The laura chouest is a hugh supply vessel that works for the federal govt here, multi million dollar weather equipment on this vessel. It was stationed at fourchon, our port here and about 5 miles as the crow flies from me. Their certified wind gauge at 100 feet off the surface clocked winds at 197 kts. That's 227 miles an hour . Noaa will still not categorize ida as a cat 5 but many claiming this was the most powerful hurricaine to ever hit the us coast. The last plane they sent in right at landfall had to turn back, breaking windows on the aircraft, had never happened before. I was a kid here for betsy. Betsy was nothing compared to this, I stayed here, I cant discribe the things we saw out my front door and kitchen window that were shielded from the winds. You cant describe this in words to anyone . Your mind cant comprehend the things your seeing, you think your going to die at any second, and it went on for hours and hours

Strange thing, if this storm is claimed a cat 5, no deductible on insurance. Anything under cat 5 they add 2 grand to your deductible, I have 5 but now its 7 deductible because it's a hurricaine under cat 5. If they classify it a 5 it erases all deductables

Bud, what sized batteries you need? I'll pick up some when I go to town to ship you.

We clocked Lara’s wind over 200mph. But, they still claimed it was a category 4. We think, the insurance companies paid NOAA off! I have neighbors, their deductible, jumped up to $15,000! Ours was $5,000.

Double a, triple a and d

Gator, I was here for katrina also
I'll try to explain this in terms some might understand
Katrina was a kitten
Ida was a Bengal tiger

Okay, I'll try to get you some shipped Monday.

Yet the reporting of the two are totally different. Not sure if you have TV or other news sources back up yet but out here in the so called "normal" world, I hate to say it, Ida has completely fallen off the map as far as news goes.

Warrior that's the way Rita was for us here in SoutheastTexas. News talked about Katrina but little on Rita.

Bud I got you two of the big packs of AA I'll ship to you Monday. Maybe they'll last you a day or three.

If you’re not a big city, it never happened!

Vinegar 50%x water 50% is said to kill black mold

No one to blame it on, either.