hi guys!
i regret to inform you, my friends, that i may be away for a long while. as of right now, hurricane katrina is expected to make landfall somewhere in or around new orleans; the latest forcast has the eye passing about 6 miles from here. which means, sadly, that upon our return from the inevitable evacuation we will soon be facing, chances are that we will not have much, if anything, to come home to. so pray for us, please, and i hope to talk to you all again soon.

Fare thee well! And don't worry too terribly much; chances are that you'll be fine.

Fare thee well! And don't worry too terribly much; chances are that you'll be fine.
Ah, but borg, she doesn't live near Clearwater which L. Ron Hubbard mystically guarded from harm!

Originally posted by Blibblob
Ah, but borg, she doesn't live near Clearwater which L. Ron Hubbard mystically guarded from harm!
True. I knew those kooky Scientologists were good for something!

They're good for lots of things! Like an extended family on Christmas.

damn! so you mean that i should have moved to clearwater? figures.

Good luck to you and your family Jenny. All of you are in my prayers.

Originally posted by HaVoK
Good luck to you and your family Jenny. All of you are in my prayers.

thanks so much! it's a horrible feeling to think that you might come home to nothing. so thank you for your prayers; that means so much to us.

God Bless, Jenny.

My prayers are with you.

Originally posted by jerejerebinks
God Bless, Jenny.

My prayers are with you.
thanks so much, my friend. you guys are so amazing! hopefully we'll be spared. there have been greater miracles, right?

Originally posted by jennygadling
there have been greater miracles, right?

Absolutely.

Borg actually got a girlfriend.:D

Originally posted by jerejerebinks
Absolutely.

Borg actually got a girlfriend.:D

GET OUT!!! there IS hope!

I wish you all the best jenny, try and carry as many items as possible I guess, with all the provisions that you may need.

Miracles do happen, let's hope it knocks by your house :)
Let us know how it turned out later.

Originally posted by jerejerebinks
Absolutely.

Borg actually got a girlfriend.:D
Well-played. ::golf clap::

Originally posted by jennygadling
GET OUT!!! there IS hope!

SEEEEE!:p

Originally posted by BorgHunter
Well-played. ::golf clap::

Why thank you Borg.;)

Good luck to you and all your family.

Wait, where exactly is the server itself located? Drew lives in New Orleans, but I wonder if he bought a remote server or what. Isn't it hosted by his company or something similar to that? If it is in New Orleans, then I don't think any one of us will be seeing each other on here for a while...

HA, good point, power is supposed to be out down there for 5 days

Goodbye for now guys ;)

Yeh, this thing has wind surges of 207 miles per hour, the weather channel just said. Sustained winds of 175.
Hurricane winds will be felt above interstate 20.
This thing is catastrophic.

Many will lose everything, if it does not weaken.

Be careful if you are in its path.
After you evacuate, be prepared to be gone for awhile before they let you back in.

Winds from hurricanes and tornadoes aren't exactly a fun run through the park, i've been in a few.

Good chance alot of people will die unless they get out of the path of that storm, buildings will be washed away or torn up.

The SUPERDOME would make for a good shelter for tonight, lets hope that everyone still in N.O. are holing up in there.

The SUPERDOME would make for a good shelter for tonight, lets hope that everyone still in N.O. are holing up in there.
It doesn't look like it would be. Unless the entire thing is watertight then there would be quite a number of problems...

It can hold a massive amount of people, has a covered top, and multiple floors, round structure, it will be able to function as a makeshift shelter for a little bit

Wow Jenny best of luck to you and everyone down there......you know It's always safe in Canada, I have a few extra beds.......

Mother Nature can be a Bitch can't she? Take good care.....

It can hold a massive amount of people, has a covered top, and multiple floors, round structure, it will be able to function as a makeshift shelter for a little bit
But that doesn't matter if the water goes half-way up. New Orleans is below water level, have you seen pictures of what happens to cities near rivers and lakes and oceans, etc. when a hurricane of even lesser strength hits? They flood like halfway up your body, and those are above sea level.
People may hope, but New Orleans will be pretty much gone. One good thing, all those years of piss dried into Bourbon street will be cleaned out. Hope everybody has good flood insurance.


you know It's always safe in Canada
What about those bears?

goodbye for a while

good luck Jenny... be well!

Originally posted by Blibblob
you know It's always safe in Canada
What about those bears?

The mean ones head to Alaska... our bears are more laid-back...like us...:D

No worries about the Allforums server. On another note, Post #9000! :D

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All thoughts and prayers to you, Jenny.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by BorgHunter
[B]No worries about the Allforums server. On another note, Post #9000! :D
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Borg, 9000 posts, wow- that is a lot of stuff.

Borg, 9000 posts, wow- that is a lot of stuff.

Little wonder his social life suffers!

does this mean you wil not be participating in our fantasy football league?

Great empathy Trav.

I hope she is alright. We may not ever hear from her again :( or she could post today. :) . Pretty scary.

That is scary to think about...but your exactly right, Echo. I hope she is ok.

hi dear friends!!!
i just wanted to let you all know that my family and i are all ok. my house suffered some pretty bad damage, but nothing compared to what others are suffering. i am temporarily holed up in alexandria, louisiana; i'm at the university here trying to transfer here for a few months. continue to pray for us, guys; some of my family lost their homes completely, along with everything they own. while it will take months for us to regroup, i consider us blessed. we were all able to get out before the worst of it happened. reading your messages was uplifting; kind words and prayers mean so much right now.
so pass the word; i'm alive and well, and i hope to rejoin you guys soon. until then...
jenny

p.s.- trav, my husband went home yesterday to retrieve a few things, and he was able to salvage our computer. i'll be back in time to kick butt in your league!!:D

I am so glad to know you are safe and OK. You have been in my thoughts since the storm. Glad to hear your family is safe too.

Hang in there. As the chinese proverb says: "May you live in interesting times". Well I guess you certainly have done that. Experiencing the worst natural disaster to ever hit American soil.

Be good to yourself, things like this have a way of effecting us profoundly without our knowing it.