Update from New Orleans (by Zuul)

[zuul]

Thank you all for your kind words yesterday. That really means a lot!

I survived! And all 10 cats are fine.

Lost power at 1:30 pm on Sunday. Entergy reporting serious issues that may take some time to repair.

No water! Since 9:00 pm Sunday. So no using the bathroom, no hand washing, no bathing. I hope I don’t get typhoid!

It’s already too hot and the sun hasn’t even come up.

There appears to be only minor damage to the house and yard. Some streets in my neighborhood flooded, but no water got inside my house.

I’ve got to sign off now to save my battery. I’ll check in again when I can. I hope my DU friends along the Gulf Coast are okay!

[Solly Mack]

1. Good to hear from you!

Keep us posted when you can!

[Haggard Celine]

2. Glad to hear you're okay!

I've heard that it's been pretty bad in New Orleans. It's slacked off here, and I don't think there's going to be much more. I hope it's ending for y'all, too. Take care.

[2naSalit]

3. Glad to hear you are okay!

Stay safe! Check in when you can.

[Behind the Aegis]

4. Glad you are safe.

I hope it continues. I remember how how it got before the sun rose, especially when it had rained.

[hlthe2b]

5. Stay safe. I hope weather clears soon, stays cooler than normal and electricity can be restored

far more promptly than predicted.

[Hortensis]

6. Terrific! I've been watching reports and hoping your house

stayed dry. Imagine your guys are much happier now.

[gademocrat7]

7. Thanks for checking in, Zulu.

Take care.

[Scrivener7]

8. So glad for you. It sounds like your home did well. Keep the updates coming.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Glad you are okay!

Have been tracking Ida since it formed and it is now down to tropical storm strength with the eye in MS. The entire NOL metro is out (including the radar there).

Hopefully the National Guard can get in there with some water tankers (for washing/bathrooms as I assume there would be cases of bottled brought there).

Stay safe!

[ChazII]

10. This is encouraging news,

thank you.

[malaise]

11. Good to hear from you

Stay safe

[crickets]

12. So glad to hear you're okay, the cats are okay,

and that no water got inside the house. You have a million other things to worry about, but what a relief those basic things are still intact. Please stay safe & I hope the running water situation improves soon.

[sarge43]

13. Good to hear from you

Stay safe.

[KPN]

14. Glad to hear. That's relatively good news. Hope it continues to be so.

Will be thinking of and sending positive vibes your way.

[mountain grammy]

15. Thanks for checking in.

Glad you’re ok.

[tavernier]

16. You should be getting trucks with water pretty soon.

That’s what we always get very quickly after storms.
Sadly not such good news for the power coming on immediately.
Glad you are ok!!!

[Amishman]

17. What are you hearing for timeline on getting power back?

I'm seeing wildly different stories.

The most optimistic is that they can run a temporary transmission line and be up in a few days.

The most pessimistic is that the transmission line failure caused a cascade that fried a lot of equipment, and it could be a month.

Can't seem to find anything believably official either way.

[niyad]

18. So glad that you and the kits and house are okay. Stay safe, check in when you can.

[Maine Abu El Banat]

19. Sincere Thoughts and prayer to you

And your fellow LA. Residents. Stay safe my friend.

[kentuck]

20. Good luck!

Thanks for sharing your information.

[Kimber432]

21. Happy to hear you and the cats all survived! Stay well. :). n/t

[StarryNite]

22. I was thinking about you. Thank you for the update.

So glad that you and your kitties made it through.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

23. Yea!

Was worried about you.

[Pepsidog]

24. Power was out for me a couple of years ago in NJ and I had electric withdrawal. Stay safe.

[JohnnyRingo]

25. They say it's not the heat....

It's the 150mph humidity.

Glad you weathered the storm. Stay safe.

[Dreampuff]

26. So glad to hear you turned out relatively well.

I also live in Hurricane territory so I know exactly how you feel.

And I immediately like you. When you mentioned your ten cats, it was obvious that you were an animal lover so you are my kind of person! Take care of yourself and your family oh, everyone's included.

[virgdem]

27. Thanks for the info...

Please stay safe and take care of those kitties.

[a kennedy]

28. So happy ou made it through AND with the kitties. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Now, hope all the comforts of living there come back as fast as possible.