by 1911fan on Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:38 pm
I met a man today who is a pastor of a Church in NOLA< he was up here dropping his son off at college when we met, When he said where he was from, we got to talking while our kids were in line for ID's and book lists, and I offered what aid I could if something happened, and I asked about protection, and he said he had some, but his parishioners had gone from passive to very pro active this time, realizing that even if you survived the hurricane, but failed to prepare for the aftermath, you were just as dead.
I will be keeping in contact with this pastor throughout, so I may be heading down after if they need help, He said of all the houses in his district, all were being rebuilt with a sacrificial first floor, meaning its either parking, or simple storage or just block walls with blow out panels to keep the water from destroying whats good, He said they were under 6 to 7 foot of water last time, now it will have to reach 9 foot to damage the living space.