Monday, September 1, 2008

Afternoon update

The winds have really gotten strong here and it's definitely the worst we've had so far. Walter thinks the winds are worse than they were during Katrina, but i'm not sure I agree. From what the news is reporting, this should be the worst of the storm and then we'll be left to deal with several days of power outages and lots of rain. I'm pretty sure everyone's power is out at this time. We've checked on our family and friends, and other than some trees down, everyone seems to be ok. Here is a video clip of our backyard from the little bit I could step outside and record.



The New Orleans airport has closed and all flights have been cancelled, which means that we do get a full refund for our tickets to New York! Yay! I think the final total was $814, so I am excited about that!

10 comments:

Michelle said...

I just saw Baton Rouge on CNN a few minutes ago and that wind was kicking!!! I'm glad it seems that the worst is over though. It has gotten really windy up here because one of my lawn chairs blew into my flower bed just 10 minutes ago. Glad y'all are okay!

Michelle said...

Ohhhhhhhh and I forgot to type. Great that y'all got a full refund!!!

Jen said...

Yay for refunds and if that window breaks instead of a trip you'll be making repairs. I'm glad to know you're safe and sound for the time being. My prayers are with ya'll down there in the midst of the storm.

Brian and Staci said...

Here's to hoping the worst has passed :) Good luck!

Bug said...

Glad to hear that you are hanging in there. Hope that the power isn't out for too long for you!

Blog Stalker said...

Glad to know that so far you guys are okay. It's great that you guys can get a full refund now. Great call Walter!

Keep the updates coming.

MBKimmy said...

yeah for a full refund that rocks, glad you are all safe!!!

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear you are ok. That is great about the refund. Wow! on the wind.

Leslie said...

yay that you guys get the FULL refund!!! That's great, I meant to post something about this before, but I didn't have any solid advice. Glad to hear that it worked out in your favor! And glad you guys are all safe and OK.

Ronnica said...

Is the water just blowing out of your pool? Haha!

I'm glad to hear you got your full refund!