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By: b.rox » Blog Archive » Six Years Post-Katrina

b.rox » Blog Archive » Six Years Post-Katrina — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:39:36 +0000

[...] wasn’t until the next morning that we learned the awful truth. The storm had passed, but the city was slowly filling up with water. How could this happen? [...]

By: b.rox » Blog Archive » My Katrina Timeline

b.rox » Blog Archive » My Katrina Timeline — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:43:45 +0000

[...] Tuesday, August 30th: I was sleeping in. Xy told me their was news of a levee breach. I thought they were still talking about the industrial canal, but when I got up I learned it was the outfall canals and that most of the city was flooding. I knew then that our neighborhood was flooded, but still clung to the insane hope that our house was dry. Katrina rain fell in Bloomington, and there were a few flash floods in Indiana. It begins to sink in that we are hurricane refugees. [...]

By: Diane Dz...

Diane Dz... — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 00:15:34 +0000

Bart & XY, I have been worrying about you and am glad to know you and the kits are safe. I am so sorry Mother Nature trashed your city (and at least part of your house based on Michael’s posting). Enjoy the visit to IN. Wish I could pop back for a visit and see you (been 3 yrs since I’ve been to Indy/B-ton).

By: Michael Homan

Michael Homan — Sun, 04 Sep 2005 17:51:33 +0000

Bart and Xy, I’m OK and in Omaha. You can reach me in a few days at mmhoman@yahoo. com. I was in a small boat last Friday and went up and down Canal Street. I didn’t see your house specifically, but I saw your neighborhood. Basically, your upstairs did not flood, but your downstairs of course is in about 4-6 feet of some pretty damn toxic water.

By: Evelyn Goss

Evelyn Goss — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:11:16 +0000

Hey B and Xy,
It’s been really hard to get in touch with anybody in NOLA the past week and so it’s nice to see that you two are safe and able to communicate. I drop in on the website occasionally and feel a bit like a peeping tom since I don’t keep in touch. But I did think about you this week and I’m very relieved that you and your kitties are OK.
As for me, I’ve been living in Austin for two years and work at a community college as a lab technician. That’s about it!

Take care,
Evelyn

By: David Bryan

David Bryan — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:32:05 +0000

Well, I just read your blog more carefully and caught the part about Mike. Why did he stay? That sucks!

My uncle stayed in town in the CBD. This is the uncle that was Edwin Edwards’ colonel over the state police. If anyone should have known better . . . what a dumbass! He owns two homes on the northshore, too. I took some satisfaction in telling my dad that I hoped he was huddled up in the superdome right now with the rest of the refugees.

By: David Bryan

David Bryan — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:18:09 +0000

B, glad you and K-Pax are OK. Have you heard from any of the other New Orleans gang? Send me an email if you can. I’m in Dallas, trying to sow the seeds of insurrection against the Bush crime family in their own backyard. I’ll let you know when I harvest a bumper crop.

By: J Hurd

J Hurd — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 09:03:14 +0000

Glad you made it out

By: Slick

Slick — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 02:45:18 +0000

A nice surprise to see you guys at the HT today. Good thing the downstairs restroom was being cleaned, or I probably would have missed you! Carrie was glad to hear the kitties made it with you OK.

By: Jeff Elbo

Jeff Elbo — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 01:22:43 +0000

hey b…as soon as me and a friend of mine heard about new orleans, we immediately thought about you guys…

…we’re glad you’re ok

i’m not up-to-the-minute right now about the storm, but we wish you the best..