Members that were in the path of Katrina

#141 Postby **vbhoutex** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 10:47 pm

Thanks for letting us know you are ok Big STeve!!! You're right down the road from me if you're in Katy. Welcome to Texas. Wish the circumstances were different though.

CajunMama · #142 Postby **CajunMama** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 11:45 pm

We have really been blessed with the safety of our members. I can't wait for the day when "safe" is behind each and every name.

#143 Postby **wx247** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:32 pm

I keep checking this thread hoping to hear from more of our "family". Keep praying everyone!

#144 Postby **MBismyPlayground** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:40 pm

wx247 wrote:I keep checking this thread hoping to hear from more of our "family". Keep praying everyone!

I keep checking too......

southerngale · #145 Postby **southerngale** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 3:14 pm

Glad to hear you're ok, Big Steve! I wondered about you.

I'm worried about many of the members we haven't heard from as well. I keep trying to call but can't get through.

southerngale · #146 Postby **southerngale** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 3:27 pm

For any of you familiar with the area, does anyone know how Pass Christian, on Bayou Portage fared? We have a member who lives there. I don't know if she was evacuating or not. I can't get through to her home or cell numbers.

Also, has anyone heard anything about the hospitals in Biloxi? I heard they are all 3 miles or closer to the beach and one of our members had to be at work at one of them early Monday morning. Also, we believe she lives in the Woolmarket area. I can't get through to her home or cell phone either.

Another member was riding it out in Biloxi on Lafayette Street. Does anyone have any information about that particular area? I only have a cell phone number for him and can't get through.

Unfortunately, the majority of our members in the affected areas did not send their information for the Severe Weather Check-in Policy so we don't have a name or number and no way to check on them unless they post here or contact someone. I'm praying for each and every one though and hope we hear from them soon.

Droop12 · #147 Postby **Droop12** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 3:39 pm

Are you talking about Ixolib? I remember he posted a map of Biloxi showing exactly where he lived. Last I heard he stayed. Does anyone have that map?

southerngale · #148 Postby **southerngale** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 3:52 pm

Yes, when I mentioned Lafayette Street. Anyone know about that area?

Here's that map...

Gorky · #149 Postby **Gorky** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 4:32 pm

Here's a google map image of Lafeyette Street, and what I beleive to be a post damage image of the same area. I have marked Lafayette Street with the red line. Damage doesn't seem too bad in that area which is promising I guess...

Google Map

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=lafayette ... 9791&hl=en

Damage Aerial:

http://www.gorky.plus.com/root/images/2 ... etteSt.JPG

southerngale · #150 Postby **southerngale** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 4:54 pm

Thanks Gorky. That does look promising, but I do wonder about the storm surge. The water would have receded by now. Hopefully he's ok and just without power. I'm sure if that's the case, he was prepared with supplies. I sure wish I could get through on the phone and I'd feel a lot better.

Janice · #151 Postby **Janice** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 5:03 pm

I don't know if this is the right place to post this.

BillieJeanne lost her home and car. They are underwater. Her pets drowned too. She left Biloxi and is staying with friends in Florida.

She said she will come in the chatroom tonight.

zoeyann · #152 Postby **zoeyann** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 6:36 pm

I am glad to see people checking in, I am sure more people will be checking in as they get the chance. My prayers and thoughts are with everyone who lost so much and who can not be located.

#153 Postby **baygirl_1** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:57 pm

southerngale wrote:For any of you familiar with the area, does anyone know how Pass Christian, on Bayou Portage fared? We have a member who lives there. I don't know if she was evacuating or not. I can't get through to her home or cell numbers.

Also, has anyone heard anything about the hospitals in Biloxi? I heard they are all 3 miles or closer to the beach and one of our members had to be at work at one of them early Monday morning. Also, we believe she lives in the Woolmarket area. I can't get through to her home or cell phone either.

Another member was riding it out in Biloxi on Lafayette Street. Does anyone have any information about that particular area? I only have a cell phone number for him and can't get through.

Unfortunately, the majority of our members in the affected areas did not send their information for the Severe Weather Check-in Policy so we don't have a name or number and no way to check on them unless they post here or contact someone. I'm praying for each and every one though and hope we hear from them soon.

I'm not very familiar with the Pass Christian area. I'm more familiar with Biloxi/Gulfport. Woolmarket is to the north of Biloxi (in fact it's north of I-10) and probably has some damage but not as catastrophic as along the Gulf. As for the hospitals, it could be Biloxi Regional Medical Center (which is just to the east of I-110 not too far north of Beach Blvd.) or Singing River Hospital just down the road in Pascagoula. From what we're hearing over here they are up and running. In fact on the news last night they were making pleas for supplies such as insulin, I.V. tubing, generators, and gasoline. Lafayette St. in Biloxi is near Keesler, I believe. They are very near Back Bay so they may have had some flooding there. I'm sorry. I wish I could be of more help. It's so tough here. I just found out today that a teacher who was my mentor years ago lost her family home. They lost everything. It just seems like everyday we hear another heartbreaking story from someone we know. I hope the folks who haven't checked in yet are alright and are just waiting for power to come back on.

cajungal · #154 Postby **cajungal** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 8:23 pm

Janice wrote:I don't know if this is the right place to post this.

BillieJeanne lost her home and car. They are underwater. Her pets drowned too. She left Biloxi and is staying with friends in Florida.

She said she will come in the chatroom tonight.

OMG. That is terrible. I am so sorry to hear about her home. And I am a HUGE animal lover and I am so sorry about her pets. I am glad that she is okay though.

#155 Postby **Ivanhater** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 8:29 pm

cajungal wrote:
Janice wrote:I don't know if this is the right place to post this.

BillieJeanne lost her home and car. They are underwater. Her pets drowned too. She left Biloxi and is staying with friends in Florida.

She said she will come in the chatroom tonight.
OMG. That is terrible. I am so sorry to hear about her home. And I am a HUGE animal lover and I am so sorry about her pets. I am glad that she is okay though.

man, i remember billie from earlier in the year, she was always asking if mississippi was in danger, and she brought humor to the chat room, she always brought a smile to my face, and i will be praying for her

southerngale · #156 Postby **southerngale** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 9:26 pm

Thanks for the info baygirl. I hope it's just a power thing too.

huricanwatcher · #157 Postby **huricanwatcher** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:35 am

[quote="bevgo"]

this was posted in the talkin tropics forum and thought it belonged here ....

Hi all. I am alive and safe. Most of my family is accounted for--missing an uncle and 2 cousins but we believe they are OK. I always said I wanted to experience a hurricane but wanted to be in a very safe place to do it. Well I experienced the cane but not in a very safe place. My place of shelter refused my daughter, GS and me entry so er ended up having top shelter in the apartment in Ocean Springs MS. What a nightmare. We do not have a safe place in there so er spent the entire day in the kitchen at the back of the apartment since the wind was blowing toward the front. It was so horribly hot that I opened the sliding glass door and let the air in. I really believe that is what saved the windows as we were the only ones with windows left.

Giant pieces of sheet metal blowing by and hitting the front of the apartment. Many of the roof vent covers blew by, one landing in a tree outside the kitchen. I found 10 of these in the back of the apartment. Trees crashing down.. OMG it was terrifying.

This was the stupidest thing I have ever done and I may evack for thunderstorms from now on. I made it but after 3 days of the heat, crappy food, and little water.--BTW I ran out of cigarettes--LOL I couldnt take it anymore. My GS got sick and so did I and we got out. I am in Meridian MS with family till next week. The house in NO held up surprisingly well from what I heard. Little damage and no flooding. I am a blessed person.

Mu son and daughter both work for casinos so they are both unemployed at present but hubby and my jobs seem safe. More later. I just wanted to check in.

southerngale · #158 Postby **southerngale** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:44 pm

Thanks huricanwatcher. I'm THRILLED to add another "safe" to the first post! I actually got a chance to talk with bevgo last night in chat. It's great to see another one of the Storm2k family safe.

Keep praying we hear from the others soon! I'm so worried.

#159 Postby **baygirl_1** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 1:08 pm

Has anyone been able to get a 228 number to work? We've been trying to contact a student in the 228 area code area but haven't had any luck at all. His family lives north of I-10, so we're hoping it's just a matter of not having working power and phone lines.

southerngale · #160 Postby **southerngale** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 1:10 pm

I can't get any 228 numbers to work either.

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