<font color="blue"> Given time, ya’ll recover from Katrina, but things will never, ever be the same. Around here, folks measure time very simply; pre-Hugo and post-Hugo. I think you’ll find it will be the same down there.
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I was in Summerville SC at a friends house for Hugo. I was in the Air Force and thought that 20 miles inland would be plenty. Hey I was just a stupid farm boy from Indianna. Hugo was a spring shower compared to Katrina but if there ever was a next time I would make it at least 200 miles. Glad you are OK. Take it easy on the utility workers, those guys are working their butts off even if it doesn't look like it.
The thing I noticed most about post Hugo was the lack of trees. The second thing is the water never smelled or tasted the same again, kinda like it hade musty old pine trees in it, even 10 years later.
Keep your chin up. It really does get better.
We are praying for you all.