Awww Crap...
One of my favorite people on the Blogroll just lost his house and four cats to fire.
Dale at
Mostly Cajun writes:
Still alive, but battered...
This is my post-storm post...
I have lived through this one. We sat out the storm proper in a rural home in Ragley, Louisiana. As each rain band passed us, the winds howled and trees swayed. At dawn the light revealed a few pine trees down in the large yard, but no damage to the house.
Nephew and I got out and removed our vehicles from the adjacent pasture where we’d parked them to keep them from damage by falling trees. We took his pickup truck and headed out to see if we could make our way to his house to survey damage. To get out of the rural area, we had to use the truck and a tow strap to drag fallen trees off the road. WE DID THIS. We didn’t wait for FEMA or any other government agency to come to our rescue. We helped our neighbors, because they had chainsaws removing other fallen trees. As we made our way out of the woods to the main road, that was the scene. Everywhere we turned, plain ol’ people were out clearing trees and debris off the roads so that things could start going back to normal.
Mostly Cajun goes to get some equipment and comes home to find:
When I got back, smoke was pouring out of my house. I called 9-1-1 to report the fire. After I finished reporting, I ran to the house to see if I could break in windows to let out my cats, but the smoke and the fierce heat coming off the building were so much that I couldn’t get within a few yards.
The local fire department responded very fast, but when they got there, the community water system was dry, killed by Hurrican Rita. They called for assistance from several nearby fire departments who transported water in, but the house was a total loss.
Did you ever think about what you lose? Four loyal pets…irreplaceable. Itty, Splot, Mollie, Callie, my four cats… Mom and Dad’s photo albums… photos of the past 80 years. My library…books I’d acquired over the past twenty-odd years. My gun collection… Personal papers… On and on and on... All gone. Devastation is an over-used word. I use it here...
Damnit! Keep him close to your hearts and prayers -- he is good people.
Posted by DaveH at September 27, 2005 10:51 PM