On the left is a picture of a street in my neighborhood that was littered with branches. Gustav blew in Monday and left much devastation in Baton Rouge. Our electricity went out at around 11:00 a.m. that morning and stayed off for 3 days. It was very hot and sticky in this house. We tried playing cards and the cards were hard to shuffle because of 
the humidity. If you have never lived in the south I am not sure you can comprehend the humidity down here. I have a gas stove and water heater so thankfully we were able to cook and take hot showers. As I watched the trees being whipped around I wondered how many were going to be able to stand the pressure without breaking. I have lived in Baton Rouge for over 30 years and have seen many hurricanes but that is the worst one I have ever seen. It was scarey. I was afraid that a branch would come thru my window at any moment during the storm. After the storm we walked around the neighborhood and realized how lucky we were, there were many trees on top of houses, well I should say laying inside of houses, many utility poles laying on the road and wires everywhere. Here is a picture of one of the trees uprooted by Gustav. Charlie and I are standing by the bottom that was pulled out of the ground. They gave everyone a curfew and of course it was broken and people were arrested. You could not find a bag of ice if your life depended on it. There were long lines to get gas because not very many gas stations were able to open. Forget about going to a restaurant. No one had electricity. They would tell us that we shouldn't even go anywhere since the street lights were not working. This was the case for a couple of days. It was like living in a third world country. Standing line to get into a grocery store, waiting hours to get gas. Scarey driving. All traffic lights had turned into 4 way stops. People don't know how to do that anymore. You creep out into the intersection and pray no one will come barreling thru on their cell phone and plow into you.
We got power 3 days after the storm but not everyone on our street were not that lucky. At one point you feel guilty cuz you are living in the lap of luxury while your neighbor is miserable in the heat and humidity.
Baton Rouge is slowing healing from Gustav but it will take a while. I have heard that this is the worst BR has been hit since Betsy in 1968. Hopefully it won't happen again.
the humidity. If you have never lived in the south I am not sure you can comprehend the humidity down here. I have a gas stove and water heater so thankfully we were able to cook and take hot showers. As I watched the trees being whipped around I wondered how many were going to be able to stand the pressure without breaking. I have lived in Baton Rouge for over 30 years and have seen many hurricanes but that is the worst one I have ever seen. It was scarey. I was afraid that a branch would come thru my window at any moment during the storm. After the storm we walked around the neighborhood and realized how lucky we were, there were many trees on top of houses, well I should say laying inside of houses, many utility poles laying on the road and wires everywhere. Here is a picture of one of the trees uprooted by Gustav. Charlie and I are standing by the bottom that was pulled out of the ground. They gave everyone a curfew and of course it was broken and people were arrested. You could not find a bag of ice if your life depended on it. There were long lines to get gas because not very many gas stations were able to open. Forget about going to a restaurant. No one had electricity. They would tell us that we shouldn't even go anywhere since the street lights were not working. This was the case for a couple of days. It was like living in a third world country. Standing line to get into a grocery store, waiting hours to get gas. Scarey driving. All traffic lights had turned into 4 way stops. People don't know how to do that anymore. You creep out into the intersection and pray no one will come barreling thru on their cell phone and plow into you.We got power 3 days after the storm but not everyone on our street were not that lucky. At one point you feel guilty cuz you are living in the lap of luxury while your neighbor is miserable in the heat and humidity.
Baton Rouge is slowing healing from Gustav but it will take a while. I have heard that this is the worst BR has been hit since Betsy in 1968. Hopefully it won't happen again.
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