Good Sunday Morning

Good Morning, Mississippians!! So the board has been very slow the last few days, I'm guessing with everyone having so much on their mind the past weeks, it's not surprising. Don't think anyone was prepared for what we just all experienced, it was an eye-opener and I 'm truly feeling a lot of compassion for our new posties, who are dealing with this all on top of trying to recover, the ones misplaced and with no contact to their surgeons now. So far I think everone on our board is accounted for, Dex, thanks for posting and caring. I know some of you are dealing with things that are tough and don't even have time to come online now, however, if you're able to get online and post, lets share what's going on. Are you okay? Are you having problems with anything that is surgery related? Or even just questions??We're here to try to help each other, and I 'm just worried that maybe there are some people ( even if you're not from Mississippi, please, DO post !) that aren't getting the attention they should have!We got a lot of posties now on this board and the vast experience they have, would definitely be of great help to some who cope with some issues they might be just too embarrassed to ask?? I'll be here pretty much all day off and on, I finally have a day off !! So ladies and gentlemen, don't be shy ~Andie~

Hey Andie, I'm glad that your OK. How is your family ? What did ya find out bout strangers stayin in your home while you were gone ? That would have ran me crazy(er). I know that people needed places to stay & all, but to not have a say about your own home. Thanksfully we were ready for the Hurricane in terms of generator, food, water, etc. But mentally & emotionally- NO ~ NEVER !!! I still break down & cry about it !!! We are on the second highest hill in Lauderdale County with not alot of trees around the house, so when the wind blew- we caught it. "It" being Hell !!! I think one of the things that has traumatized me so much, was when we were sitting there still watching the local news & the porch roof flew off, hitting the top of the house over & over making the scariest sounds I've ever heard. All I could say was "What the Hell is that ?" Then all of the sudden you hear a big splash in the pool in the back yard. At the time we didn't know that it was the roof of the porch. We knew that we had picked up everything in the yard. There were no trees that could fall & hit the house. The first thing I thought about, was my horses. Instead of shutting them up in the barn which happens to be under alot of trees, I chose to let them stay out where they could get out away from trees falling on them. Good thing too, a tree fell on it where they would have been. I'm still up next week on the 26th !!! I'm ready to have my surgery after this long wait I've been on. I just wish I could get more excited about it. I guess I'm gonna have to kick my ownself in the tail & make myself excited about it. I guess I need to look at as tho Katrina did what she did, my being happy isn't going to change any of it. And just enjoy the new life I'm fixing to get to have. Tammy

Heya Tammy !! Well, of course I made it home that weekend and made sure I would not have just anyone moving in on my belongings. I also called all kinds of people to protest what the MPs that were riding around had told the neighbors , scaring us all to death. I think it was anywhere from the DA to the governors office and the dept of the Navy, I never really got any response other than "we'll check into it" but I got as far as to talk to someone way up on the ladder on hubby's ship and told them, look, this is not acceptable. I'm sitting here in Louisiana (thank GOD I have family), the ATMs won't work on Keesler accounts, I don't have to have money, but at this time, if they move someone in on my stuff, I want my stuff OUT of there, I want it picked up and delivered to me here, I'll put it in storage and I want my BHA ( basic housing allowance ) that is being taken from us in lieu of living in military housing ) as I do not intend to mooch off my relatives if I should be having a home to live in and they wanna take it from me. Needless to say, my husband made it home wayyyyyyyyyyy before me. My frantic phonecalls happened on Thursday, he left on Friday morning to go home. The ship let him leave on the very first bus out of Mayport to return and take care of business here. Y'all don't even know how stressed I was. The house was in pretty good shape, all things considered. We lost every last shingle and a whole bunch of siding and the eaves have holes in them, but that's all very minor, at least we didnt flood or lost the roof or the whole house. No damage inside, my car somehow developed an oil leak.. that's fixable. Sooooooo all in all , we really have lucked out and I'm not complaining at all. We're lucky. We have power, water and cable now ( for about a week ), I've been offering friends to come stay with us if they have no home, right now I got three extras living here, but they're moving into some of the trailers that FEMA provides next week. There's a lot of kind folks out here, I've seen nothing but helpful hands around us, and those who lost it all are just thankful to have their lives and loved ones around them. Mississippians are truly survivors. You can take their every last belonging but you can't take their will, and they're still happy to just have their families and everyone is okay I love this state!! Hope your surgery goes just smooth as can be, I'm glad you didn't get rescheduled. Keep up your faith, I'll keep u in prayers and I'm happy that everyone is fine ~Andie~

Hey Andie, It was great to hear from you. Yes the board has been slow lately. I miss everyone. I was very fortunate.No damage just without power for 2 days so needless to say the good Lord was with us. My heart really goes out to all of you that were affected by the storm. It's good to hear your ok. Becky

hEY GIRLIE! I am in my in my October doldrums lately...I KNOW it's still Sept, but the storm threw me off kilter. I am doing fine, but really busy....TOO much going on....TOO much stress....and down in the dumps.....It's a seasonal thing....I go thru this yearly....We are well and ONLY lost food - freezer and fridge, but accounting for all my friends from BSL/Waveland has run me nutz! Have heard from most all of them. One they tell me MUST be okay cause nobody has heard otherwise....One I don't have a clue....but in my heart of hearts feel like he is okay. He moved to Pass Christian the DAY BEFORE CAMILLE HIT!!! So he is a survivor! Can't eat squat and Keesler isn't taking patients - haven't had my 6 month checkup...first the move then the storm....other than down in the dumps feel GREAT!!! Love ya lots....miss ya lots....don't when I'll ever make it down there again.....My big brother says I AM NOT to go down there for any reason ANYTIME soon...... smoochies Arlies