Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The people who survived Camille on the Mississippi coast went back to places that were "safe" in Camille. They too found that the buildings were nowhere to be seen. Amazingly, the beach in Waveland and Pass Christian is still there. I think the surge came so fast, there was little time to erode the beach...the beach ended up being half a mile inland during the storm. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina Manley Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 8:50 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] Katrina relief pin-up calendar--Bro Nagin At 06:56 PM 8/29/2006, you wrote: >(4) Katrina was worse than Camille. I don't think >anyone believed that we could be hit with something worse than Camille. > >Jeffery Smith I was living in Buras, LA, south of New Orleans, during Camille. We evacuated and the house we were renting right on the Mississippi was not badly damaged but I'll never forget seeing all of those coffins floating around when we came back. The water stayed in the saucer between the bayou levees and the Mississippi River levees for weeks. I was teaching in Plaquemines Parish and the whole school year was canceled, but it was still nothing compared to Katrina. We went back to visit after Katrina and there's nothing left. I couldn't even find where the house used to be. My favorite place for oysters, Tom's, was gone, too. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA http://www.tinamanley.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information