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Jiggy-Z

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  1. If I remember correctly, that weekend there was supposed to a mild cool front that was supposed to blow through and drop us to under a high of 100. The front fizzled out and the dry air made it in and we turned thing up to 11 with a high of 112. Then the fires. In Oak Hill area I climbed up on my roof and I see all three fires burning that day. Bastrop looked more like a huge thunderstorm. It felt like the end of the world. I remember thinking what a delicate balancing act nature was in and that it was amazing that this was all from just a few months without any real rain.
  2. Ballgame.
  3. I am still worried. Today the weather was nice relatively speaking. Most are grateful and the home damage wasn't too bad. Everyone still has food, water, and a recharged cell battery. We will see how things are in a week when supplies get short and they are running out of places to shit.
  4. Imagine that.
  5. More like WF is deep in the Garden District and Family Dollar is in the Theft District. Kiddo has a hot spot, working on some pictures to get this thread back on target.
  6. More details on the looting from my kid and his "sources": Family Dollar at MLK and S. Claiborne got hit. Whole Foods is being protected by Army National Guard. LOL. No word on the Food King.
  7. ..or so the Germans would have us believe.
  8. Not sure about right now. In general he feels pretty good. He is a mere nine blocks from St. Charles and his street has seen some remodeling and development. I was there two years ago and I met all the neighbors, who were pretty much working class lower middle class. One of his neighbors was murdered a couple of months ago, but that was a domestic family dispute and the trigger man is still on the run-not drug related. CC gets worse once you cross S. Claiborne/90 from my recollection.
  9. OK. Got a report from my son: He is fine and his house seems to have survived without a scratch (Central City area-roughly intersection of Freret and Jackson). Neighbors have some minor damage. Cars are good and filled with gas, so he has that option if roads ever open up. His GF is in Chicago right now but has been able to text with some spotty coverage and she has been relaying info to us in Austin. Texting has been in and out. He also reports that looting is, in fact, already getting bad. See my post above about how this might go.
  10. That does seem like a long time. Seems like we are going to have a Katrina like humanitarian event. The same, only different. Better, but worse.
  11. Not a lot of man on the street stuff coming out of the city. News coverage is on repeat since crews can't get to areas of the city blocked by power lines and debris. Speaking of charities, my son has recently been feeding musicians, other hospitality people, and various homeless type freeloaders hit hard by Covid and benefits running out. He basically sets up at Trumpet Mafia concerts and events with some food and drink and does the barbque thing or preps at his house and then serves. He is a musician and has not set up any kind of charity for tax purposes so he has been doing this out of his own pocket against my advice, since he himself is struggling even before this. He has been getting his crypto mining set up with the help of some sweet govt loan he got but has been sending up the warning signals that that $ is running out, hence my advice to hold off on the charity, get things up and running, and then dole out some charity $. He insists that the community needs him right now and refuses to wait. He gets this from my ex wife who was a bit bat shit, but also was a ridiculously frustratingly charitable person. Most of his work is centered around the Trumpet Mafia group concerts and events. Not sure of their status. Once I get things figured out, I might enlist the Surly Mafia to see if we can get him legit and get some $ flowing. Just streaming unfiltered thoughts right now to pass the time, so take it with a grain of salt or whatever the saying is.
  12. I would imagine Grand Isle looks like the Bolivar peninsula after Ike.
  13. About 9pm. He's ok. No word on damage. Not sure how he is going to deal with the situation. Can't stay and can't leave just yet. Frustrating.
  14. Concur. The light of day will reveal mother nature's new and devilishly clever work around.
  15. Clearly, it has been a long day. For some us more than others.
  16. Louis did more than work for them. He considered them his family and wore a Star on David for the rest of his life after leaving nola. He wore a necklace. No flair.
  17. I've been here since 2011 (Surly/Shaggy). I know what I am dealing with. I think it would be in everyone's best I best that I stuck around and threw a little cold water on the over the top Doom and gloom nonsense where my local knowledge permits. Ragged edge..pffft.
  18. Freret and Jackson.
  19. Greetings and Jackson for cross streets.
  20. My son lives in Central City area close to St Charles. They had 2' of water for Katrina. They are not getting 10' or 9' anything close to that. God you guys are assholes.
  21. Everything is not going to be under 10 feet of water. Get real. This situation is bad enough without your completely unnecessary exaggerations.
  22. Shut up. Some of us have loved ones there and don't need any of your Debi downer bullshit.
  23. Had to look twice to make sure that wasn't my oldest. He's a pro trumpet player. He has been a bit frazzled over the last year and a half. Thought for a second or two, he might have gone down to the quarter and expressed himself. Not him. He is hunkered down.
  24. Sorry for partying. You guys are slipping.
  25. Oldest son lives a few blocks north of St. Charles cross Street at Jackson. He decided to stay. According to maps and locals they got about 2-3' of water for Katrina. More concerned about level of preparedness. Not sure he is ready for 3 weeks without power.
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