Well, today is Saturday Oct 1, 2005 and it seems like a long time since the Eye of Hurricane Rita went over Mrs. B’s (my Mom) home town of Orange, Texas on Saturday morning Sept 24, 2005. Orange is right near Beaumont, Texas for those of you who watched CNN coverage of the event.
The damage to Orange is extensive and thanks to a brave soul at KOGT radio station in Orange, who stayed thru the hurricane and reported on the outcome we know some of what took place there. He continues to post his blog updates and photos of the damage around the area.
What we do know from the KOGT blog is that there’s no food, no water, no electricity, no sewage, and no services in the Orange area although, some things have started to come into town like the National Guard, MREs (food packets), and the start of recovery efforts around the town.
You can see the blog and photos at http://www.kogt.com/.
The good news is that Mrs. B is safe and is staying with relatives in Arizona. She flew out of Houston on the previous Tuesday and if she’d waited another day, she’d have been stuck in the airport. But Mrs. B has the luck of the Irish, and made it out of town safe and sound.
P, a neighbor in Orange has told her “there is a tree on her roof and she’ll need a new roof for sure”. She’s been in contact with FEMA and her insurance carrier and they have been very good about helping her get the claim forms started. She’ll be staying in Arizona while we wait for inspections and such. She’ll have lots of experiences to write about when she gets back on-line again.
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OH MY GOSH!!! I am so happy to hear that your mom is okay. I read her blog quite often and just love all her wonderful stories, that she shares with all of us. You are so fortunate to have such a fantastic mom who likes to put her thoughts, past and present, on file. She is quite a woman and she has brought tears to my eyes many times.
I DID watch the full coverage of Rita on CNN. I stayed up with Anderson Cooper, the exact moment that the worst was happening to Beaumont, about 2:30 am cst. I, of course, had no idea that Mrs B was located there. My thoughts and prayers go out to her and I am so glad that she was not in the storm herself.
I am thankful that she is safe and sound in Arizona, and will be so glad to hear her stories again, when she gets back. She is always so expressive in her writings, to where, she makes you "see and feel" her thoughts. She is wonderful!
Best of luck to you and Mrs B. I will be checking in frequently. Thanks for your info!.....Lj
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