re: 14 years ago today

Katrina seems to still be the most significant single event to alter my life time line. I usually don't notice I do it, but when telling a story I use the qualifier "back before the storm" or "after the storm" to frame a reference of time.

I'm sure once I get married and have a kid it will most likely change

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That was unreal seeing how it basically just removed all the houses from their locations

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And into the Bay/Sound. Along with the 90 bridge.

They were dredging cars and appliances out of there for over a year as I recall.

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Grandparents' house in Eden Isles had 9 feet of water. I'll never forget the look on my grandma's face when they were staying with us up in Memphis and my dad looked up a satellite image of their house, turned to her, and said, "Mom, your house is underwater."

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My grandparents lived there too. They never fully recovered from Katrina. My grandmother took it the hardest. I’ll never forget the day we went back to their house after the storm.