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Moe the Sleaze · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:25 am Post subject: Thought and prayers

Please send your good thoughts and prayers out to the Twin Cities' favorite Mississippian, drat19 who lives in Biloxi which seems to be one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina yesterday.

Dave, I hope you and your loved ones all came out relatively unscathed!
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Marsha and Silent Bob · Past MnGCA President Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 6261

from drat19 this morning:

Oneied Cooky · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:05 am Post subject:

It's great to hear that everyone is safe!! Bummer that everything is wiped out!! IF there is anything, ANYTHING! that us Minnesota people can help with PLEASE ASK!! I can only speak for myself as far as Doing goes. But there are a lot of people that can help in all kinds of ways!! Please keep us up to date. GOOD LUCK!! Dave, You and your family and friends are all in our thoughts and prayers!!
Cooky and Bear

TimbreWlf · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:41 am Post subject:

As always, my thoughts and prayers go out to all affected, especially Drat and his family. I was notified last night that my agency (DHS) will be deploying a number of folks to the region to help FEMA, and that I may leave as early as tomorrow.
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Buzzygirl · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:24 pm Post subject:

I've never met drat19, but I am glad to hear he and his family are safe... the stuff will be replaced, but it still must be very hard to know you've lost everything. If anyone's interested in taking up a collection of essential items, such as clothing, etc. to send down to them (once they are allowing mails/deliveries), I would be most willing to chip in...

drat19 · Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 3:07 pm Post subject: Still kickin'

Got a rare opp'y to be in a powered and connected building today and get online, so if any of y'all post replies I may not see them for a while.

Our families are all alive and reasonably well. Some perspective: My wife and I lived in a group of 3 family homes in East Biloxi...next door to us was my Dad-in-law and 2 of my wife's siblings, and next door to that 2 of my Dad-in-law's siblings.

We rode out the storm on the 2nd floor of my Dad-in-law's house, going under the same assumption as everyone else - "it couldn't be worse than Camille (1969, worst storm (until now) to ever hit the USA) was". My Dad-in-law's house did not flood during Camille...the 3 houses are at around 20 ft elevation...a "neighborhood high spot" if you will.

Wrong. All 3 of our houses were flooded by Katrina (around 6 ft), and all contents, except what we could salvage the last few days, ruined. However, it was a blessing that we stayed....we pulled out 4 neighboring families as the water rose and they rode out the storm with us upstairs.

We are also blessed in that we are able to stay at our cousin (and fellow cacher) TarribleT's house in West Biloxi...he sustained a bit of roof damage but otherwise is in good shape.

So, while I'm technically "homeless", I consider myself and my family members to be FAR more fortunate than so many others throughout the Coast (and N.O. of course) who are in far, far worse shape. We will be OK.

Thanks to all for thoughts and prayers, and we'll talk again as I am able.

-Dave R. ('drat19') in Biloxi

Marsha and Silent Bob · Past MnGCA President Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 6261

Thanks for the update drat19. Kim and I keep you in our thoughts and wish you the best for a safe and fast recovery.

Please let us know if you need anything.
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Sad state of affairs.

jambro · Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:41 am Post subject:

Thank goodness you guys are safe, our prayers are with you.

s4xton · Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:51 am Post subject:

As others have said, I'll say it as well:

If you need anything, let us know.

Glad to hear that you are okay.

-Aaron

15Tango · Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:41 am Post subject:

I'm glad to hear you're okay, and like everyone else, let us know if you need anything.
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JT · Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:03 pm Post subject:

Drat- Glad to hear you and your family are ok! You will remain in our thoughts and prayers.

-JT

King Boreas · Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:23 pm Post subject:

Hey Dave,

Thanks for checking in.

drat19 · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 6:49 am Post subject:

Appreciate all!

-Dave R.