Tag Archives: hurricane recovery
Surviving Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita
We escaped the rage of Hurricane Katrina by evacuating to Atlanta, only to return to Mobile, Alabama, and be threatened by Hurricane Rita. Luckily for us, and unluckily for others, Rita moved to the west, so we’ve missed the full impact, but not the brush by. The damage around us from Hurricane Katrina would be […]
Shady Acres Campground – New Home for FEMA and Insurance Adjusters for Hurricane Katrina
We’ve been back in Mobile, Alabama, for less than three days and I’m still struggling to find words. The stupid thing is that the damage here is totally insignificant. Yet, it isn’t the damage to the surrounding area and homes and lives that ties my fingers up in knots. It’s the look on the face […]
Hurricane Katrina – This is Our Life
The wizard known as Rincewind lurched into the room, white-faced, and stopped in front of the table. “I do not wish to volunteer for this mission.” he said. “I beg your pardon?” said Lord Vetinari. “I do not wish to volunteer, sir.” “No one was asking you to.” Rincewind wagged a weary finger. “Oh, but […]
Escaping Hurricane Katrina: We’re in Atlanta
We are safe and out of Mobile, Alabama, and away from Hurricane Katrina. We left early Sunday morning and are now in Atlanta, Georgia. Right now, we have a WIFI connection but we’re not sure how long it will last. Friends of ours and their families have evacuated from New Orleans and along the Gulf […]
Hurricane Katrina – Knocking on Our Door
There is a lot I could say about the tension and stress we are under, debating to stay or evacuate from Mobile and Hurricane Katrina. And then I saw this from weather.com. They say a picture is worth a thousand words? Well, this one is worth a single decision.
New Evacuation Map for Mobile, Alabama – Almost
As we are preparing to evacuate Mobile, Alabama, we’re packing up and constantly pausing to check the news and we found an an article discussing a new Mobile County Emergency Management Agency evacuation map. It’s announcement came Friday, just before the National Hurricane Center announced the predicted path of Hurricane Katrina towards Mobile and the […]
Looks Like We’re in the Path of Hurricane Katrina
While we will be watching closely, I spent long hours last night packing up the inside of the trailer and this morning we’re attacking the outside, replacing the hot water heater that is leaking and packing up to head out. Where? Where else? Away from the hurricane. Hurricane Katrina is now pretty much confirmed to […]
Hurricane Katrina Approaches
Yes, another hurricane is on its way. And wow, it’s almost the end of August and we are already into the “k” for hurricane names. Hurricane Katrina. That’s a lot of hurricane names used up this year. Brent said, in that authoritative way he has, that they just keep going with the names at the […]