Sid, Good to hear you are safe and more or less sound... Bob S.
On 10/3/05, Sid Barras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi pentax gang,
> I'm back in Lake Charles, actually been back 5 days now, but I also
> have a phone line that works with my modem now too. Still no
> electricity.
>
> But I'm much more fortunate than about 50% of the population here in
> Calcasieu Parish. (and about 100% of the population of Cameron
> parish, our southern, coastal neighbor)
>
> A full report to follow, with pictures; as soon as I get the trees
> off my roof, and tarps laid down to keep the rain out of my attic.
> Structure of my house is basically undamaged. The vast majority of
> the lovely old live oaks in this area survived. The "water
> oaks" (what I've always called them-- a taller oak tree, with a
> smoother, whiter bark, and an upright growth habit, and these are
> deciduous, though their leaves don't "color" as they drop in autumn)
> are what have mainly devestated the area around here. These trees
> have fallen over, roots and all (and they seem to share a shallow,
> weak root system) and crushed many, many homes around here. Most pine
> trees that have not survived "snapped" in the middle of the trunk, as
> opposed to simply toppling over as the water oaks have. These oaks
> and pines are probably 95% of the trees that fell. Of the others, the
> most common "fallen" varieties are sycamores, magnolias, and cedars.
> Most of the pecans and other hardwoods still stand.
>
> Well, I'm blathering on. More to follow, and more to the point, pics
> for pentax people to peruse..
>
> Sid
>
> PS: Mark, I saw your post-- a South Louisiana pdml gathering sounds
> great. I'm sure we have a few fellows within the "Houston to New
> Orleans" sphere as well... Also, did you hear that Avery Island has
> fairly well survived too?
>
>
