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Glad you guys are alright there cutdog. Items can be replaced but lives cannot.

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Actually, i'm doing ok. I already got a job here at a restaurant making "decent" money. I've already been in touch with my family, who are all in baton rouge for now all crammed into my brothers tiny apartment. My cell phone is now working, which is good. Up until about 4 days ago, pretty much the whole 504 area code wasnt working at all. I've already filed with FEMA and 2000$ was deposited into my account this morning(which will help a good bit). Even with as much as I lost, I now feel blessed. I'm just hoping that New Orleans can get that water out. Because my insurance company said they cant move forward with my claim until they can inspect my house, and they cant inspect it as long as its still underwater.

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Posted: September 09, 2005 at 2:44 PM / IP Logged

Good deal CutDog504. Glad to hear you already have things rolling. Do you plan to come back to New Orleans or do you think this might be a permanent move? My offer still stands... if you need anything, please let me know.

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Posted: September 10, 2005 at 1:09 PM / IP Logged

I think this might be a permanant move. My wife is from here so she really just wants to stay here. I'd like to eventually move back, but only time will tell. Or maybe I'll see about the northshore. I cant even go look at my house for another month or two at best. And whose to say looters didnt get to it first, if there's anything worth looting now. I think I'm most pissed about everything in my garage, which includes my car and thousands of dollars in mechanics tools, installation tools, meters, probes, etc. Then the house will most likely have to be torn down. How do you think a house will fare after soaking in sewage laden floodwaters for 2 months? It will be a total loss, as will 80% of the homes in the city. The worst part of it is, I didnt have flood insurance on the structure, just the contents. I guess I'll try and deal with FEMA on that.

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Unfortunately I'm hearing the same story from a lot of people. I hope everything turns out okay for all of you. Please keep us posted if you can.

I have power, but I've been without phones and internet access for the past couple of days. Services are still sporadic around here, but there is progress. St. Tammany is still under a curfew until further notice.

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Posted: September 21, 2005 at 3:09 PM / IP Logged

I got word today about the condition of my house. A freind of mine was able to to get into the city because he was with his dad who is a fireman. He said the waterline on my house was about 3 feet deep. And there were many tree limbs down, none on the house though. Also, it appears that my house has no broken windows. A considerable sized oak tree limb caused a good bit of damage to my car, which was probly no good anyway because of the flood. Everyone I talked to who has seen the city said the same exact words, "it looks like a war zone".

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CutDog504, it does look like a war zone and it sounds like one too. At this very moment there are two helicopters flying overhead scooping water out of a small ski lake close to my house to put out a fire nearby.

I'm glad to hear your home wasn't completely submerged and hopefully you will be able to save some of your possessions, but the mold is going to be a major issue when you or anyone else is allowed to return. Hopefully you'll be able to get someone in there before it completely takes over.

While my personal living situation is considerably better than it was for the first couple of weeks after this storm, it's still far from normal. Utilities are still out for many in the area and sporadic in others. The debris from fallen trees and damaged property that line the streets where residents and business owners have been allowed back in is drying out , stinks, and becoming a major fire and safety hazard. For hundreds of thousands it's worse and the nightmare continues. It's been 24 days since Katrina hit and FEMA finally made it to our parish yesterday. They seem to be doing very little for those that need help and have yet to get into the areas that are suffering the most. Southeast Louisiana remains under a curfew and some parishes are under another mandatory evacuation due to Hurricane Rita, currently a category 5 hurricane.

It will be a long time before this region is back to normal, but everyone here is determined to make it happen and we are doing everything we can to expedite it.

The 12 Volt News has a Katrina section up for people in our industry and the two local news sites below have links to live feeds.

New Orleans Local News Coverage - WDSU

New Orleans Local News Coverage - WWL

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Posted: September 23, 2005 at 10:33 AM / IP Logged

Do you of any installer jobs avaible in the shreveport area?

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Not personally, but check here. If I hear of anything, I will be sure to let you know.

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