]

The following pictures were taken along Hwy 90 in Mississippi. Hwy 90 is on the beach. Notice the dates on the pics. It was 5 months after the storm and not much had been done. It pretty much looks the same now.

I'm sorry I don't have any pics of New Orleans. I've been there several times and it looks like a bomb went off.

 

[arminnie]

I'm sorry I don't have any pics of New Orleans. I've been there several times and it looks like a bomb went off.

You are absolutely right although in Nov. 06 I did notice that some of the houses in the 9th ward had been torn down. For months and months and months it was the exact same scenario of houses that looked like pickup sticks. I was surprised to see some of the debris removed - but not all by any means - much less new homes rebuilt.

 

[Blueyed Girl]

I would like to see the title changed to "2005 hurricane information and support" or something like that, as there is also Rita info.

Anne

I totally agree. There are several other storms where people lost homes as well as entire cities. We are living in a Rita struck area and my home is still not completely finished being rebuilt. Cameron Parish was completely wiped out. It seems forgotten about all together sometimes.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I totally agree. There are several other storms where people lost homes as well as entire cities. We are living in a Rita struck area and my home is still not completely finished being rebuilt. Cameron Parish was completely wiped out. It seems forgotten about all together sometimes.

I remember back in Hurricane Hugo--that was a BIGGGG hurricane and we lived there at the time. Then Andrew happened...and Hugo became a blip on the radar to not be talked about again.

Each hurricane touches those affected by it to such a personal level. It can be property damage, physical damage to the body, or just mental damage. Category 1--Category 5...doesn't matter. All hurricanes suck.

 

[AmazingGrace]

I remember back in Hurricane Hugo--that was a BIGGGG hurricane and we lived there at the time. Then Andrew happened...and Hugo became a blip on the radar to not be talked about again.

Each hurricane touches those affected by it to such a personal level. It can be property damage, physical damage to the body, or just mental damage. Category 1--Category 5...doesn't matter. All hurricanes suck.

That should be the new name of the board...ALL HURRICANES SUCK.

 

[vital]

That should be the new name of the board...ALL HURRICANES SUCK.

I second the motion!

 

[Blueyed Girl]

I remember back in Hurricane Hugo--that was a BIGGGG hurricane and we lived there at the time. Then Andrew happened...and Hugo became a blip on the radar to not be talked about again.

Each hurricane touches those affected by it to such a personal level. It can be property damage, physical damage to the body, or just mental damage. Category 1--Category 5...doesn't matter. All hurricanes suck.

I TOTALLY AGREE!!! And I vote for the name "All hurricanes suck" too.

 

[LouDisney]

I agree too! All hurricanes suck!

 

[AmazingGrace]

ALL HURRICANES SUCK
"From the Isle of Capri to a pile of debris, this board is a shelter to check in, hunker down, exchange news, find resources and opportunities to volunteer in the aftermath."

How's that for a board intro??

 

[jjarman]

I am so glad I happened upon this board. I am especially grateful for the posts that said we have not been forgotten. It brought tears to my eyes. As for the pictures posted, thanks. What most people who have never been on Hwy 90 along the coast, that area was solid houses, hotels, gas stations, restaurants, shopping centers, offices, etc. That was not just miles of vacant land, at least before the storm. All of it is gone and most will never be back. One of the greatest thrills for me was driving along that highway and seeing the beautiful old antebellum homes. That will never be again.

 

[ScroogesNephew]

Very true. Kinda like 90 out towards Jeanerette and New Iberia. I'm not sure that isn't an improvement!

 

[jasonpicken]

no comment

 

[speedydisteen]

That should be the new name of the board...ALL HURRICANES SUCK.

agreed!

 

[Grumpy_Disney_Dad]

Whatever the OP's intentions, I think it's good that this thread came about because regardless of what was meant when it was posted, the thought pervades America: Why are we still talking about Katrina?

So many people don't realize that New Orleans, as it was, is gone and you can't rebuild a city in a couple of months. Portions of the Gulf Coast have literally been obliterated and live only in memory.

I think this thread showcases exactly why Katrina should be a much bigger deal in our nightly news than it is. We give airtime to Brangelina and TomKat, but don't seem to have time to show the ongoing devastation that lives on in these areas.

And I live in Memphis - right off the interstate that takes you down to NO and I've seen those FEMA trailers coming down the road. It is SHOCKING how tiny those things are. It is even more shocking that families of ten or more sometimes are having to reside in just ONE of those trailers.

IMO, Katrina and its devastation need to be in people's faces everyday until the situation is completely bettered and even after that because, as someone mentioned earlier, we can only expect more of this type of devastation if we don't take heed of climate changes and change the way we treat the earth.

My heart goes out to everyone who has been displaced, lost loved ones or had their lives completely changed in other ways by Katrina. I know some of them personally, but there are just so many. I think about you EVERYDAY and my heart aches to return to a New Orleans whose soul has not been ripped out.

That is the case with every Hurricane not just Katrina. The Fishing Village in thenext town over from me has still not completely recovered from Isabelle and that was barely a hurricane. My thights and prayers go out to everyone invovled in a Natural Disaster. Even if the media has forgotten you we as a nation HAVE NOT!!

 

[heatherlynn444]

all hurricanes DO suck. and not just because of flooding. trees can do a heck of a lot of damage as well. we had 87 pine and oak trees fall on our street, and it is by no means a long street!

our lovely yard. every house on the street exceot mine and my neighbors had multiple trees through the roof all the way to the ground. which basically totals your house. great fun.

my friends parernts house. she begged them to leave...they wouldn't. they died in this house from the flood waters. they lived right behind the london canal. as far as i know the house looks the same. they had to bust a whole in the roof so teh helicopters could get the bodies out.

 

[ElizaB39]

all hurricanes DO suck. and not just because of flooding. trees can do a heck of a lot of damage as well. we had 87 pine and oak trees fall on our street, and it is by no means a long street!

our lovely yard. every house on the street exceot mine and my neighbors had multiple trees through the roof all the way to the ground. which basically totals your house. great fun.

my friends parernts house. she begged them to leave...they wouldn't. they died in this house from the flood waters. they lived right behind the london canal. as far as i know the house looks the same. they had to bust a whole in the roof so teh helicopters could get the bodies out.

This is so sad. I am so sorry.

 

[Blueyed Girl]

Maybe you didn't read the entire thread before you posted. Another one of Amazing Graces posts is below. I don't think AG meant it in the way you think she did. Maybe you should read through the entire thread before completely lashing out at someone. JMHO. Most of the people who have posted on this thread have been involved in some kind of natural disaster and have lost homes, citys, parishes, lives, etc. including myself. Katrina was bad, REAL BAD. But there were others too. Let us not forget ANYONE who has suffered these tragedies.

HELLO!! I went through katrina. I was IN Biloxi, where the actual hurricane hit, when it happened. Katrina was the reason the Air Force moved us to Texas. The reason that I'm asking is because less and less people post on the Katrina board all the time. I see it's also used for other storms. Maybe it's time to rename the board or put the focus more on recovery rather than the actual hurricane(katrina). That's all I meant, so don't jump down my throat for asking a simple question.

 

[mylilnikita]

I agree changing the thread to All Hurricanes Suck. A few years ago, Hurricane Isabel-by the time it came through it had downgraded came through my neck of the woods, and I have to say, I will leave next time. I was lucky, well someone was looking out for me, because I was tryng to take a nap before it really kicked up, but i couldn;'t get comfortable, so I layed down across the end of my bed. A white oak tree, fell from the back of my neighbor's yard onto my house and when it hit a cross beam? from the ceiling came down and went through my waterbed where I would have been laying. There was a lot of damage to the house, but we were still able to live in the other half, sleeping in theliving room and having a generator. I know 3 people who lost everything.
Every hurricane sucks when it effects you. My life was never the same after it, so I have a new life, I have new things, but they are just things. I was still alive to take care of DF when he was dianosed with lung cancer shortly after the house was fixed, so none of the material thngs that I had would have wanted so much before doesn't mean anything now.
Hurricane Katrina was not the biggest natural disaster in terms of loss of life, that was the 1900 unnamed hurricane that hit Galveston, over 8,000 people lost their lives. They didn't have to warning system that was have today, but they rebuilt and it is now a bustling city once again.
Even when I work, I am not a work a holic anymore, my life is not my job. Some people don't get that, but they haven't been through a life changing experience.
THere are still a few FEMA trailers in nearby Poquoson. THere are 2 words that scare me now:Cancer and Hurricane.