tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10130350.post115327276616388034..comments2010-03-19T19:13:05.489-04:00Trent Stamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15951791606945551730noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10130350.post-1161407293935603902006-10-21T01:08:13.936-04:002006-10-21T01:08:13.936-04:00I just sold our house in New Orleans and now we are residents of East Texas. We were lucky that Algiers had no flooding. However, we have two daughters that need good schools and a healthy environment to grow up in.<BR/><BR/>I remember sitting in a fast-food joint back in June 2006 and overheard a conversation between two contractors about the damage to their own homes. One lived downriver and said he had <B>21 FEET</B> of water in his house! That meant only a little bit of the attic of his two-story house stayed above water!<BR/><BR/>I am very happy to live about 100 miles from the coast and 250 feet above sea level now!JEPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10130350.post-1153287457993954412006-07-19T01:37:37.993-04:002006-07-19T01:37:37.993-04:00What really gets me is when you go through sections of St. Bernard and some other areas and realize the waterline is gone. You can't spot it when it is on or over the rooftops. <BR/><BR/>The location of the spray paint markers is also something note. It's not like searchers used ladders to get them so high on some of these houses. That would be boat level. <BR/><BR/>Something else to notice as you wander around - the trailers without propane tanks and/or power poles are unoccupied. There are lots and lots of them around. <BR/><BR/>No, it is not a nice place to raise children right now. I had a 2.5 year old and a 3 day old when we evacuated. At least now there are a few parks open - that was not the case until just a few months ago.jaime in metairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14772321956262694817noreply@blogger.com