Posted by: Lance on Friday, September 12, 2008 I'll try and resume posting again this weekend now that I have dug out from under the worst hurricane Baton Rouge has ever experienced. What? You weren't aware? Seems most people are not. I can't say why, since we didn't have power to see what the rest of the country saw. We were lucky to have a battery powered TV/Radio which at least gave us some local news coverage on one station, which was Gustav coverage 24 hours a day. So my perspective is a bit warped. The rest of my days were spent clearing trees and debris or sitting bored out of my skull in incredibly hot and humid conditions. No lights, no air conditioner, no TV, no internet and nowhere to go. Everything was closed, gas required several hours of waiting, and no stoplights working. My neighborhood looked like a war zone. Now it is hard to see many of the houses with all the trees and debris stacked along the streets, some places almost 10 feet high, a wall of once beautiful live oaks. Just lost power again at my home due to Ike which, while a long way away, is hitting a city with a power grid made of tissue paper and toothpicks at this point. Much of the city still has no power, and if the wind kicks up like we are told it will I expect we will have most of the city plunged into darkness again. It does remind you of how dependent we all are on some form of power when it leaves you not for a few hours, or an evening or two, but days on end. I'll try and post anyway if that does happen, and try and put up some pictures. |
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