Wondering about Drince88

Scrooge McSam · 08-28-2005, 06:41 PM

Drince, with Katrina bearing down on you, I'm hoping you've found a place that's safe and dry. The pictures I saw of I-55 and I-10 didn't look good.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

TigerLily · 08-28-2005, 07:00 PM

she left the city...her sister posted on MP about her. She went to dallas.

Scrooge McSam · 08-28-2005, 07:05 PM

Thanks for that, TigerLily!

*Scrooge checks one more person off his list*

Scrooge McSam · 08-28-2005, 07:51 PM

Even in the midst of worry, it's nice to have something to laugh at.

From MSNBC's The Big Uneasy: French Quarter eerily deserted

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Roommates Michael Seward, 45, and Jesse Rowe, 28, went out Sunday to buy a battery-powered radio. They don’t have a car to get out of town, but they feel perfectly safe in their second-story apartment.

“The house we live in was built for Napoleon’s nephew,” Seward said. “It’s been here a while.”

Seward pointed out that the Quarter was on some of the highest land in the city, “on the upper lip of the bowl.”

Rowe said “hysterical” family and friends were calling to beg them to flee to Mississippi. Seward, who fled from Mississippi, quipped: “That’s a fate worse than death.”

I hear you, Michael and Jesse. I hear you.

Prudence · 08-28-2005, 10:56 PM

Or, from an AP article:

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His wife, wearing a Bourbon Street T-shirt with a lewd message, interjected: "I just don't want to die in this shirt."

wendybeth · 08-28-2005, 11:10 PM

I'm glad Drince headed for safer grounds. After so many hurricanes over the past few years I didn't pay too much to this one initially, but news reports are sounding pretty damned ominous. Not good, not good at all.

Not Afraid · 08-29-2005, 12:09 AM

I'm really glad to know Drince left NOLA behind for the storm. I'm been pretty out of touch with it all day - as I sweltered in black at Disneyland - but the updates I've found look pretty devistating. It should be hitting landfall any time now. (Not that all the early storm stuff is a piece of cake!)

Drince88 · 08-29-2005, 06:48 PM

Hey everyone!
Yes, I'm here in Dallas, TX - a very fun trip! It took about 12 hours - but the first 100 miles or so were the toughest/longest. My cat was actually pretty good about it, though!

Right now, I have no clue if I'm homeless. I'm not even sure how I'm going to be able to find that out without going there. At this point, I'm in this hotel until AT LEAST Saturday morning - depending on what the news reports are, I'll make a call then. One of the reasons I evacuated to Dallas was because my company has an office here, so I'm going to go into there tomorrow and try to get some work done. BUT I'm safe, my cat is safe, and I have flood insurance.

If any of you are seeing some of the coverage - the Hyatt is very near the SuperDome, and my office literally looked out on the Dome. I haven't seen pictures of our office building, but if my window blew out - there's a bunch of papers on Poydras with my handwriting on them --- when I left the office Friday afternoon, we were barely in the cone of uncertainty (Friday morning we were outside of it). If we'd thought at that point we were going to be leaving, I would have at least cleared off my desk into the file cabinet. Oh, the Hyatt is the hotel they're showing that has 3 or 4 concave archs to it, and one entire arch has all the windows blown out.

The other pictures I saw that are actually quite irritating to see, is of I-10 near the cemeteries. The interstate goes under the railroad tracks, and they just last year finished installing a LARGE new pump station - and supposedly it has no generator backup. Though I did hear that on the radio, so maybe the generators are underwater. But if they don't have generators, that was VERY poor planning.

Sorry for the long post - some times you just have to let stuff out. Thanks for having me on your list Scrooge McSam -- and thanks to everyone else for the thoughts/etc.

SacTown Chronic · 08-29-2005, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Drince88

One of the reasons I evacuated to Dallas was because my company has an office here, so I'm going to go into there tomorrow and try to get some work done.

Holy crap....you're incredible.

Scrooge McSam · 08-30-2005, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Drince88

Thanks for having me on your list Scrooge McSam -- and thanks to everyone else for the thoughts/etc.

Well, of course! I HAVE to look out for my NOLA folks. Y'all are neighbors!

It looks very bad, Drince. I'm 200 miles from shore and we got clobbered. I can only imagine how bad NOLA took it... especially since our cable and power has been off since yesterday afternoon and will most likely be off for days. I'm messaging from the Corps of Engineers emergency ops center and trying to soak up all the news I can. It was the "not knowing" last night that was so terrible. Word we're getting this morning is that the Gulfport/Biloxi area was "totally devastated". Hwy 90 is GONE. I-10 is closed.

I'm glad you got out when you did. Don't try to get back just yet. They won't let you back into the area.

08-28-2005, 06:41 PM	#1
Scrooge McSam What? Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,635	Wondering about Drince88 Drince, with Katrina bearing down on you, I'm hoping you've found a place that's safe and dry. The pictures I saw of I-55 and I-10 didn't look good. Hoping to hear from you soon.
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08-28-2005, 07:00 PM	#2
TigerLily Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 101	she left the city...her sister posted on MP about her. She went to dallas. __________________ ]Sea World Pictures[/color] my yahoo blog
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Scrooge McSam What? Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,635	Thanks for that, TigerLily! Scrooge checks one more person off his list
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I'm glad Drince headed for safer grounds. After so many hurricanes over the past few years I didn't pay too much to this one initially, but news reports are sounding pretty damned ominous. Not good, not good at all. __________________
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08-29-2005, 12:09 AM	#7
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I'm really glad to know Drince left NOLA behind for the storm. I'm been pretty out of touch with it all day - as I sweltered in black at Disneyland - but the updates I've found look pretty devistating. It should be hitting landfall any time now. (Not that all the early storm stuff is a piece of cake!)
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08-29-2005, 06:48 PM	#8
Drince88 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 481	Hey everyone! Yes, I'm here in Dallas, TX - a very fun trip! It took about 12 hours - but the first 100 miles or so were the toughest/longest. My cat was actually pretty good about it, though! Right now, I have no clue if I'm homeless. I'm not even sure how I'm going to be able to find that out without going there. At this point, I'm in this hotel until AT LEAST Saturday morning - depending on what the news reports are, I'll make a call then. One of the reasons I evacuated to Dallas was because my company has an office here, so I'm going to go into there tomorrow and try to get some work done. BUT I'm safe, my cat is safe, and I have flood insurance. If any of you are seeing some of the coverage - the Hyatt is very near the SuperDome, and my office literally looked out on the Dome. I haven't seen pictures of our office building, but if my window blew out - there's a bunch of papers on Poydras with my handwriting on them --- when I left the office Friday afternoon, we were barely in the cone of uncertainty (Friday morning we were outside of it). If we'd thought at that point we were going to be leaving, I would have at least cleared off my desk into the file cabinet. Oh, the Hyatt is the hotel they're showing that has 3 or 4 concave archs to it, and one entire arch has all the windows blown out. The other pictures I saw that are actually quite irritating to see, is of I-10 near the cemeteries. The interstate goes under the railroad tracks, and they just last year finished installing a LARGE new pump station - and supposedly it has no generator backup. Though I did hear that on the radio, so maybe the generators are underwater. But if they don't have generators, that was VERY poor planning. Sorry for the long post - some times you just have to let stuff out. Thanks for having me on your list Scrooge McSam -- and thanks to everyone else for the thoughts/etc.
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