Re: OT: KATRINA, Gillian & Olwyn Mary
- From: "Lucille" <lucillez1nospamallowed@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:09:16 -0400
"Tia Mary" <CatWom7711@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Tia Mary wrote:
>> I just hope they are safe. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
>
> You Guys are NOT going to believe this but I actually talked with Olwyn
> Mary this morning! SHE IS FINE -- NO FLOODING!!! They still have a phone
> land line so I had absolutely no trouble getting through because I was
> using MY phone land line. You could have knocked me over with the
> proverbial feather when she answered the phone!!
> OK -- here's what she had to say. They live in the Lower Garden
> District not too far off of Magazine Street -- I KNEW it was something
> that started with an M and dealt with firearms. The area they are in was
> one of the first ones settled in the area ages ago. It is on a little
> ridge and is therefore considerably higher than the surrounding areas.
> Add to this the fact that their house is built up off the ground and you
> will understand why they had no flooding. Thanks Heaven for THAT! She
> has no power -- had none since about 3:00AM Monday -- but the stuff that
> is frozen is staying frozen so she has food and water as needed. She did
> say that, if the power is going to be out for any length of time, they
> will be on the first plane out of there to wherever :-).
> She said there is a foot or so of water in all the streets and the
> Hilton where DH and I stayed is pretty much trashed -- at least the parts
> that she caught a glimpse of on the local news. She has a battery radio
> and a small battery telly so she is able to get all the news, etc. She
> said that Metairie (sp??) is heavily damaged but still standing but what
> she's seen of Slidel is just totally gone -- gone as in wiped off the face
> of the earth! Word from the local news is that this is where the eye of
> the storm came ashore and it has suffered what *looked* to be total
> devastation. She is conserving her battery operated telly so doesn't get
> to watch for very long so we could be all wrong but what she did see
> looked absolutely awful.
> So, at her request, I will be posting this info to the other groups
> that she posts to. If anyone wants, you can e-mail me and I will pass all
> the info on to her. If you want to phone her, e-mail me and I will let
> her know and make sure it is OK to give out her phone number. Fortunately,
> she has been able to contact her family so they know she & her DH are safe
> and sound. A bit soggy and worse for the wear but OK. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
> --
> PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^<
> Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
> their whiskers!
> Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary
I just saw a newsflash from CNN via e-mail that said the Gov of LA has
ordered a mandatory evacuation for all of New Orleans.
Let's hope everyone remains okay.
Lucille
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