Re: Katrina/Jesse's Friends

How sad.  But these are times when you have to force yourself to be
realistic and just hope for the best for them.
Read the paper this am; looks like Biloxi got hit really hard.

Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jesse Bell" <silverhawk@flash.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Katrina/Jesse's Friends


> Hi Kitty, you're so sweet to worry about folks. Yes, they were headed
> for Dallas to stay with relatives (who don't mind cats). The saddest
> part is they could only take 4 of their 6 cats with them. Two of them
> are not very sociable and I guess the weather, along with the fact that
> my friends were frantically trying to round them all up and get the heck
> outta there..they just freaked out and started biting and
> scratching...and running away from them. They only had hours to get out
> of New Orleans before they closed the roads. They were in DC when they
> heard the hurricane was getting bad, had to fly home before they closed
> the New Orleans airport, run home, board up their house (which I'm sure
> freaked the cats out), then get what they could and get out of there. So
> they left LOTS of food and water out for the two who would not be
> moved...and she cried for hours hoping their house does not flood with
> her babies in there. She's a mess. So they drove till 3:00 a.m. and
> couldn't find
>
> a hotel anywhere..and they had their cats. So they just snoozed a few
> hours in the parking lot of the Red Cross before hitting the road for
> Dallas. I felt so badly for her.
>
>
>
> Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
<4042N15@nationalhearing.com> wrote:
> What a shame. I know I'd never leave my cats. Do they have anywhere else
> to go?
> Kitty
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pam Evans"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 10:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Katrina
>
>
> > Bonnie - I hope all your near and dear in NO & FL are OK. You should
> > be safe in East TN, looks like the worst will hit west of you. Jesse
> > just heard from her good friend from NO. She & her DH & the four cats
> > are somewhere outside a Red Cross shelter in TX. No hotel rooms
> > available & they can't take the cats in the shelter.
> > Oy.
> >
> >
> > On 8/29/05, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
> > <4042N15@nationalhearing.com> wrote:
> > > I saw it in the paper. They said Great Lakes and Midwest would have a
> mild
> > > winter with lots of snow. Said South Texas would have more
> precipitation
> > > than normal.
> > >
> > > Kitty
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bonnie Holmes"
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 9:21 AM
> > > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Katrina
> > >
> > >
> > > > Right. A relative by marriage has a B&B in New Orleans and has
> decided to
> > > > stay. Have you seen the winter projection from the Farmer's
> Almanac....a
> > > > "polar coaster".
> > > >
> > > > Bonnie ETN Zone 7
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > [Original Message]
> > > > > From: Lynda Young
> > > > > To:
> > > > > Date: 8/29/2005 11:03:40 AM
> > > > > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Katrina
> > > > >
> > > > > Bonnie, I hope your family is safe. All other losses, while
> horrible,
> > > > > are bearable if everyone comes thru this unharmed.
> > > > >
> > > > > Lynda
> > > > > Zone 7 - West TN
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]
> On
> > > > > Behalf Of Bonnie Holmes
> > > > > Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 9:13 AM
> > > > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Katrina
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks, but we are worried about relatives in NO and Pensacola.
> Most
> > > > > have evacuated. My brother from Luling fears he may lose his home
> since
> > > > > there is a direct hit. Bonnie ETN Zone 7
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > [Original Message]
> > > > > > From: james singer
> > > > > > To:
> > > > > > Date: 8/29/2005 9:58:55 AM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Katrina
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This storm is truly amazing. We're still getting trailing edge
> winds.
> > > > > > And heads up Bonnie, Lynda, Zem--it's coming to Tennessee.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Island Jim
> > > > > > Southwest Florida
> > > > > > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > > > > > Hardiness Zone 10
> > > > > > Heat Zone 10
> > > > > > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > > > > > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> > > > > >
> > > > >
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> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp TX
> > zone 8A
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