ekaterinn

The storm has passed. We lucked out - power cut out for us at 9:30 AM, but was back on by 5 PM. *g* I have also demonstrated both my foresight and observational powers. I moved Ippy, our Buick, out of its customary place in front of the house last night and woke up this morning to the sight of the birch tree falling exactly it would have been parked. Later today, I noticed a wire for the fountain in our little courtyard sparking and going up in flames, right next to the wooden fence. My mom managed to put the fire out and unplug the fountain, so I think we're okay on that score too. Whew.

I've also been calling friends - everybody seems all right, including

alimaaneal,

rowandruid (thought they have no power yet) and

narnia_girl. However, by the pictures on the television, New Orleans is a disaster area. They talking about a month for power to completely turn back on there, so it's pretty serious. I don't think, however, that it was as bad as it could have been and despite damage, the Superdome seems to have survived which is good news for the 10,000 people taking shelter there.