Hurricane Gustav Post #1

Me and rachel are all set at her parents house in Mandeville while we await what is quite possibly the biggest storm to ever hit here. Who would have thought that only three years after Katrina we are facing a storm even greater. The storm surge and flooding is going to be atleast 4 feet higher than in Katrina. The footprint of Katrina was 400 miles, Gustav is already 9oo miles and growing. I have a lot of apprehension right now and you might ask why in the world are you staying, well the way I looked at it no matter where in Louisiana we went we we're going to get hit and power, granted we live just above lake ponchaetrain but we live right above I-12 so we really only have to worry about trees coming through the roof from gail force winds and or tornado's. We are as prepared as you can be for something of this magnitude. We have a generator, chainsaws, plenty of food and water, flashlights, cards and games, books and of course beer, wine and tobacco(quite possibly the most essential resources in a time like this). This is post number one, I intend to update as often as possible, hopefully I can find an internet source quickly after the storm hits, me and my brothers-n-law plan on taking some before pictures and then after the storm we plan on taking the canoe around(because thats the only way to get around) and getting the after shots. I hope all are well, and I pray that lives are saved and and houses unscaved.