Update

So we didn't even get rain. Not even a drop, from Gustav. Which I am thankful we made it through ok. However, not everyone did. So much emphasis has been placed on New Orleans because of Katrina, the news doesn't seem to be showing what DID happen. Sure New Orleans got lucky also and didn't get what they expected. But there are plenty who weren't so lucky.

Cleaning up in Chauvin, Louisiana

This lady and her daughter are waiting for gas so they can get back home.

825 evacuees were housed in this shelter in Tyler, TX , with over 6,000 spread out over the city

This is in Gulfport, Mississippi

This is probably the biggest improvement since Katrina. They now make all interstates contraflo, so all southbound traffic is now northbound, doubling the amount of traffic that can get OUT of the city. During Katrina & Rita, some people were sitting in traffic for over 24 hours from Galveston to Houston .. which is a ONE hour drive.

So needless to say, I feel very lucky and very thankful and very BLESSED that in the 3 years I have been here, we haven't had to go through HALF of what these people have experienced.