Hurricane Ida

[Dan Wood]

I hope our friends in the NOLA area stay safe!

Hurricane Ida forecast to strengthen as it nears Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations ahead of Hurricane Ida, which is expected to rapidly intensify and bring winds as high as 130 mph (209 kph), life-threatening storm surge and flooding rain when it slams ashore Sunday in...

apnews.com

 

[Stevehose]

Thanks. Just made jambalaya and have lots of boxed wine. Catching up on the forum before the power goes out. If the city gets wiped out we'll evac to FL Tues or so. Getting windy now and for the next 3-4 hours it will be hairy. Thankfully we sold our house last year and live in a brick condo bldg on 2nd floor, no 100 year old oak trees in the back yard or a basement to worry about anymore.

 

[dave v. in nc]

Stay safe.

 

[Dan Wood]

Steve
I sincerely hope you, your family, and cars stay safe. We have room for a couple cars in Georgia if needed.
Dan

 

[Stan]

Hope your coupe is safe too

 

[Stevehose]

Hope your coupe is safe too

As safe as anything here, in a warehouse near downtown. Very windy now, will be for next 3-4 hours as storm moves through. This is the biggest storm I've stayed through in 41 years of living here. The eye is about 60 miles west with 150+ winds, but the wind speeds drop off as you get away from the eye wall, but still pretty darn freaky.

 

[rsporsche]

at least the coupe is on some of the highest ground in NOLA. stay safe my friend.

 

[dang]

I hope Steve understands that if he only has three minutes of power left he needs to post to the forum and let us know how he's doing.

 

[Stevehose]

I hope Steve understands that if he only has three minutes of power left he needs to post to the forum and let us know how he's doing.

I would have but besides no power there is no cell service in nola! Serious forum withdrawal. Evac’d to Florida then will head north to visit my mom. Got pulled over doing 90 but got a sympathy warning when he saw where I was from. Coupe is safe in a warehouse. As my son so eloquently put it, the city got kicked in the balls again, 16 years later on a Sunday again.

 

[dave v. in nc]

Very glad to hear that you guys are alright. Stay safe and healthy.

 

[rsporsche]

Have a good trip Steve ... extremely glad no damage. excellent news on the sympathy warning.

 

[saltydawg]

Steve,
Just got home from nola. I took my daughter down to retrieve some things from her apartment (about a block from you if you recall). Mostly limbs down and a few small trees uprooted. I’m not sure if you evacuated before or after Ida but your place looks fine here is a shot of St. Charles in front. Of course the biggest issue is the city is dark...no power and it could be a while. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you.

JNL

 

[rsporsche]

for people not familiar with NOLA ... the median on St. Charles is for the streetcar, but on other roads with a median ... its called the 'neutral' zone. it makes a lot of sense the way many people drive.
looks like you are near Gen. Pershing as i believe that's the Touro Synagogue, a friend of mine lived right near there.

 

[Stevehose]

Steve,
Just got home from nola. I took my daughter down to retrieve some things from her apartment (about a block from you if you recall). Mostly limbs down and a few small trees uprooted. I’m not sure if you evacuated before or after Ida but your place looks fine here is a shot of St. Charles in front. Of course the biggest issue is the city is dark...no power and it could be a while. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you.

JNL

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Thanks Jim we left the day after and saw all that mess. Our condo is that brick red spot behind the no parking sign on the right in the distance. It looks clean compared to the morning after! Hope you all are ok.

 

[rsporsche]

Steve - NOLA question ... is Casamento's still in business? it was located on Magazine at Napoleon. wonderful seafood restaurant that looked like a big pink shower ... floor to ceiling pink tile with what looked like shower heads ... but great seafood. and then in the other direction used to be the best barbecued shrimp at Pascal Manale. if still in business, are either of them any good 40 years later?

 

[Stevehose]

Steve - NOLA question ... is Casamento's still in business? it was located on Magazine at Napoleon. wonderful seafood restaurant that looked like a big pink shower ... floor to ceiling pink tile with what looked like shower heads ... but great seafood. and then in the other direction used to be the best barbecued shrimp at Pascal Manale. if still in business, are either of them any good 40 years later?

I beleve Casamentos is still in business, I havent been in forever but I drive by it occasionally, they are ony open 6 mos a year or so and I can never remember when. Manale's just was renovated, they have a raw oyster bar inside and it's just like you remember.

 

[rsporsche]

great to know ... thanks Steve. i know some of my old favorite poboy places are still in business, Parasol's and Domilise's ... but there are many other / newer great ones that i haven't been to.

 

[m5bb]

I texted with Steve yesterday.
They went to Sarasota to have power and internet.
Sure he'll be back today.
Gary