Nix Bits

Our neighbor, Charlie, was able to get in because his company supports Cox Cable in the city. Charlie lives about 2 blocks down from us, so there’s no pictures of our block or house here. No surprises in these pictures based on what we’ve read so far from corknola.com and elsewhere. Charlie’s been a good neighbor, taking the time to shut off gas and power to all the houses in the neighborhood to prevent potential fires. His wife has sent out detailed emails to all the neighbors so we know what’s going on.

Woke up last night at 3:30am as I have every night since the Saturday before the storm. This was one of the nights that I couldn’t get back to sleep, though, probably because of the impact of these pictures. So many thoughts surging through my head — all questions. When can we get in? How bad will it be? What do I need to buy now to start cleaning up? Will we really be in Metairie by next week? How long will we be out of a house? How much will we get for our insured losses? Should we stay in New Orleans? If not where can we live? Will we love another place as much as we love New Orleans? And how can New Orleans really recover? Can we really leave our friends, neighbors and my family in the city? When do I get Callie and Tobey from Kentucky? etc. etc. etc. etc. etc…..

Anyway, here’s the direct link to the first pictures, so close to our house.