Ready for Katrina

Hurricane Katrina is on her way.. Normally I don't worry a whole lot about hurricanes, but this one is very large and powerful.. I live in Hattiesburg, about an hour from the coast of Mississippi.





As of Sunday evening, it is heading right for us.. My parents live about an hour south of me toward New Orleans in Picayune, much closer to the coast than I am.. My younger brother Andrew lives in the Kiln (birthplace of Brett Favre, although he lives in Hattiesburg on the other side of town from me) which is right on the coast.. My older brother Joey and wife Lori live outside of Picayune, but they have already evacuated to Florida. I also have a grandmother who lives in Lumberton, about 20 miles south of me.. Andrew is staying with my parents at their house in Picayune to ride it out. My grandmother is staying at her house. Janet's parents (who are an hour west of Hattiesburg) are going to McComb to ride it out at a motel. I will ride it out here with my own family and keep touch with everyone else.

To prepare, I purchased water, food, a gas powered chain saw (in case trees fall), and a generator. Dadgumit, I forgot duct (duck?) tape! Oh well. The generator is big enough for all my houses (three) to use at once, provided they don't pull too much of a load. I topped off all the vehicle tanks with gas, and also have 15 gals of gas for the generator which should last about three days. I can cook on my grill if I have to, and use the generator for microwave/refrigerator/freezer use..


I've completely cleared our yards and put everything in the shed or tied it down.

Lets hope everything goes OK, I'll take plenty of pics and video (of course!).

-Matthew