#1443481 - 09/17/1201:43 AM
Re: Storm in the gulf *&*^%$%
[Re: CAPT. HOOP]
CAPT. HOOP
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Registered: 11/02/02
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Loc: Empire / Venice, La
Had to make 3 trips to town today just because of truck issues. Had the right part but dur to lack of knowledge went back and changed it for another that did not fit. Realising my blunder I went back and got the right one. On the way up I took some interesting pictures of the conditions as they are today still.
Myrtle grove marina boat sheds took a big hit.
Things have to dry out before repair can begin.
Ones that survived were moved to undamaged pastures near by and are being cared for.
Snow melts, this don't. As it rots the smell hangs around.
Utility work still going on.
Boats On side of road and piled in debris in the medium.
many animals still getting hit. 3 cows and an elk 2 nights ago. 3 gators last night. This one was not small. Live 50-60 years, survive massive hurricanes and get killed crossing the road looking for a new home. Sad if you think about it.
Lots of cars and trucks. This one had the windshield blown out.
I know people that lived in this neighborhood. It got hit very hard. The white trailor on the left had the whole first foot of wall ripped out and everything got destroyed. The rest of the neighborhood is covered in 8-12 inches of stinking gooey mud. All the trailors and other buildings got damaged and leaked. With people not able to get back for several days the water was allowed to seep and grow mold. Severe damage to a lot of places down here. Many unlivable and totaled.
Another friends home. The water came in fast and was up to his waist before he could move his fleet of trucks up the levee in back. He lost home and trucking business.
Areas that have been cleaned up already. That green wall you see was a barrier of sand filled hesco baskets that was put there to protect this area from flooding. they never had a chance with this water. Many areas were pushed across the four lane highway and into the woods with the sand still in them.
Places that were well built and did not flood still had extensive damage.
Had a waterspout across the river this afternoon.
Ended the day with the cruise ship sailing without me again.
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#1443640 - 09/17/1203:56 PM
Re: Storm in the gulf *&*^%$%
[Re: MarkO]
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Glad your domain held up good Hoop. Good quality test hurricane on the new barn/garage along with your home. Hope to see you soon! Dave say Hi too!
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#1443663 - 09/17/1204:58 PM
Re: Storm in the gulf *&*^%$%
[Re: CAPT. HOOP]
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Glad all is well and getting better.
Hope things get back to some kind of normal soon.
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#1443805 - 09/18/1212:58 AM
Re: Storm in the gulf *&*^%$%
[Re: CAPT. HOOP]
CAPT. HOOP
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Registered: 11/02/02
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Loc: Empire / Venice, La
Had to give a guy a ride to his boat today. It is on the side that flooded heavily and people had to be rescued. The place where 2 people did not make it. Here are a few pictures;
Have no idea where this boat came from. must have been on a trailor in somebody's yard. The house is in worse shape than the boat.
Bottom and second windows up were broken. Water was higher than that. Some more homes.
This trailor was washed from somewhere and deposited against a pole and tree and gas meeter with the porch still in tact. I found this quite interesting.
3 large trailors were washed awayand deposited in the woods.
I feel very sorry for these people, having lived through this, they are in worse shape because they have to gut, dry, rewire, reinsulate and in some cases tear it all down if it is determined to be structuraly unsound. With me there was nothing left so we had a modular brought in. In thier favor is the fact that construction people are nearby and they are able to get started right away. The homes down here after Katring had to wait over 2 years before they could undretake a project like that.
I dodged the bullet this time.
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