Guest guest Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 At 07:57 AM 8/30/2008, you wrote: Are all of you evacuating for Gustav? What is the story with this? What kind of SCD foods do you prepare to take with you in this kind of circumstance? What SCD stuff do you take from home? If you go to a shelter can you be accommodated with SCD needs? My heart goes out to all of you.. Be safe, stay legal.. I wish I could somehow help. Jodi, I have just returned from Dragon*Con AND a 10 day evacuation because we only got power back in our area as of Saturday night. I will be throwing out the entire contents of my refrigerator and freezer, most likely, tomorrow. Unless we got scorched-all lucky and things stayed cold long enough for the power to come back on. We couldn't tell from the Entergy web site just when it might have come back -- if it was only out 2-3 days, stuff will be OK. Any longer, and we'll probably be safer tossing things. I also came home to wet carpets in the hall and the bedroom closet. Stinks to high heaven. Insurance will probably say there is pre-existing damage and will refuse to do anything about it. Don't yet know the cause: we'll investigate come morning. Thursday before Gustav, we looked at the weather and decided we would NOT leave the fur children in the path of a Cat 4 or Cat 5 storm. So we took the Dachshund Duo with us. We arrived in Atlanta, and I went to check in, explaining to the clerk that we had an emergency. The response of the Holiday Inn Downtown was that their policy was no pets -- and they didn't care that there was going to be a mandatory evacuation of Louisiana's coastal and low-lying parishes, not to mention Mississippi. It wasn't THEIR emergency. So at 1 am, I called friends of ours who lived about 35 miles north of Atlanta in Holly Springs, and said, " Help? Or we're sleeping in the car tonight? " TRUE friends are people you can call on at any time, and they'll lend a helping hand. Samanda and Don's two cats were pretty well freaked by two MONSTERS coming in their house, but before long, they were sneaking down the hall and having staring contests with the Duo. The pups were certainly happier in Holly Springs than they would have been in a downtown hotel room with minimal places to walk. Sam and Don have a gorgeous wooded, hilly lot -- you can't even see the house from the street. Though not fenced we could walk them in the woods on their leashes, and they had a wonderful time. We, on the other hand, racked up an extra 500 miles on our car going back and forth to the convention. If you go to a hurricane shelter, you eat whatever food is provided. No special meals. Your alternative is to sip water and fast. Hence, we'll evacuate to areas of our choosing. Harry got two " hurricane days " but had to take two other days as vacation. Evacuating is EXPENSIVE, especially if you aren't fortunate enough to have good friends who will put you up! We have a refrigerator that plugs into the car: I took cooked chicken, which I ground (and which could be mixed with either the avocado mayo or the ranch dressing and put on souffle bread for sandwiches. I made spinach and cheese stuffed pork loin roll which we sliced into dinner portions. I made beef and broccoli pie which were in portions. We took Tropicana OJ and hard boiled eggs for breakfast. Also mustard and butter, and the previously mentioned ranch dressing and avocado mayo. We took cheese. However, keep in mind that we evacuated to an area which wasn't affected by the storm and which never lost power. If I were going to ride one out, my preparations would be very, very different. My parents waited until the evacuation became mandatory on Sunday and had a horrible time getting out -- 22 hours to make what is usually a 6 hour drive. Mom has bladder issues -- and anyone on this list can imagine what it would be like to creep along at 10-15 miles an hour (if that) with no access to a facility except pulling off to the side of the road and opening the car doors and squatting. Now imagine that you are 86 years old with bad knees and trying to do that. It appears as if New Orleans may be spared a visit from Ike... my heart goes out to everyone who is in the eye of this storm -- or who is recovering from it. Of course, Ike could decide to do a loop-de-loop -- Louisiana's governor announced tonight that he recommends people keep their cars fully fueled and be ready to go at a moment's notice. Who knows? We could be headed for Atlanta again this weekend. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 so glad you're back and ok - so worried for all affected especialy surviving on scd!!!!! hope you don't go thru it again eileen > >Are all of you evacuating for Gustav? > >What is the story with this? > > > >What kind of SCD foods do you prepare to take with you in this kind of > >circumstance? What SCD stuff do you take from home? > > > >If you go to a shelter can you be accommodated with SCD needs? > > > >My heart goes out to all of you.. > >Be safe, stay legal.. > > > >I wish I could somehow help. > > Jodi, > > I have just returned from Dragon*Con AND a 10 day > evacuation because we only got power back in our area as of Saturday night. > > I will be throwing out the entire contents of my > refrigerator and freezer, most likely, tomorrow. > Unless we got scorched-all lucky and things > stayed cold long enough for the power to come > back on. We couldn't tell from the Entergy web > site just when it might have come back -- if it > was only out 2-3 days, stuff will be OK. Any > longer, and we'll probably be safer tossing things. > > I also came home to wet carpets in the hall and > the bedroom closet. Stinks to high heaven. > Insurance will probably say there is pre-existing > damage and will refuse to do anything about it. > Don't yet know the cause: we'll investigate come morning. > > Thursday before Gustav, we looked at the weather > and decided we would NOT leave the fur children > in the path of a Cat 4 or Cat 5 storm. So we took > the Dachshund Duo with us. We arrived in Atlanta, > and I went to check in, explaining to the clerk > that we had an emergency. The response of the > Holiday Inn Downtown was that their policy was no > pets -- and they didn't care that there was going > to be a mandatory evacuation of Louisiana's > coastal and low-lying parishes, not to mention > Mississippi. It wasn't THEIR emergency. > > So at 1 am, I called friends of ours who lived > about 35 miles north of Atlanta in Holly Springs, > and said, " Help? Or we're sleeping in the car tonight? " > > TRUE friends are people you can call on at any > time, and they'll lend a helping hand. Samanda > and Don's two cats were pretty well freaked by > two MONSTERS coming in their house, but before > long, they were sneaking down the hall and having > staring contests with the Duo. > > The pups were certainly happier in Holly Springs > than they would have been in a downtown hotel > room with minimal places to walk. Sam and Don > have a gorgeous wooded, hilly lot -- you can't > even see the house from the street. Though not > fenced we could walk them in the woods on their > leashes, and they had a wonderful time. We, on > the other hand, racked up an extra 500 miles on > our car going back and forth to the convention. > > If you go to a hurricane shelter, you eat > whatever food is provided. No special meals. Your > alternative is to sip water and fast. Hence, > we'll evacuate to areas of our choosing. Harry > got two " hurricane days " but had to take two > other days as vacation. Evacuating is EXPENSIVE, > especially if you aren't fortunate enough to have > good friends who will put you up! > > We have a refrigerator that plugs into the car: I > took cooked chicken, which I ground (and which > could be mixed with either the avocado mayo or > the ranch dressing and put on souffle bread for > sandwiches. I made spinach and cheese stuffed > pork loin roll which we sliced into dinner > portions. I made beef and broccoli pie which were > in portions. We took Tropicana OJ and hard boiled > eggs for breakfast. Also mustard and butter, and > the previously mentioned ranch dressing and avocado mayo. We took cheese. > > However, keep in mind that we evacuated to an > area which wasn't affected by the storm and which > never lost power. If I were going to ride one > out, my preparations would be very, very different. > > My parents waited until the evacuation became > mandatory on Sunday and had a horrible time > getting out -- 22 hours to make what is usually a > 6 hour drive. Mom has bladder issues -- and > anyone on this list can imagine what it would be > like to creep along at 10-15 miles an hour (if > that) with no access to a facility except pulling > off to the side of the road and opening the car > doors and squatting. Now imagine that you are 86 > years old with bad knees and trying to do that. > > It appears as if New Orleans may be spared a > visit from Ike... my heart goes out to everyone > who is in the eye of this storm -- or who is recovering from it. > > Of course, Ike could decide to do a loop-de-loop > -- Louisiana's governor announced tonight that he > recommends people keep their cars fully fueled > and be ready to go at a moment's notice. Who > knows? We could be headed for Atlanta again this weekend. > > > — Marilyn > New Orleans, Louisiana, USA > Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 > Darn Good SCD Cook > No Human Children > Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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