Sounds awful Dennis. Hang in there..... Wade Oh Boy C&C 33 MKII On Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 16:00 Dennis C. via CnC-List, <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Update. Dock neighbor says Touche' is fine. The water is now 4-6 inches > over the pier. The highest was 4.5 feet over the pier. Fortunately, there > is no wave action in my marina. Touche's slip is at 30°20'59.25"N 90° > 3'14.41"W which is well off the lake. > > Here at the house we're still without power with no indication of when > restoration will occur. Generator is keeping the beer cold and the ice > frozen. Life is good (well, kinda). > > Make no mistake. Ida was one nasty storm. I feel for the folks in NOLA. > The loss of the major transmission line is going to delay power restoration > for weeks. > > I went to get materials to repair a broken window. Few traffic lights > are working. Those few gas stations that have gas have long, long lines. > Those few fast food places that have power have long lines. > > I-10 westbound through Baton Rouge was absolutely packed with cars. I > suspect many folks that didn't evacuate the New Orleans area for the storm > are now leaving because they won't have power for weeks. Not sure if I'd > like the idea of leaving my house in NOLA without power and a monitored > security system. Sad commentary but true. > > Communication was nonexistent until yesterday afternoon when we got > minimal text service. Voice calling and internet cell service followed > about 2-3 hours later. It was this way for Katrina. > -- > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
