Arrived
Arrived Sunday Night, slept in truck, eaten by mosquitoes, finally found reliable wireless at Cooter Browns, a little farther than I would like to drive from mid-city but better than nothing. Probably find someplace in the quarter if I ask around. I'll let you know what its like according to me, soon. This is a test. Looks bombed out here. Went to a town hall meeting yesterday. The mayor was late. The crowd was exciting. Many good questions asked. Few answers.
hows the house?
I'm living in it. Running water and sewage works but no electricity or gas. Very little mold. My zip code is still verboten for living but how you gonna tell a person not to live where he is? If the neighborhood looked sad before, now its a crying shame. No businesses at all operating in the hoods. French Quarter is up and running though, and that's less than a mile away so I'm spening a little more time there than usual, during the day only though. The night tourists are as scary as they ever were.
good luck - send pics
how high and how long was the water up in your neighborhood - any of your nieghbors move back in like you're doing?
Water was 4 feet, which is just slightly higher than my floor. I'm pretty much only one living there as of now. But I've seen a slight glow coming from candles, flashlights, etc, so there may be a few in the area that just never left, not many though.
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Arrived Sunday Night, slept in truck, eaten by mosquitoes, finally found reliable wireless at Cooter Browns, a little farther than I would like to drive from mid-city but better than nothing. Probably find someplace in the quarter if I ask around. I'll let you know what its like according to me, soon. This is a test. Looks bombed out here. Went to a town hall meeting yesterday. The mayor was late. The crowd was exciting. Many good questions asked. Few answers.
- jimlouis 10-27-2005 9:32 pm
hows the house?
- dave 10-27-2005 9:34 pm [add a comment]
I'm living in it. Running water and sewage works but no electricity or gas. Very little mold. My zip code is still verboten for living but how you gonna tell a person not to live where he is? If the neighborhood looked sad before, now its a crying shame. No businesses at all operating in the hoods. French Quarter is up and running though, and that's less than a mile away so I'm spening a little more time there than usual, during the day only though. The night tourists are as scary as they ever were.
- jimlouis 10-27-2005 9:42 pm [add a comment]
good luck - send pics
- bill 10-27-2005 10:37 pm [add a comment]
how high and how long was the water up in your neighborhood - any of your nieghbors move back in like you're doing?
- jeff (guest) 10-28-2005 2:13 am [add a comment]
Water was 4 feet, which is just slightly higher than my floor. I'm pretty much only one living there as of now. But I've seen a slight glow coming from candles, flashlights, etc, so there may be a few in the area that just never left, not many though.
- jimlouis 10-28-2005 6:18 pm [add a comment]