HELLO EVERYONE! Finally got my power restored a few days ago and just wanted to check in here now that I am able to get online.
Man, I hope we never have another storm like Katrina. It has been pretty rough around here but we were fortunate compared to the folks on the Miss. and Loisiana coasts.
Mainly we were inconvienced with no electrical service, no water, ice in short supply, fuel in short supply, and very little propane or charcoal to cook with.
There are trees and power lines down everywhere. Lots of homes were damaged by the storm, most by fallen trees.
No one around here was hurt during the hurricane but I have heard of a lineman that was killed while working to restore power in this area, not sure if it is actually true. Man, I hope it isn't. Everyone here appreciates the long hours and hard work of all of the work crews involved in restoring our services and it would be heartbreaking to know that someone lost his/her life in an effort to make our lives more pleasant.
While most people here had to (and a lot still are) deal with no electric service, no water, long lines at the gas pumps, grocery stores, etc., at least we still have our homes. There are countless thousands that are not so fortunate and my heart goes out to them.
It will be a long time before things are back to some sense of normalcy for a lot of people but I have complete faith that we as Americans will overcome this terrible event.
God bless those that are suffering at this time and make them stronger as a result.
