Got the call from Alysha!!

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Got the call from Alysha!!
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Tue, 09-02-2008 - 4:34pm

I just got a call from Alysha!!!







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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 09-03-2008 - 9:48am

Yep, Crystal's our half mini-Doxie/half terrier.

Thanks to Kelly (mom2emsopmax) for my beautiful siggy! Photobucket
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 09-03-2008 - 2:31pm

"....sheeesh....will this ever end......"


Yes, but I wish it would end prior to November 30, the official end of hurricane season!

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 09-03-2008 - 3:47pm

We're back online! Cable came on about an hour ago...we were watching fuzzy local news, then all of a sudden it was clear and was a cable channel. I'm shocked that Cox was out there working...I thought they'd at least wait until some people had electricity! 95% of the customers of our electric company is still without power! But, yet I have power back (22 hours without) and cable now.

Thank you ALL for your prayers and positive thoughts! As Lisa mentioned, we had wind gusts up to 91 mph in the Baton Rouge area...Betsy ('65) had 92mph, but Andrew & Katrina didn't even come close to that! Sustained winds of 61 mph...Betsy had 58mph, so this was the worst hurricane to ever hit the Baton Rouge area. My tree in my front yard was literally turned sideways during the wind, but you'd never know it now.

I was completely pissed off last night at a national news show that was in New Orleans and stated, "To LOUISIANA residents, Gustav was no Katrina!" OKAY...you can say that about New Orleans, but to most of south central Louisiana...that was totally NOT the case.



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Registered: 07-26-1999
Wed, 09-03-2008 - 4:00pm
So glad to see that you have power and cable/internet back!!
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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 09-03-2008 - 4:38pm
Glad to hear you & the family are well....as to having the power back & cable w/in a day that's pretty amazing IMHO.

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Grace, Speed and Power...Girls Lax

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 09-03-2008 - 5:03pm
Alysha I am so glad that you guys are okay.

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Registered: 08-11-2007
Wed, 09-03-2008 - 5:07pm
Glad you guys are safe.Alos glad you have power,although if 95% of people are witut I'm guessing yours may be sporatic for awhile.Do you have a generator?I am guessing you are off school for the rest of the week?

 

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 09-03-2008 - 7:19pm

we're of the very few...believe me!

Mike says we probably got power restored quickly because we are near a fire station. And Cox said they were going to be right behind power trucks, so that's why we got that restored.



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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 09-03-2008 - 7:20pm

Thanks Rasheita.

I just heard that the hurricane is not getting a lot of national media coverage. Like everything BESIDES New Orleans for Katrina (like where Adrianne lives and the St. Tammany area and such)--I guess if you don't have politics and death, you get no coverage.



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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 09-03-2008 - 7:22pm

We got it back at about 10:20 yesterday morning and it hasn't even flickered since. No generators.

We're definitely off through the weekend, and word is, we may be off next week, too. I haven't been out of my driveway, but apparently this area got hit really bad.

It's the worst storm that ever hit this area in recorded history.