Wayne Boatwright
there are still huge parts of the city without power. Over where the levee failed there was a house in the street, moved by the force of the water. Trees everywhere, trash everywhere. The cars abandoned on the freeway are still there.
Back from New Orleans 5140Wayne wrote about New Orleans: A dear friend of mine lost almost everything she had. My friend is a participant in the Goth subculture, and every year there's a gathering of Goths...
David's family is slowly rebuilding he lower level of their house. Luckily insurance covers everything, but the process is slow and frankly rather demoralizing. David is still down there helping to install the new flooring. The insurance would pay for contractors, but if they waited for contractors they'd be waiting for years.
The strangest thing I saw was when we took the canoe out. His parents live on the bayou and as we turned a corner at what would be the end of their block there was a back hoe. A GIANT back hoe, half in the swamp, all beat up. No one knows where it came from, there's no path through the trees, they can't figure it out. Of course I stupidly forgot my camera and did not want to turn back as the sun was going to set soon and we had to get out to David's Island and I did not want to be in the swamp after dark.
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