Blackout, Earthquake, Tsunami and now Hurricane

[KY_TOP]

I'm supposed to be in Vegas right after thanksgiving for a full week. Be sure to mark it on your calendar now. You've been warned ;-)

[KY_TOP]

Well it is getting serious

 

I was just given a form to return to the front desk wanting confirmation of my personnal info and they want my next of kin and their phone number. I've been told to fill my tub with water and to sleep in the bathroom, keep all drapes pulled to try the sheild the glass brakage from the windows. They've moved the reataurant/meals to a higher floor of the hotel, the first floor is expected to be under water by morning. Guess this is for real and going to be a rough ride.

[Txpaytoplay]

RE: Well it is getting serious

 

Take Care KY.....you hang in there you hear.

[Steven_Draker]

RE: Well it is getting serious

 

Good luck KY-TOP and take care of yourself !

 

Steven Draker ~

[Cooper]

RE: KY's Update

 

I received a call from KY. He wants us to know that he's surviving. The electricity is out and being on the 15 floor of the hotel is quite the trek... There are a few hundred guests in the hotel and breakfast consisted of cereal and ice cream. He said he can call out on his cell but can't receive calls. At the time of his call the flooding by his hotel was at 2 feet. He's being kept updated on the hurricane by CNN works who are guests at the hotel...

[jackhammer91406]

RE: KY's Update

 

Cooper,

Thanks for sharing that update. I just tried to call him and couldn't get through. The film on TV looks bad, real bad.

[+ Cock Eyed Optimist]

RE: KY's Update

 

That is a good idea that he is remaining in contact with you. I know you will keep us posted. I just saw the pictures on the news, and it looks really bad even though they say "the storm veered away from New Orleans". It sure didn't look like it "veered" on the news. KY is a trooper, and will have some good stories for us when this is all over.

[jackhammer91406]

Any news?

 

The news networks paint a bleaker picture of New Orleans as of this morning with the flooding and this afternoon with the looting. Tonight one network said major hotels are forcing guests to leave.

I still can't get through to KY by phone.

Anyone else have news?

[Barry]

RE: Any news?

 

Bleak indeed. Sounds like it may be a days yet before they can get people out of the city.

 

I'm guessing his cell battery is dead by now. Even if they have generator powered outlets that could be used for charging, at this point he may very well be conserving his battery for calls to family and business.

 

My thoughts and prayers are with KY and all those in the area.

 

Barry

[SmallTownJohn]

Evacuation

 

I hope KY Top is safe and alive in New Orleans. The destruction of New Orleans and especially the Mississippi Gulf Coast has been super tough for me...I have friends there and know the restaurants , shops and streets very well. It used to be my little special refuge and now it's all blown away. It's so strange thinking I'll never experience those things again.

 

According to the news, everyone in N.O. is being evacuated to Houston.

 

 

John

http://www.stj1.com

[JT Brooklyn]

RE: Evacuation

 

Hopefully KY gets a Bus Ride to Houston. Looks like the Only Option for most people at this point in N.O. Wish him Well. :+

[trilingual]

RE: Evacuation

 

It won't be fast, given the extent of the flooding, but N.O. will be back. Over the centuries New Orleans has survived floods, yellow-fever epidemics, hurricanes, the Spanish Flu, the Civil War, you name it. New Orleans will survive this one, too, unless, G-d forbid, it gets hit again by another hurricane (the season is only about half over, if you can believe it). Let's pray that doesn't happen and that the city is back on its feet again by this time next year!

 

And please, everyone, make a donation to the Red Cross. There are more than a million people without homes, jobs, clothes and (in many cases) loved ones. The needs are going to be staggering and go on for months or even years. It'll be the Red Cross that bears the brunt of the initial aid efforts, trying to find food and shelter for the refugees and reuniting families separated by the storm. Give generously!