I work with a woman who is a Hurricane Katrina survivor. Z and her husband lived in New Orleans and left during the hurricanes in 2005. She sent me some pictures at work of their home and it was a sight that was almost hard to believe. They had a nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath brick home in a typical suburban neighborhood. You can see where the water had risen to the top off the doors and then fell about 2 feet and it must have stayed there for a few days before it drooped another 2 feet. It was hard to believe what you were seeing. What was really strange is that nothing was disturbed. The water rose and when it receded it left things just as they were. Things on the counters and tables look untouched. It was weird.
Because the damage was so severe they ended up abandoning their home of almost 30 years and moving to Dallas. They were lucky because their home was paid for so they didn't end up paying a mortgage on a home that they will never live in again but still....
They are adjusting well and are making a new life in Texas but she still misses home. When she was up here a few weeks ago, she was tickled by the fact that we had a southern style seafood restaurant called Craw Daddy's. She loved it and said that it reminded her of home.
It was refreshing to see that they rose above the disaster and forged a new life in another state and made the best of thing.
ZOBMONDO!!
Would you rather be know as cheap
----OR----
a cry baby??
I guess I would rather be known as a cry baby. Have a good weekend everyone...
2 comments:
I've been told I'm both already so no choice here.
Definately a cry baby, I am not a fan of cheap people.
Great post about Katrina, glad to see that people were able to move on and do well for themselves. Still so sad though isn't it?
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