diablo
Master Don Juan
Now these guys had the right idea...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/drink.jpg
Of course, it's going to be rather difficult for some people to drive to check out the party...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/car.jpg
On the bright side, you don't have to worry about if you locked the deadbolt or not...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/tree1.jpg
There's always an intelligent person playing around power lines...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/jump.jpg
As well as those who are just curious...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/after.jpg
Another 3 yards back and both cars would have been toast...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/garage1.jpg
However, sometimes safe isn't safe - and yes, she used to have a 2-story house.
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/garage2.jpg
Some guys I found...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/racc1.jpg
Their 'new' home, next to where they fell from.. or out of...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/racc2.jpg
And the big view... good thing it fell AWAY from the house where we were watching it from...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/racc3.jpg
There's a ton more pictures, but those get the point across. We had power up until Monday morning or so, when we heard a big boom from 2 doors down. We went to check on our neighbor (a little old lady) to find that a tree had crashed into her 2-story house. We put visqueen around what we could, moved the valuables away from where they could be damaged by water, and then went back home - where we found the power had gone out. Ironically enough, my brother parked his car under her garage to keep it safe from the storm - and as such, it was about 3 yards from being crushed. He's got the Jeep on the right - http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/arch.jpg
The night before, I'd stocked up on beer, so it was time to start drinking before it got hot. No sense in letting good beer go to waste... After a few, I ran around the neighborhood with my camera. Odd, but we didn't really have that much rain... just wind... a lot of wind. It's a blessing to live in a neighborhood with so many trees, just not when they're dropping like matchsticks. On each block at least 4 trees had come down - I saw some that were split in half like kindling, some that had fallen into power lines, on cars, on houses, as well as anywhere and everywhere else you can imagine.
At one point, after having taken a good amount of pictures and run out of beer, I stopped across the street at the neighbors house (coming up through their backyard, with woods all around the rear). Him and a few others were watching a tree sway in the back, and after being offered a mixed drink (and who am I to say no) I joined in the betting. It was a massive water oak, weighing in at around 100 feet tall. The rain we had was apparently enough to have wet the ground completely, soaking through to the roots... and the wind was howling. The tree swayed feet to each side, the ground swelling and buckling under it's weight. Since we were on the back patio drinking, we'd have easily been crushed beneath the thing - however, we didn't actually think it would fall (after all, what are the odds of two massive trees falling in the same back yard within an hour of each other?)... We were wrong. It fell, ripping the ground upwards and tottering towards the rear of the property - crushing only a bamboo patch and onto a stream running through the yard. A most impressive sight.
In the tree were some raccoon babies, which we put in a recycle bin and left for the mom to come and get, back where they had fallen. After a few more hours of drinking I decided it was time to go camping - no power, no A/C, and nothing to do... no way to get around town since most of the roads were blocked by trees, and the wind had stopped for the most part. I set up my tent in a cow field a few blocks away, then got a call from my 'significant other', who told me that she had power. I ripped down my tent, (http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/tent.jpg) then drove helter-skelter through roadblocks and over downed powerlines for the most prized of all possessions - booty. No, actually at that point it was for air conditioner and real, working lights. I can't tell you how many times I flicked the switch in my house walking to the bathroom only to realize that I'd have to either pee in the dark or find a kerosene lantern so as not to spray the wall. Yeah, force of habit.
Anyway, I stayed with her for about 3 nights until we got power back on at our house - the whole time watching the news and soaking it all in... New Orleans, gone. The good news is that they're rebuilding it. The bad news is that half of New Orleans is staying in Baton Rouge until they do. Here's what that means:
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/drink.jpg
Of course, it's going to be rather difficult for some people to drive to check out the party...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/car.jpg
On the bright side, you don't have to worry about if you locked the deadbolt or not...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/tree1.jpg
There's always an intelligent person playing around power lines...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/jump.jpg
As well as those who are just curious...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/after.jpg
Another 3 yards back and both cars would have been toast...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/garage1.jpg
However, sometimes safe isn't safe - and yes, she used to have a 2-story house.
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/garage2.jpg
Some guys I found...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/racc1.jpg
Their 'new' home, next to where they fell from.. or out of...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/racc2.jpg
And the big view... good thing it fell AWAY from the house where we were watching it from...
http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/racc3.jpg
There's a ton more pictures, but those get the point across. We had power up until Monday morning or so, when we heard a big boom from 2 doors down. We went to check on our neighbor (a little old lady) to find that a tree had crashed into her 2-story house. We put visqueen around what we could, moved the valuables away from where they could be damaged by water, and then went back home - where we found the power had gone out. Ironically enough, my brother parked his car under her garage to keep it safe from the storm - and as such, it was about 3 yards from being crushed. He's got the Jeep on the right - http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/arch.jpg
The night before, I'd stocked up on beer, so it was time to start drinking before it got hot. No sense in letting good beer go to waste... After a few, I ran around the neighborhood with my camera. Odd, but we didn't really have that much rain... just wind... a lot of wind. It's a blessing to live in a neighborhood with so many trees, just not when they're dropping like matchsticks. On each block at least 4 trees had come down - I saw some that were split in half like kindling, some that had fallen into power lines, on cars, on houses, as well as anywhere and everywhere else you can imagine.
At one point, after having taken a good amount of pictures and run out of beer, I stopped across the street at the neighbors house (coming up through their backyard, with woods all around the rear). Him and a few others were watching a tree sway in the back, and after being offered a mixed drink (and who am I to say no) I joined in the betting. It was a massive water oak, weighing in at around 100 feet tall. The rain we had was apparently enough to have wet the ground completely, soaking through to the roots... and the wind was howling. The tree swayed feet to each side, the ground swelling and buckling under it's weight. Since we were on the back patio drinking, we'd have easily been crushed beneath the thing - however, we didn't actually think it would fall (after all, what are the odds of two massive trees falling in the same back yard within an hour of each other?)... We were wrong. It fell, ripping the ground upwards and tottering towards the rear of the property - crushing only a bamboo patch and onto a stream running through the yard. A most impressive sight.
In the tree were some raccoon babies, which we put in a recycle bin and left for the mom to come and get, back where they had fallen. After a few more hours of drinking I decided it was time to go camping - no power, no A/C, and nothing to do... no way to get around town since most of the roads were blocked by trees, and the wind had stopped for the most part. I set up my tent in a cow field a few blocks away, then got a call from my 'significant other', who told me that she had power. I ripped down my tent, (http://www.jbspencer.com/kat/tent.jpg) then drove helter-skelter through roadblocks and over downed powerlines for the most prized of all possessions - booty. No, actually at that point it was for air conditioner and real, working lights. I can't tell you how many times I flicked the switch in my house walking to the bathroom only to realize that I'd have to either pee in the dark or find a kerosene lantern so as not to spray the wall. Yeah, force of habit.
Anyway, I stayed with her for about 3 nights until we got power back on at our house - the whole time watching the news and soaking it all in... New Orleans, gone. The good news is that they're rebuilding it. The bad news is that half of New Orleans is staying in Baton Rouge until they do. Here's what that means:
- Traffic is unbelievable.
- Gas at almost every station is out.
- The stations that still have gas have lines of cars stretching 40 deep.
- Gas prices have risen tremendously.
- Every single room in every single hotel is booked. Even the ghetto ones.
- Apartments are selling like crazy.
- Used cars are selling like hot cakes. So much for me getting one at a good price.
- All of the crack addicts from New Orleans are on the streets of Baton Rouge now.
- The crack addicts have no money, so they're jacking stuff left and right.
- The crack addicts have no suppliers, so they have no way to get what they need, which makes them steal more.
- The crack addicts are spreading. They carjacked 2 cars from a local dealership yesterday - the salesmen rode with them until they pulled a gun out in each car and stole them both.
- Places like Burger King are out of hamburger buns.
- 24-hour fast food spots are closing after 8 hours due to excessive demand and not enough supply.
- Too much else to list.
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