Or your air-conditioning?
Don't forget that for much of New Orleans, most of Baton Rouge, and pretty much all of Houma, Morgan City, and points south, theirs hasn't worked since Monday, when Gustav knocked the power out. Over 800,000 customers are being told that it could take up to 4 weeks to get the power grid fully restored.
The news media seems to have already forgotten about Gustav. But the people of Louisiana haven't!
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Hey you...just your bitter bud here.....we haven't forgotten about Gustav here in Ohio. As a matter of fact our family has been giving to a "dry" food pantry at our church which sent loads of food down before the hurricane even hit. Believe it or not...we really do care! Just a brief response : If you would read the bottom of my "bitter" entry....I'm the happiest now I've ever been and what it took was closure and work on my part, no amount of "therapy" could have been more successful than me setting aside the source of the pain and simply writing it off as good riddance to bad rubbish. Thanks for the comment, and know that the four of us in this house continue to pray for the troubles in New Orleans.
Four weeks?! Why the huge delay?
I also saw that some of the outages were sporadic...one guy didn't have power, but the house next door did! He said he was thinking of running an extension cord over there.
I also saw that the chef at Commander's Palace (which lost power) set up grills outside and was cooking up some gourmet food for the rescue workers and National Guard troops. He said, "These folks are down here helping us, and we need to give back." It was pretty cool (and the food look fabulous).
Hugs, Beth
Yes, the media must rush headlong into the next chaotic chapter, like Sue Grafton novels we have reached H, then I, etc...G is forgotten, no longer on the top ten-
Many stalwart souls are still toiling away and are helping the real people- Our little mountain town of Idyllwild, California has a crew there and do not plan on returning until late October or early November. Dannelle
I work for a utility, and know that when disasters hit, we all help, no matter where in the country they are. For us, it is ice storms the reek havoc. Unfortunately, with a hurricane, the poles snap, and new ones have to be set before the lines can be strung. When miles and miles are impacted, it takes time. They usually target the bigger outage sections first, and the ones and twos are the last to get restored.
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