Why Gustav scares me
I didn’t evacuate for Georges. I saw the storm coming due North, right for New Orleans, but figured it would make a turn East. Nash Roberts came on later and said the same thing. Bob Breck called him an old coot. It did turn East. .
When I saw Ivan doing the same thing I told my girlfriend at the time and her mother that since it was coming straight for us (again, due North). I figured it would do the same thing as well. However, they wanted to leave so we left. Ivan also turned East.
Katrina scared me. It was coming at us from the southeast and I knew it could hurt us. As we watched the storm I told everyone “look, it is going to turn East right here” and go towards Mississippi at the last second. It did.
So now we have Gustav coming at us from the Southeast. It is supposed to hit Cocodrie. But with what has happened with every other major storm that has threatened the New Orleans area in the last 5 years, I also expect this storm to make a last second turn East. So instead of Cocodrie it would come right at us. This is why the storm scares me. Because the weather-people never take into consideration that very last minute the storms all take a turn east and when it does, it will directly hit us.
I hope I am wrong. But I am 3 for 3 so far. So please, if you can leave do so now. And if they call for you to leave, don’t be stubborn and watch out for yourselves. Our most treasured resource down here is the people. We cannot lose anymore because of storms.
September 1st, 2008 at 3:37 am
I agree with you that all should try to leave to save themselves and secure their lives because we already have beard a lot loss due to these storms.