A QUICK ONE...

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Originally uploaded by KEITHBOADWEE.

MY MOM JUST PHONED, MY PARENTS SEEM TO BE TAKING THIS IN STRIDE. SOME PHONES WORK IN PONCHATOULA, SOME DON'T. STILL NO POWER AND MAYBE NOT FOR 3 WEEKS. MOM SAYS IT'S SCARY THERE, THEY'VE LOCKED DOWN THE HOSPITAL, THEY'RE SCARED TO LEAVE HOME BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID THEY'LL BE ROBBED. APPARENTLY DISPLACED PEOPLE ARE COMING TO THE REGION BUT SHE DIDN'T REALLY CLARIFY ON THAT TOPIC. SHE HAS BEEN ADVISED TO NOT GO OUT ONE HER OWN. AT LEAST I HAVE A CONTACT NUMBER NOW AND HE'S A CHILDHOOD FRIEND SO I KNOW HE'LL LOOK AFTER MY PARENTS AND KEEP ME POSTED. LINES TO GET GASOLINE ARE 7 HOURS LONG. THEY FEEL FORTUNATE TO HAVE AN INTACT, DRY HOUSE. THEIR TOWN, THOUGH NOT AS BAD AS MANY, SUSTAINED A FAIR AMOUNT OF DAMAGE, MOST OF THE TREES ARE DOWN AND MOM SAYS MANY HOUSES WERE DESTROYED. THE COMING DAYS ARE GOING TO BE DARK ONES I FEAR, SURELY THIS WILL BEGIN TO GET BETTER.