Stupid hurricanes!!!!!

[Stinky_Hooker]

Stupid hurricane messed up my plans to go offshore tonight. Canes suck, they always hit on the weekend too. Im so sick of the weathermen too...they have NO idea where canes ever go either...they just guess. I have employed my own method for tracking. Fear not! My crack squad of highly meteorogically trained monkeys are busy at work throwing darts at a tracking chart. We currently have narrowed landfall down from somewhere between Little Rock, AK and a rural, unpopulated area in the mountains of North Carolina? Bad monkey! BAD!...

[Blue_Runner]

Stinky, look at the bright side...oh yeah, there is no bright side....sorry :'( :-* :-X

[Skools Out]

Hey would be a great change to try out the hull in truely rough waters.

[Stinky_Hooker]

Hey would be a great change to try out the hull in truely rough waters.

Been there, done that. ::)

[reelapeelin]

Surf's UP, Dude!!... 8) ::)...

[Pipe_Dream]

I just received my insurance renewal from Boat U.S. It's up nearly 20% from last year, in no small part due to hurricanes I'm sure. Gas for my truck just went up $0.25 a gallon -- no telling what it'll be at the dock this weekend. Stupid hurricanes indeed.

But all this is nothing compared to the plight of those poor folks from Louisiana to Florida -- my heart goes out to them. I'm going to call Red Cross and send some $ their way, unless anyone on this board knows of a better way to help.

[Franco]

GIVE BLOOD TO THE RED CROSS - CRITICAL SHORTAGE - AND SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR THOSE FOLKS

[Skools Out]

Here's a link to a new site that has 2 sets of slide shows of the damage. Look at the 2 slide show links under the picture.

http://www.wwltv.com/

[Pipe_Dream]

Those photos break my heart. :'(

[reelapeelin]

I knew there was somethin' I's gonna do today...went to give blood Mon nite and too crowded...told 'em I'd be back today...oh well...they'll need it tomorrow...

As "storied" a history as NO has, maybe now's a good time to just let her go...can't make any sense outta rebuildin' a city that's literally below water level...it's kinda like buildin' a big old ship, sayin' it's "unsinkable" and then racin' it thru a bunch of icebergs...sooner or later, what man has made will give...would you build a house for your family behind a dam?... ::)...

[Skools Out]

i always thought the same. Why build or live in a city that's 3 ft below sea level and has to have pumps running 24/7 plus levies to keep you dry. That's like building a boat with holes in the bottom and expecting it to float. I've been there and it was a nice city to VISIT but that was it. God Bless them all and hope you all get out alive and well. But Move to rebuild.

[willy]

It's almost like mans defiance of the laws of God and nature, at some point a great hand is going to smite you. Those poor people, I was there in April with my whole family, my best friend since 1974 when we were in the Army together lives in Baton Rouge. Spent a week with him. Glad I did it then. I cannot believe that city will ever be the same. My Dad who was a merchant marine told me the sea will not suffer fools. It claimed him in 1972 10 miles off the coast of Galveston. I see the massive wall they have along the lake front in Orleans, you walk along the top, on one side 15 feet down is the lake and or river front, on the other side you look down 35 feet is the street with all the people, history stores museums and I could'nt help thinking what my Dad had said.

[Stinky_Hooker]

Checkin in!!! Just got phones back on out here...Ill slack when i can, but got alot of cleanup to do.


Mobile didnt do too bad...we are out of power for a few days(on generator now), but overall we are good. NO and MS are hurting REALLY bad...they need our prayers. I got a friend who is heading over to help a family out that he knows. His buddy just came in town...No coverage from New Orleans to Mobile on cell phones....he didnt even get a tower till hit was 10 miles into AL.....


The levies in NO arent holding up and they are about to evac the people in the Super Dome to the Astro Dome. They are comin your way MM.

I have been seeing Coast Gaurd choppers for the last few days back and forth going to MS constantly. They are rescuing peple off of houses over there. They are marking the homes with dead by painting red X's on the roofs and coming back later after all living have been rescued. Very bad times over there right now...I know this is sorta rambling...soryy...I just gotta get back to cleaning up. Trying to let yall know whats goin on.


Will check in later,

[Skools Out]

Hey Stinky glad to hear you're still there and all is going good for you. Thanks for the info you know take a few post a few pics of your area if you could. Good luck on clean up God Bless All.

[willy]

yea stinky and watch out for the health problems coming from this, by the way i heard from my friend in baton rouge they ok got a lot of trees down and power and phones out but most areas ok. he said they have converted all thier schools and public bldgs and private company bldgs into emergency shelters for thousands, they are full and more coming. they told them it will be weeks before they will be moved anywhere

[trout25red]

HI all. This is the first time that I have been able to get on the web since last week. We are using our cell phones to connect. I have been away from home (Kenner, LA) since Saturday. Kenner is in Jefferson parish which is next to Orleans Parish. Hopefully home is not that flooded. We are keeping fingers crossed. Our fishing camp is, or was, in St. Benard Parish. This was home to the V20, but I think it is all gone now. I believe that I will now relocate to Baton Rouge. I feel lucky compared to those on TV. However, I have never been more pissed than today as I watch the animals destroy the city. Bomb them all so that Houston doesn't have to deal with them. I will check in later. Happy fishing all. It will be quite a while before that happens for me.

[Franco]

God bless you trout, Glad to hear you okay, hope it's not too bad for you. If we can do anything post it here, it's a pretty resourceful bunch here

[willy]

good luck trout, i hope life returns as close to normal as possible for you soon.

[reelapeelin]

Trout, was your V20 AT the camp?...hope not...have you seen your house yet...hopin' for you that all's well there...keep us posted on happenings down there.

Hope all in your family are OK... :)...

Post when you can...

[Stinky_Hooker]

Sorry to hear that Trout. You and yours are in my prayers.

[Pipe_Dream]

Same here, Trout. We've all been praying for everyone in LA, MS & AL who've been affected by Katrina, and will continue to. I hope your stuff wasn't too damaged, but thank goodness you and your family are OK. My wife has family in Marrero (sp?) that we've not heard from yet.

[Blue_Runner]

Trout our hearts are with you. Hang in there man. Keep up the hope on the house.

[trout25red]

Hey guys, thanks for the warm remarks. Let me try to answer a few questions. NO, the V20 was not left at the camp. It was left in a wharehouse with 30ft ceilings. The idea was that it could float up in case of flooding. Both boats are there with unknown conditions. The funny thing is...I really don't much care right now. I have heard reports that my home may be intact. However, it really does not matter too much because the metropolitan area is unliveable for a while. It is time to move on and be productive somewhere else. Baton Rouge here we come. We have been offered a house to stay in, so I think that is the way to go. You would not believe some of the beautiful stories that we have heard of strangers helping strangers. My uncle was offered a home in Liberty, TX to house his family FOR AS LONG AS THEY NEED IT! This was a complete stranger that they met in a place serving warm meals to evacuees. It doesn't get better than that. You know, before the storm hit, I was less than a week from moving into my new home which we just totally gutted and remodeled. Sorry if I am ranting, my head is just swimming with thoughts, questions, and lack of answers. And just think, my family and I are part of the lucky ones. Thanks for everyone's prayers at this time and for responding. It feels sort of like normal to have you all to talk to. I will check back later when I can. By then I should be in Baton Rouge.

[reelapeelin]

Trout that's an amazing stroke of fortune that you've just remodeled a new home in BR...talk about GOOD timing!!... ;) ;D...

[trout25red]

Sorry if I misled you. The new home is not in BR. It was only a mile away from old home. I heard from a few that it may have received a little water on the floors. I will know firsthand in a day or two. We are allowed to go home to gather what we have forgotten and secure our homes, but we have to be out for a few more weeks or months until they can get the infrastructure up and running again. The house we were offered in Baton Rouge was unliveable upon arriving yesterday. No air conditioning and it was just dilapidated. The silver lining however is that a friend (wealthy friend) has a business relationship with a land developer that has 5 homes for sale in a new neighborhood around Baton Rouge. 2 story starter home for about 150K. I think we may jump on this deal, as he is holding it for us to make a decision. There are no hotels in Baton Rouge with vacancy and the real estate is just being gobbled up like hot cakes.

[reelapeelin]

Buy it!!...you can probably hit a lick on it when you can go back to NO... 8)...

[trout25red]

Yeah RAP, I think that is the plan. :)

[trout25red]

Update: I had very little damage to the home in New Orleans. Both neighbors on the sides of me flooded, but I was saved by about an inch. I am now employed by the wealthy friend I mentioned above in Baton Rouge. The new home is bigger than I need, but it is great and well within budget. I went to the fishing camp and it is pretty depressing. I need to knock it down and invest in a double wide. Here is a pic. We had water up to the ceilings. The whole place is knocked off of its raised foundation and crumbling. http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/trout25red/camp2.jpg

[trout25red]

Here is an arial shot. Mine is the one in the upper left of the pic with a huge yacht in the front yard. It is resting on the front bedroom and is preventing the room from falling over. The place left of us has collapsing and the one on the right is GONE.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/trout25red/camp1.jpg

[macojoe]

Glad all is good for you!!

I have a friend that lives in Long Beach, and his house was saved! But everything around him is gone! He is now allowed to stay at the house but has curfew from 8pm and 6am were he stuck in the house.

He also is getting out!! He will be moving to NC soon and then rent his house till such a time when selling it will be adivsed.

Well hope all is well and stays that way!! come back when you can!