Tropical Storm Ida projected to hit as a Cat 3, maybe 4...

[Mike67]

Grand Isle Drone Footage

Wow ,thats incredible...I would do my best to find out who built the deck on one of the houses, it was gone but a 3 tier deck remained @ 25 sec mark.
Also there what appears to be a trailer house on stilts that look unscathed about 1:25 mark.
That surge is amazing in what itbtakes and what it leaves.
This is a pic of Boliver ( east of Galvenston) after Ike in 08...one house was left standing. Im glad I got my in laws off the island and up here close to me. I was getting too old to keep packing up and boarding up everytime a storm entered the Gulf.
Just glad everyone is safe

 

[biomedtechguy]

Been hearing reports that it will take 2 weeks to restore power.

2 weeks? Lol...Probably much longer in many places.
It was a month for Katrina, but the flooding was extensive.
There was power in New Orleans East today, brought in from a power plant between there and Chalmette (by the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet).
CLECO is where I get power from, but there are so many trees where I live, I don't know how long it will be. Some power restored already in areas that CLECO serves, but I don't live near a hospital or other "critical infrastructure" that would demand any special attention.
I'm going to look for gas after I recover my pontoon boat. My brother in law untied it yesterday because it had a part stuck on top of a piling and I guess he didn't tie it back up.

 

[Mike67]

If there is something yall need let me know, Im not sure how to get it to you but am willing to try!

 

[biomedtechguy]

I wish I had THIS CONTRACTOR for my house in Mississippi!

By the way, the power and internet stayed on at that house. Wish it was finished, I could go stay there!

 

[wahya]

After hurricane Frances came through in 2004,we were without electricity for three weeks. I'm glad I had my boat parked in the yard and I filled the tank with 120 gallons. When the generator ran out, I just rolled it over to the boat and put the outboard hose into the tank and filled up. After working 12 hour midnight shift and then working on clearing branches for another 4 hours, the last thing I wanted to do is stand in line at the gas station.

 

[Mike67]

I wish I had THIS CONTRACTOR for my house in Mississippi!
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By the way, the power and internet stayed on at that house. Wish it was finished, I could go stay there!

That house, IIRC, had just been completed earlier that year. New regs required houses to be a minimum of 14' to the surface of liviable floo and I think this was higher. Surge was >20', and Ike was just a Cat 2... The pic is Roll Over Pass , a man made cut to the bay, the surge destroyed that bridge.

 

[wahya]

If that had been a cat 4, I wonder how those gable roof end would have made it. It looks like everything else was destroyed by water on surrounding houses.

 

[Mike67]

This was from 2020, there have been a few that have rebuilt but not all. To tell the truth some of those homes were basically fish camps.the state back filled the cut to perserve habitat... that used to be one of the best flounder spots in Texas.

 

[oldbee]

I wish I had THIS CONTRACTOR for my house in Mississippi!
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By the way, the power and internet stayed on at that house. Wish it was finished, I could go stay there!

The drone flight was a real good example of "good,better,best"!! Whew

 

[themechanic]

Did anyone else notice a woman in one of the videos wearing flip flops walking around the damaged buildings taking pictures? I hope her tetanus shot is up to date.

 

[CudaChick1968]

Did anyone else notice a woman in one of the videos wearing flip flops walking around the damaged buildings taking pictures? I hope her tetanus shot is up to date.

Not only that, but just being IN that water is hazardous and not only because an alligator might chomp your leg off. All the chemicals leeching from submerged vehicles (oil, gas, diesel, sulphuric acid ...), containers of [whatever] stored in sheds, etc., is all mixed in there too by now. Lots of post-Katrina folks ended up with more than they bargained for, and it wasn't just a new 60" tv.

 

[biomedtechguy]

best flounder spots

Mmmmm...Flounder.....

If they are a couple of pounds, up to about 5 pounds, I scale them with the back of a knife or a sharp edged spoon, gut 'em, cut long grooves in them for seasoning and broil 'em. Bigger than that I do the same but stuff and bake them. One of my favorite fish!
I'm into my 2nd hour waiting to get gas at Sam's Club. Going into Wal-Mart next to see what they don't have. I don't need or want much, but I have a feeling they won't have what I'm looking for.

 

[CudaChick1968]

Gas went from $2.75 to $2.89 here today. The impact on the Gulf is already filtering down.

 

[Richard Cranium]

We’re getting the remnants of the storm now with spurts of heavy rain and steady heavy rain on Thursday.

 

[Ronnman]

Update - the power was restored to our subdivision this evening and the internet was available shortly afterwards. Wishing for a quick power restoration for all, although I realize the worst hit areas may take months.

We were spared the brunt of the winds, so I consider us blessed.
Ron

 

[WileE]

Has the current administration sent in aid to all affected ? where is FEMA ? has the response been similar to Katrina ?

 

[biomedtechguy]

A relatively tree-free "modern" (25 yrs old) subdivision in Slidell has power where my and my wife's parents live.
They are generally nice to very nice to a half dozen "how many people live there to clean the house" mansions in that area, but you can reach across and open your neighbor's window.
I'm not surprised. The Fire Chief, a friend of mine lives on the same street and the Fire Station is over there. Important buildings, lots of people, with some to lots of money, and no trees.
Meanwhile here in the woods, when I went out for gas and stuff today, I drove around my immediate area. Lots of trees down, even though that happened not long ago. They seem grouped together, here and there, so between the multi locomotive train I heard (that was wind and trees) and the way they blew around, like an invisible finger pointed at the ground was moving through them, I'm pretty sure it was a tornado.
I've never seen as many trees, power lines, and poles down, so the $110 in gas at $2.75/gal I bought today was good to get, because I think I'm going to be running the generators for a while.
Speaking of, even though my and my brother in law both had our electric well pump motors get wet, his worse than mine, they work!
I'm going to take the first shower I've had in days, before the dogs start rolling on me...

 

[CudaChick1968]

Has the current administration sent in aid to all affected ? where is FEMA ? has the response been similar to Katrina ?

If Katrina is the example, it took 8 days in Luling (25 miles west of New Orleans off the 310) to get the power back on. The Red Cross passed by the house on Day 3 distributing MREs and water but the Feds / National Guard didn't show up out there for almost two weeks. The first phone call when our power came back on was to AIG Insurance to file a claim. Billy was told "Don't touch ANYTHING and wait for the adjuster to get there." 96 days later he showed up. The mold was a foot and half thick on the walls by then and most everything in the house was destroyed, except for non-power / air tools which cleaned up all right. The adjuster's report he turned in was for someone else's house so another adjuster was dispatched. The FEMA trailer that arrived was absolutely beautiful with pop outs and room for 7, fully stocked with brand new appliances still in boxes and new wrapped textiles from The People of Saudi Arabia! When the delivery guy asked Billy to sign for it he asked where the kids were; the trailer order stated it was for Billy and his three African American daughters (he's Native Indian and has no kids) and they had no record of me at all. Settlement checks started arriving from AIG in February.

I certainly hope the response has improved over the last 16 years. Katrina was nothing other than a cluster-uck!

Now ya'll know why I live in Tennessee now. One hurricane was enough.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

A relatively tree-free "modern" (25 yrs old)
Speaking of, even though my and my brother in law both had our electric well pump motors get wet, his worse than mine, they work!
I'm going to take the first shower I've had in days, before the dogs start rolling on me...

If you didn't already do so it's a good ideal to flush the motor with fresh/clean water, assuming the water you got is tidal surge & not fresh water.........If thats the case let your pressure tank fill, maybe fill your bathtub then shut your pump down & remove power.... At least flush the motor with a couple buckets of water & then let it dry out completely I'd wait at least 24 hours, personally I'd be taking the motor apart throughly cleaning everything & re-pack the bearings ....

 

[wahya]

Before there was a FEMA, I think it was started back in 1979 or so, you pretty much relied on yourself and maybe neighbors to get doable repairs done and be responsible for your property and the needs of your family. It changed over the years to what can your country do for you. I was not going to sit around and watch mold grow because nothing was done. In 2004, after I stopped water from coming through a hole in my roof, I called the insurance company. They told me it would be a few weeks before an adjuster could get here. The next day, the company called and asked what exactly was the damage. I told them and they said they could pay x amount after deductible and i said send it and I fixed it myself. Wife won’t let me climb ladders anymore, so I guess if it happens again I’m screwed. But then there’s fema I suppose.