The Hurricane

I’ve been watching CNN for the past hour.  I had no idea of the amount of devastation that the hurricane created.  It’s absolutely unreal.

If I remember correctly the latest insurance estimate is around $25 billion.  There are roughly 875,000 people in Mississippi without electricity….not to mention food, water and gas.  There are some areas in which the water is 15 feet deep…and because of the two levee breaks (along the river and lake) the water level is continuing to rise.  Not only that but there are no concrete plans nor times for when it will stop.

And on top of that…1/4 of US oil production is halted, and a large number of our refineries are not able to function.

I can’t imagine what gas prices are going to do over this coming Labor Day weekend.

Part of me, right now, desperately wants to be home.  I know there is next to nothing I could do from Lafayette…but still…ugh.  This is a nightmare for the US.  It worries me tremendously.

I’m not a religious man.  I don’t go to church.  I don’t (often) pray.  

But right now all my hope is with those poor people suffering back home.  Those millions who’ve lost their homes, their possessions, their jobs…and those that have lost their families and loved ones.  Their friends.  Their dreams…

Take care of yourselves…everyone.  Be prepared.  Keep on going.  Do your best.