Hurricane Ida

[samari46]

Looks like here in Louisiana is where we're going to get clobbered. I'm about 30 miles from Lafayette,La which is on the fringes of the cone. But at present, Ida is forecast to hit east of me towards Slidell/New Orleans area. And on the Anniversary of Katrina. Got diesel for the tractor but they ran out of gas except the non ethanol type. Place was packed in the early afternoon but jammed in the evening. Hopefully, will get the windows boarded up at the front of the house. Stay safe. Frank

[John Guedry]

In Lafayette here.Stay safe.

[farmerjim]

No flooding expected here, I am on top of a hill, but can expect to loose power for up to a week. I have a PTO generator for the house, but diesel costs about $60 a day to keep it running.

[DougGuy]

Prayers and good luck wishes for our Cajuns in residence. Camille veteran here, 1/4mi from the gulf in Mississippi, one of the biggest surprises in life was that there could be a worse one than Camille!

I bought a dual fuel generator this year, smaller output so it burns less fuel, I just want to keep my freezers running and use coffeemaker/microwave between freezer cycles. We won't get the brunt of a hurricane here in NC but the flooding makes it impossible to fix the power grid when it goes down.

[memtb]

It certainly appears that SE La. is gonna get hammered! BR may see a pretty powerful storm. My kids, grandkids, and great grandkids all live just north of BR. They may witness one of the most powerful storms to give BR a direct hit in many years. I remember Betsy quite well, even though I was fairly young at the time!

Thoughts and Prayers are with all in the region......they’ve had much more than their share of storms in recent years! memtb

[farmbif]

batten down the hatches, Louisiana is in for a big blow. what I have not heard yet is how gas prices will probably spike as this monster storm heads right into one of the biggest oil production headquarters. folks in Lafayette are still recovering from last year and now this one headed just about over Morgan city to New Orleans. hope y'all are ready and ride the storm safe if your not getting out of dodge

[memtb]

Prayers and good luck wishes for our Cajuns in residence. Camille veteran here, 1/4mi from the gulf in Mississippi, one of the biggest surprises in life was that there could be a worse one than Camille!

I bought a dual fuel generator this year, smaller output so it burns less fuel, I just want to keep my freezers running and use coffeemaker/microwave between freezer cycles. We won't get the brunt of a hurricane here in NC but the flooding makes it impossible to fix the power grid when it goes down.

Doug, I didn’t know that you were from that neck of the woods! I was 16 when Camille hit the Mississippi Coast. I was in Explorer Scouts at the time, and our Post was gonna go down and try to assist in the aftermath. They stopped us from going, saying it may be too traumatic for a bunch of kids. I was pretty disappointed.....but in retrospect, it may have been a good call! memtb

[Finster101]

Good luck to you boys in LA. I've been through a couple of pretty good hurricanes and will say they are definitely no fun. Stay safe and check in once she passes if you can.

[Hossfly]

Thankfully the powers that be have downgraded the forecast to be cat 2 when it hits, that’s way better than the 3-4 that was forecast yesterday. Still bad storm about to hit, get ready or get out.

[Hossfly]

Sorry old forecast now back to it could be a cat 4. Sad, leave now.

[DougGuy]

Doug, I didn’t know that you were from that neck of the woods! I was 16 when Camille hit the Mississippi Coast. I was in Explorer Scouts at the time, and our Post was gonna go down and try to assist in the aftermath. They stopped us from going, saying it may be too traumatic for a bunch of kids. I was pretty disappointed.....but in retrospect, it may have been a good call! memtb

OT: I had a ride to Woodstock that same weekend too! Alas only $17 in my pocket kept me from venturing to the greatest cultural experience a kid could ever be part of, besides the armed forces, and it's a good thing I didn't go because I would have been marooned and broke somewhere down south unable to make it all the way to the coast for a few days.

Or, I might have met some chick up there and hooked up with her to who knows where, the world's an oyster when you are 17 and free to roam.
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Back to topic... If you had one or two chain saws and a dirt bike, you could be a millionaire in a week!! $1k to $1.5k for clearing driveways of trees, and this is 1969 money. Your scout troop would have been a help for sure but they would have put y'all kids to cleaning up the beaches, city hall, hospital grounds, etc..

The recent floods in TN and Western NC were catastrophic, damage was on par with what Camille left behind, so that should tell you how severe the damage is in these areas, they are just now finding the last few of the victims' bodies. And Ida will only bring more rain inland next week. Camille killed a whole bunch of people in WV and VA because of the flooding.

The worst part? We have more structures now than ever before, built newer and cheaper and faster, they cost more and aren't very storm proof so if Ida does make landfall as a cat4, damage will be extreme and expensive. People should leave now!

[Handloader109]

Anyone in NO better be getting out. NOW. cat 3 or maybe 4 direct at NO will tear up 10 times more than katrina which was only flooding, hardly any wind. Keep safe......

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[Gator 45/70]

We ain't going anywhere soon and neither is anyone on I10,I 49 90 or I10

[lightman]

Good Luck to any of you that are in the storms path. Wishing you the best! Be Safe!!!

[David2011]

Praying for all of you in the path. I lived in Slidell when Katrina hit and don't want anyone to ever have that experience again.

[abunaitoo]

Stay safe.

[Winger Ed.]

I came in and worked the aftermath of Katrina back then. The destruction was beyond comprehension.

Yawl stay safe down there, board up the windows, and don't forget to nail down the dog.

[Wolfdog91]

Just managed to get some cases of water and the car filled up. All the gas stations are running out can't really find any water anywhere , bread and cans food is a little scarce too. Ok the bright side the linemen are staged up everywhere and everyone is much more prepared to this compared to how we where during Katrina

[Idaho45guy]

Sad to say, but with the supply chain already severely compromised due to Covid (bottled water shortage here in Idaho???) and an administration that repeatedly makes the absolutely worst decisions in everything, this could be extremely bad for that region.

Could be seeing third-world living conditions for months in that region, with fuel prices over $5 a gallon nationwide.

My company produces electrical grid components, so we will be working overtime here shortly to replace all the equipment that is about to be destroyed.

I worked claims for USAA for a few years and handled a bunch of claims for Hurricane Gustav in 2008. Absolutely shocking just how devastating these storms can be. So sad to see folks have their lives destroyed in a matter of hours.

I remember talking to an independent property adjuster who had been in the area since Katrina in 2005. He said that storm was just unimaginable. This guy was in his 40's and said he was about to retire after living in an RV handling claims for three years from Katrina.

[jim147]

Stay safe everyone that can't get out. I'm sure our local lineman are already getting loaded up. They send a group everytime something big happens.