omg...would everyone please keep their fingers crossed for me..Katrina tore apart my home in new orleans...some of you may be familiar with that storm..

my aunt lost her store, and 5 of her mini poodles drowned..my father had just had surgery and wouldnt leave and was found in waist deep water after spending a week in it..which of course he had severe infections and ended up very near death..my mothers home was also lost along with many other poor souls..

the mayor ordered mandatory evacs and most ppl have fled..but this time again not my father..my stepmother just had open heart surgery and is home resting and he doesnt want to move her..so he gathered up his guns and is planning on staying there..IT IS HEADING RIGHT FOR HIM..i cant talk him out of it and neither can any of my siblings..

my mother also is not leaving..they both tell me that if its there time then so be it.they are old and dont want to start over again...they would rather die..

gustav

i am soooo darn worried now...so please keep your fingers crossed for me and my family

regards and a very nervous hug
Kay

ps..i am alone..my husband is clear across the country...which makes my worry worse

My thoughts are with you & yours Kay

We had Larry here in North Queensland 2 years ago - catagory 5 - only 1 life lost (and that was from a heart attack) it flattened the town but we sent a whole heap of volunteers up there to clear the debris and then to help start the rebuild.

They are so erratic - I mean they can come right for you then turn back to sea. With a bit of luck, because the levees are now reinforced and virtually everyone is evacuating this time - it will pass without the damage. So often when you are prepared it never happens. Hold onto that thought and it just might be true!

Fingers crossed for them - and big hugs to keep you semi-sane through your worry . Old & stubborn is so hard to reason with when you are so far away.

Sue

I will be thinking of you and your family until we hear from you again. Good luck and God speed.

thanks guys sooo much..i am terribly concerned..

oh if only the elderly in my family werent soooo darn stubborn...but i have seen my parents start over so many times..i also in my heart know where they are coming from

Oh dear, Kay - we shall be thinking of you and them, and sending positive thoughts.


Dave

My prayers are with you and your family too Kay.
I've heard it on the news, and did cross my mind if there was anyone there from drawspace. Keep your mind positive, and nothing wrong will happen
LOVE

I wish I could offer a suggestion on how to get your parents to leave ...the older we get the more set in our ways we are ...I will pray for your family and for your fathers will to stay put .

thanks very much...really i mean it.its like i am not so alone to see you guys post..i shall keep you all updated should anything happen...

My prayers are with you and your family!

Sincerely
Gilbert

Kay i willpray for you and your family, stay strong Wayneo

Kay, my prayers are with you and your family too. I hope everything will be OK. Keep us informed.

Big hug to you dear

My thoughts are with you and yours Kay. l hope you and your family stay safe. Big hugs from me and Mags

I know its inevitable to be worried in such situations, but try to worry the less posible, you know worrying won't help them. Let's hope everything will be alright. My thoughts are with you and yours, Kay, big hugs to you.

thanks to all of you for your concern and for your positive thoughts...i appreciate it..i am very glad to hear it has downgraded to a 3 WHEW!! still going to be a mess and lots of water..grand isle is 5 ft above sea level and it is now under water by about 3 ft

a lil more settled now..keeing my eye on the news down there

again thanks so much guys

ooooh...down to a 2...all this positive energy is helping

I will be thinking of you and your family, Kay. *hugs*

I was hoping to check in and you said they had a change of heart and left, I do hope they will be safe and the whole area is spared. Will keep them and you in my thoughts, don't you hate it when your parents won't do whats best for them. Mine go to the doctor but then refuse to take their meds...

Big hugs to Kay!!!

oh thanks so much you guys too...it is down to a strong two, with 105 mph wnds so it has really slowed..all those lil storms/ and waterspouts are pretty destructive too..my sister lives in the baton rouge area and has lost power..new orleans has been out, i was able to talk to mom this morning but the connection was really bad..she is in the morgan city area..and since she has lost her phone..so now i feel better but am still a lil nervous bout it..

i was just thinking...i was told as a child that the flap of a butterflys wings could change wind currents and even cause storms..what if all the ppl down there just stood on the coast and BLEW really hard all in unison...perhaps they could blow it back out to sea...

i know...im just being silly..but it was fun to think of..and envision..

I sure hope you and your family are doing well. I hate high winds.. Storms like that are frightening.

The butterfly thing is the simple expanation for the "chaos theory". The butterfly effect, theorises that a change in something as harmless as a flap of a butterfly's wings, may cause unexpected larger changes in the future, such as a tornado. Sooo, I am willing to help you, and blow your weather all back out to sea. After all, some of us have been known to be full of hot air.

now wouldn't that be great
hang in there Kay we are still with you!!!!

from what I see on the weather station here ..it looks like they will be safe .. thank God for that ....all our prayers worked for something

yep, I agree with Kim, the news here said it hit the coast with force 1, and looks like everthing is going to be just fine
positive energy worked

WHEW!! that was close...everyone is fine..without power, a lil flooded, some trees down...but they are fine...

thanks for the positive thoughts guys

regards and a hug to all
Kay

Big hugs to your folks for all their hutzpa (?sp) - they may be stubborn, but now that its almost all over I think that they really were very brave in sticking to what they decided - it could have turned out so very different, and thay knew that - that takes intestinal fortitude.

They are remarkable (if stubborn) people Kay.

nice to know that they are all fine...I told you so

I am glad to hear that it has worked out Kay!