Yup, it was the big one.

Well since my last post alot has happen'd but nothing as big as Hurricane Katrina. She came ashore Sunday morning just east of Lake Pontchatrain. She brought with it 150 mph winds and that awful tidal surge. At first it didn't look as bad as it was but now....indeed....life as we know it in New Orleans will never be the same. New Orleans is 80 % underwater . Mayer C. Ray Nagin says that there are likely thousands dead. The entire city is being completely evacuated and New Orleans is technically under Marshall Law. There are thousands of people sleeping on what used to be i-10. There were about 10,000 people evacuated before the storm to the Superdome, but gang mentality, heat and humidity overpowered them. They have all been moved to the airconditioned Astrodome in Houston. All of the outlying area's suffered damage. I live in New Orleans so I wll stick to New Orleans but the Gulf Coast was decimated.

I left at about 4pm on Sunday and met Kristin, the Kids and her family in Jasper Texas. We stayed there until Tuesday night when we found out that they were't letting people back into the city so we hit the road for Longmont Colorado where Kristin's brother lives. Along the way we saw hospitality from North Louisiana, Texas and Kansas. The hospitality has
been unbelievable.

The Human suffering is almost unbearable. Now that I have my family safe in Colcorado I wll try to make the trek back to what used to be my home. I will check on my property and then assist in any what humanly possible the people that need me.



I'll right again soon