Can we keep this thread near the top for DUers stuck in Isaac to check in?

[jsmirman]

(when they can)

I'll be relieved to hear from a number of people who seemed to be right under the hurricane/storm.

[HubertHeaver]

1. for keeping near the top

[gateley]

2. Kick -- great idea!

[mfcorey1]

3. Watched the storm coverage instead of the RNC convention. Heartbreaking is the only word.

[onestepforward]

4. Kick

I hope everyone is alright.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

5. I only heard of one death, a tow truck driver had a tree fall on him.

[LiberalAndProud]

6. Happy to help. I hope we hear from them soon.

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. k&R n/t

[KT2000]

8. K&R n/t

[LadyHawkAZ]

9. late-nite kick n/t

[rbrnmw]

10. k&r

[barbtries]

11. kick

hope you hear soon and everyone is well...

[MichaelSoE]

12. 5:08 k&r

[lillypaddle]

13. kickity

hope all are safe.

[sarge43]

14. Kicking for our friends

You all ok?

[goclark]

15. My thoughts and prayers

are with you

[eShirl]

16. kick

[Cooley Hurd]

17. Kick

[snappyturtle]

18. kick!

[pacalo]

19. Thank you!

I'm at my mother's house right now on my iPhone; my house lost electrical power two nights ago & we're hopeful to get it back soon. I have no internet at home & I'm about to leave Mom's, so I won't be able to answer any replies from my house.

We had no damage but my son & his wife, who live in St. John Parish next to Lake Pontchartrain, got flooded with a couple of feet of water. Thank goodness they were staying at the in-laws' house the night of the storm. Whew. They're young & resilient & are taking it in stride; I'm just sick about it.

Thanks for thinking about us!

I hope to be back soon.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

20. Thoughts with you..how

Much of the city is flooded? Different places than Katrina? How did the quarter and uptown do?

[jsmirman]

21. Thanks for checking in

I'm worried that our DU folks (and everyone else affected) will be without power for quite a while...

[malaise]

39. Glad you and yours are OK

[Spazito]

22. Kicking back up to the top...

hoping all affected by Isaac are safe!

[jsmirman]

23. kicking - many we still need to hear from *

[LiberalAndProud]

24. . . .

[LiberalAndProud]

25. kick again

[malaise]

26. Good idea

revolution breeze lost power on Wednesday night - she's in Slidell.

A few other DUers in the Isaac hit states are on this thread
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1226616

[jsmirman]

31. I'm worried it may be some time

before we hear from them

[malaise]

33. You're right - here's Jeff Masters

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2216
A few notable rainfall totals from Isaac, through 11 am EDT on Friday:

20.08" New Orleans, LA
15.02" Marion, MS
13.99" Pascagoula, MS
13.27" Hattiesburg, MS
10.85" Gulfport, MS
10.39" Slidell, LA
10.17" Biloxi, MS
9.85" Mobile, AL
7.38" Pine Bluff, AR
5.95" Baton Rouge, LA

A major reason for Isaac's heavy rainfall totals has been its very slow motion. This slow speed was due to the fact Isaac has been bumping into a ridge of high pressure that is unusually strong, due to the intense drought over the center of the U.S.; strong drought-amplified high pressure areas are very resistant to allowing any low pressure areas to intrude into their domain. The high pressure area was strong enough this week to allow several all-time records for heat this late in the year to be set:

[Aerows]

37. I'm in between Gulfport

and New Orleans. We got TONS of rain and wind. The area I'm in, though, is a little bit higher ground than other areas, so we didn't flood. A chunk of the porch fell down, though.

[malaise]

38. Glad you're OK

Now protect you and yours from mosquitoes
You'll fix the porch in no time.

[Aerows]

40. Ugh

I dread the mosquitoes. They should be our state bird they are so big.

[malaise]

49. Seriously get a net

West Nile is a seriously threat

[Aerows]

50. I know it is

It scares the crap out of me. I have a huge bug zapper. Cue jokes about Southerners entertainment being the bugzapper (which I have better things to do) but I have one and it works.

[malaise]

53. You can't zap them when you're sleeping

Still we love our zapper. Stay safe.

[Aerows]

55. Thank you, Malaise

And thank you for the hugs, caring, and all that you do to make sure DUers are informed about bad weather.

We depend on each other to get the news out, and you do a great job, cher

[malaise]

56. Those of us in hurricane alley better look out for one another

[goclark]

41. I hope it's better for you now

Let us know

[Aerows]

44. It's better :)

Thanks for the hugshttp://

[jwirr]

27. K&R

[Mnemosyne]

28. Be safe down there! nt

[kickysnana]

29. kicking n/t

[turtlerescue1]

30. a kick from arkansas

[DiverDave]

32. Hope everyone is O.K.

Lets put er back up

[goclark]

34. keep kicked

[malaise]

35. Yes indeed

I wonder where SwampRat is this days!

[Aerows]

36. Kick

I'm here a little east of New Orleans. We lost power for about a day, and had TONS of rain and wind. It certainly was nothing like Katrina, but it certainly wasn't a picnic, either.

A LOT of people in New Orleans won't be able to check in yet, because there are a lot of homes still underwater or badly flooded. When that happens, there's no power, so no internet.

[lunatica]

42. kick'd and rec'd

[steve2470]

43. k&r nt

[Aerows]

45. I've recovered in this particular storm

If anyone needs help, I'm readily able to help be it physically or financially. I know how bad it was during Katrina. If there is a DUer that needs help finding a place to stay - which was horrible for us, too, - let's make a fund to find them a place.

[Aerows]

46. I'm hoping for some of the folks that weren't in the direct line of fire

to check in.

This wasn't a mild one, by any means. The floods alone would be bad, but it just sat there blowing for about 9 1/2 hours. It wasn't Katrina, but this one is destructive because of how slow moving it was

[Aerows]

47. Kick

I hope to find a way to get DUers that are desperate into safe places to stay if they don't have enough money, or even if they do.

[Aerows]

48. I hope that DU can help coordinate something to do to help

I've been in this situation, and it's awful.

EDIT: and I'm in trouble, too, because I don't have a 4x4 to get out of here

[KoKo]

51. K&R.!

[GreenPartyVoter]

52. kick

[Aerows]

54. Kick n/t