Natural disasters are terrifying events. The vast majority of them, tornadoes, earthquakes and flash floods, take people by surprise. Hurricanes are a completely different monster. You know they are coming up to a week away, which I can assure you is ultimately nerve-racking.
On the good side, it gives you the opportunity to prepare or ultimately run for your life.
On the bad side, if you have decided to ride it out like Terri and I have, it's waiting game. The storm is coming and you know it. Ultimately the freight train is going to rumble through and you will have to deal with it.
The really crappy part is, like Hurricane Laura, the main part of Hurricane Delta is going to hit our area in the middle of the night. In the case of Laura we were woken by the sounds of tree limbs and wind driven rain pounding the house.
Then the power went out.
All you can do is lay there and listen while unseen chaos takes place all around you in the dark. It honestly was the most terrifying experience I have ever gone through.
Now I'm going to do it again ... and I'm not looking forward to it.
After the storm passes the clean up begins. For Laura it took four full days worth of work just to clean up the branches out of the yard.
We were blessed that there wasn't any more serious damage to our home or property. Others in our town were not so lucky. A tour of the surrounding area featured many homes where trees had fallen on them, crushing them under their weight.
Then there is the period of endless quests. The quests for supplies and quests for gasoline to power your generator, which is your new lifeline. The power it supplies keeps you refrigerator running so your food doesn't spoil and provides fans to keep you from dying from Louisiana's stifling heat and humidity.
As far as our present situation is concerned it's raining. Raining since last night. Delta is what the call a 'messy storm' with a lot more rain involved than Laura produced.
A quick tour of our immediate revealed that Bayou Boeuf is starting to rise and the streets have a lot of water. We are going to keep an eye on this. The bayou is up, but it will take a lot for it to overflow and flood our area.
I will of course post a update once this monster gets done with us and I can get out with my camera.
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Saturday Afternoon On Bayou Boeuf, Lecompte Louisiana
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