MY FOLKS ARE FINE, MY SISTER JUST TALKED TO THEM, THEY WERE ABLE TO GET A LINE OUT...

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THERE WAS NO FLOODING AND NO TREES GOUGED THEIR ROOF. THEY WON'T HAVE POWER OR PHONE FOR DAYS AND MAY EVEN LOSE ACCESS TO WATER. IT'S REALLY HOT AND HUMID SO THEY'RE REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE AND OF COURSE AFTER THE SUN GOES DOWN THEY'RE JUST SAT THERE IN THE DARK. I WISH THEY'D GO TO MY SISTER'S HOUSE BUT MY DAD CAN BE REALLY STUBBORN AT TIMES. I'M JUST GLAD THEY ARE HEALTHY AND SAFE AND THAT THEIR HOME IS UNSCATHED. THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ARE HARD ENOUGH TO GO THROUGH BUT NOW THAT THEY'RE OLDER I FEAR THAT SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC WOULD HAVE JUST BEEN TOO MUCH FOR THEM.

NEW ORLEANS IS ANOTHER STORY. PARTS OF THE CITY THAT WEREN'T FLOODED ARE NOW FILLING UP WITH WATER AND THERE IS WIDESPREAD LOOTING. I'M ALSO NOTICING THAT A LOT OF HOUSES SEEM TO BE FLOATING, COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THEIR FOUNDATIONS. I'M ALSO WONDERING WHAT'S UP WITH THE CEMETARIES. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, PEOPLE IN NEW ORLEANS ARE BURIED ABOVE GROUND BECAUSE OF THE HIGH WATER TABLE. THAT SITUATION IS SURELY GOING TO BECOME A BIG MESS AS WELL. THE SUPERDOME HAS UPWARDS OF 30 THOUSAND PEOPLE NOW WHO ARE APPARENTLY BOILING HOT AND RESTLESS. THE TOILETS ARE OVERFLOWING AND IT'S JUST GENERALLY A MESS. TO MAKE MATTERS EVEN WORSE, THE SUPERDOME IS NOW SURROUNDED BY 3 FEET OF WATER. THEY'RE STILL RESUCING PEOPLE AND TRYING TO EVACUATE PEOPLE BUT GETTING OUT OF THE CITY IS VIRUTALLY IMPOSSIBLE. THERE'S ONE SMALL HIGHWAY OUT OF THE CITY (THE MAJOR FREEWAY IS CLOSED) AND MOST OF THE CITY IS UNDERWATER SO THEY CAN'T GET TO IT ANYWAY. ALL ROUTES EAST ARE CLOSED AND THEY ONLY LEAD TO AREAS WHICH ARE COMPLETELY DEVESTATED SO THAT DOENS'T REALLY MATTER MUCH ANYWAY. I'VE ALSO STARTED SEEING SOME FIRES IN THE VIDEO THAT'S GETTING OUT, I'M GUESSING THAT'S BECAUSE OF RUPTURED GAS LINES.

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STILL NO NEWS FROM PATRICK. I'M WORRIED SICK AND I FEAR HIS PARENTS MAY HAVE LOST EVERYTHING AS WELL. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL HEAR FROM HIM. I KNOW YOU WON'T SEE THIS BUT PATRICK, KENNY AND I ARE SENDING ALL OUR LOVE TO YOU AND HEIDI AND KEEPING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES IN OUR THOUGHTS.