Hurricane forecasts

Maybe it will be like last year when they were totally wrong. One can only hope.
I too hope all those usually affected by these seasonal monstrosities are safe and out of harms way this year.

Oh How I pray they are so wrong. Last year the whole United States was lucky that we dodged major storms, but I dunno about two years in a row.
Thanks Nana for stopping by.

I missed them last year, going to catch a few this year. I would love to surf a huricane!!!
Seriously though, these predictions are always rough, as last year we were to have had more, but they never happened, and thank goodness, what we had was bad enough. Hopefully the State Government of La will have learned to use the federal aid to Properly fix those walls! Damn that could have been a lot less damage if they had.
Hopefully all coastal states will learn to do their jobs right on these walls, so we do not have another situation like Katrina!

I am praying they are as accurate as last year

Renda,
You are welcome. I don't usually watch the news as I am not home, but I saw this report and thought it was worthy of a gather post.

Candace,
The mess from the two hurricanes over 18 months ago will be around for years to come, in one form or another. I can't say that I blame you for wanting to pack the kids up in the car and heading out, but I must ask where to? I mean the mid west fights the tornadoes which can form at a moment's notice. The east coast is just as dangerous as the gulf coast, California has had to deal with earthquakes in the past, and the very north deals with many feet of snow all at once in the winter.
I wish you luck and I know you will keep us informed.

Smiling at Marla for her hot smiles comment. I am glad that you have settled into Arizona quite well and have for the most part escaped the wrath of Mother Nature.
New Orleans won't ever be the same, but it can be great again, I wish everyone in hurricane areas the best.

Dan well said. I know one of the state of La senators was on the news earlier raising cane over the replacement official to be in charge of building these levee walls. Not sure of who is up for the position, but whoever it will be, they are going to have to have some very strong shoulders.

We were lucky last year but I too fear this year will be a bad one. I hope they are wrong as New England hasn't been hit in a few years or that they all head out to sea and die off there.

Laurie,
Your neck of the woods is hit hard as well. I hope this season has nothing to worry about.

You know to deal with best...just high tail it the hell out of there if one heads your way...and don't wait! I think it's been like 35 years since we've had any major effect for hurricanes here, but there was lots of inland flooding from all the rain...that's it.

Interesting, Stephanie.

Rob,
we haul tail when weather is coming. I have a husband who is disabled as well as a son who depends on infusions every 7 days. I have to have electricity for thier meds to stay cold. Besides with my husband being disabled, it would be rather hard for me to keep myself, my husband and three children safe in case of a direct hit.
Thanks for stopping by.

Cortney,
all we can do is to pray for a forecast that is off of the mark.

William,
Thanks for stopping by.

Hi Miz Stephanie - well, I'll be down there as always - and as always I'll be in the middle of the drama - it's hard on me because of losing mama after the last hurricane - the stress was too much. I wanted to evacuate with her and my family fought me - listerally, ganged up on her - there was no time to get the law involved - you know Louisiana - besides the family intertwined with everything - so I left and went to Baton Rouge of all places - rode along the levee - after a major fight with my family - well, thankfully, everyone survived but I think that the stress contributed to weakening mama. We always always always evacuated. I never wait until the last minute - we used to just go. My biggest worry is of course the House. The only insurance I could get was La. Citizens - do you know anything about them??????
good article. I don't mind the drama - and I only live there part time because I want to - I told the hub to be prepared to fly down with all his tools and help rebuild. Ok more later. Salud.

I hope we have none, but we'll be prepared. Stephanie you are right every area, no matter where yo go has problems. Living here in Florida, we've started stocking up, on water, and non-perishable foods.

thanks for sharing..

Mariana,
I would offer up our house to you and yours, but you might be jumping out of the pot and into the fire. We live in a neighborhood and we are blessed to be on the high end of the street, so while the back of the neighborhood is flooding, we are high and dry.
I am sorry that your family is so difficult to deal with, especially where mom was involved. I know how those family matters can get messy and down right nasty. La Citizens is the only insurance company that we have had on our house for the last 14 years. We have never made a claim, so I can't speak one way or the other in that area, but I do know our rates are going up about a hundred dollars per year and that's with no extra coverage added on.
We hope to make improvements to the house real soon, then state farm has said that they will cover us, for a lot less money. We shall see!
Thanks for stopping by.

Elaine,
Thanks for stopping by. We already have the bottled water stacked up in the closet. We are buying something with every paycheck.....
I hope we are all save this hurricane season.

you are so welcome Mr. Larry. Thanks for stopping by.

Eileen, thanks for stopping by and reading my articles.

Definitely be prepared, yet, I can't help but have my heart sink as I hear that people will never return. Its so hard for those of us who are here. So many things about this city have changed, some for better, some for worse, but many people have decided to forget us and write us off.

If you loved this city, come and visit. Help those who are dependent on the tourism industry thrive and survive. There is much beauty to see, and its worth a look at the damaged areas to keep us in the hearts and minds of others so that perhaps legislation in the future will make a difference.

We need a calm season here, so many are just finally starting to get the mess sorted out and are finally able to make strides forward. Lets all hope that the storms spare us and not forget those who are still struggling.

Nola,
is that your real name? I ask because my oldest daugther's name really is Nola, named after her grandma, Enola.
I hope to get to the French Quarters sometime in the near future, I just have to find someone who would be interested in going with me. I drive through there quite often, but never stop, I know I should. I know what I see from the interstate is something for the better, but not sure if a hurricane heads this away what the area will do.