re: 14 years ago today

14 years ago today I was sitting in a hotel room in Ridgeland, MS, without power, thinking if 200 miles inland, this storm is knocking out power, WTF must be going on in Chalmette?

Later this night, I would get a text message from my BIL, who worked for the St Bernard Sheriff's Office, saying he rode out the storm on the roof of the jail, outside, and that it was likely our place had 10-12 feet of water, as everything north of Judge Perez had 10-12 feet of water.

I spent the rest of a sleepless, hot night trying to figure out where I wanted to move to, since I didn't think back home was going to be an option.