https://wolfhusky.net/duncan/wp/2005/08/down-in-the-delta/ My little corner of the web Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:27:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wolfhusky.net/duncan/wp/2005/08/down-in-the-delta/#comment-3155 Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:27:24 +0000 http://woofwoofarf.wordpress.com/2005/08/31/down-in-the-delta/#comment-3155 As a current resident of the greater NOLA area (Avondale near Westwego on the Westbank)…
thank you

]]> https://wolfhusky.net/duncan/wp/2005/08/down-in-the-delta/#comment-3154 Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:23:02 +0000 http://woofwoofarf.wordpress.com/2005/08/31/down-in-the-delta/#comment-3154 For many reasons, I do not recommend the American Red Cross. Americares does seem to be more effective and reputable.

]]> https://wolfhusky.net/duncan/wp/2005/08/down-in-the-delta/#comment-3153 Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:06:25 +0000 http://woofwoofarf.wordpress.com/2005/08/31/down-in-the-delta/#comment-3153 We had a sign on the 5th floor of Monroe (I was on the 4th floor). The sign said “Welcome to sea level.” We thought it was amusing at the time, but now all I can think of is the fact that if they can’t stop the flooding until the lake water equalizes with the river, then Monroe and Butler will probably the only buildings even *visible* over the water, since nothing else went higher than 3-4 floors.
I keep looking at the photos and seeing places that I know… places I recognize, even through the devastation. One of the earliest photos that was posted shows a policeman standing somewhere in the French Quarter, peering around a wall down the empty street. I know *exactly* where he’s standing, because it’s where home base/triage was when we were working Mardi Gras Coalition ever year. I’ve prowled those streets at all hours of the morning. I lived there for 6 years.
It’s just absolutely heartbreaking to see the pictures of a place I love so much, not to mention the waiting… there are still 2 friends that we’re waiting to hear from, because we don’t know if they and their families evacuated or not. 🙁

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