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Welcome back to La. Well the house did good. A couple shingles. All fence down. Overall subdivision did well. Lot of shingles, most fence down in the subd. including the concrete/brick noise wall. But we all have a place to go home to and repairs can be made. Most important God kept us all well. Estimate 2 weeks on electric.My brother's house has a little roof damage and leak. He also survived, scared but alive as he rode it out. We went to Baton Rouge. His and my boats made it okay at his house. Now for the bad. I have pictures and when I can get them loaded I will. I had already rented a long term site at six mile on Toledo bend. But I no longer have a 5th wheel. The wind blew over my 13,000 lb RV and slid it 2 spots over in the campground in Iowa. It broke off the back and is on it's side with the entrance door on top. It even looks twisted. It is totaled and to think 10 days ago we would have been in it. The 3 campgrounds near here all look the same. Many campers rolled on their side and tore up. I describe it best by saying it looks like a tank took target practice. I have not heard of injuries at the rv parks, thanks be to God. I would guess at least a hundred destroyed. Like I said, I will post a few pics when I can. Those who have seen my 5th wheel will remember the big C.c emblem on the front, well all I can say about that is
"crappie down". Bilbob keep your emblem upright.

Update, DYWANE SHADOW is okay and his house survived. His parents are also okay, but their house is mostly destroyed. I got this info from him.

praise to God for all he kept safe in this major storm. Without HIM we are nothing. In Jesus name, amen. Thank you fellow members for being caring. if you can make a small donation to help out the victims who need it.
"D"

P.S. If I wasn't such a politically correct guy, I would change my handle to " Big Chief Blackcloud".

Wow.....glad everyone is ok....thats the main thing

Glad everyone is okay in general.
Thanks for the update on Shadow.
I’m glad you kept your sense of humor, Blackcloud!


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First off I’m glad you faired well and welcome home. I found out late yesterday evening I have a big ole overcup oak on my porch and one side of the house. We are headed home today and should have power back today.


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Wow. Glad everyone is ok. Sorry to hear about the damage. Prayers sent. Rv’s and decals can be replaced. Prayers sent for shadow and all others that were impacted.


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Glad to hear from you and that you and yours are OK. God heard our prayers through Jesus and spared y'all. I had a good feeling about Dwayne's house surviving because of where it's located and the oaks to help break the wind. Sorry to hear about his parent's house. That's got to be a terrible blow. Y'all keep safe while getting things back to normal. If there is anything I can do, give me a call or drop me a message. I know I'm just one old body but I can still get things done. I don't live that far away and would be glad to lend a hand.
Love y'all and Bless y'all,
"gene"

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All I can say is WOW.....our hearts are hurting for you guys...I have been wanting to call you and Dwyane but figured you had your hands full...thanks for the report on everyone...Please, let me know if there is anything I can do to help...Thanks be to God that everyone is safe...thanks for the pictures....and so sorry about your camper....

Bruce and Didi...

That's awful looking "D" and I see many others in the same shape.
"gene"

Danny sorry about your damages.....but thankful that you and Maye are ok

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That's awful looking "D" and I see many others in the same shape.
"gene"

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just think we were sleeping in it a few nights ago. It's insured. Just hope when they set it upright, i can get Mae's journal she has been keeping for 15 years of traveling. I would like to get my tools, pots and pans, fishing rods if they aren't broken(only had a few in there) and my 2 new fishing shirts. One of these day's I hope to fish again. It's been a while. We got water on already at our home thanks to an Army generator at the water plant. I'm thinking our subd. will be one of the first with power. The poles along the highway are in good shape and everything is underground to the homes.Sure will be glad to go back. We slept in our new bed 5 nights.

Wow Danny. Continued prayers being sent for a good outcome for all. Glad you and Mae made it safely through.


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Thank God that there were so few casualties from this terrible storm. No doubt the clean-up, repairs and restoration will be a long and trying process for everyone affected.
Thanks so much for the update. Our prayers and thoughts will remain with you and everyone who was in harm's way for as long as it takes.

We have learned from Rita and Ike! When they say leave, the bast majority leave! Danny glad you and Mae are ok, sorry about the camper.

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Thank God that there were so few casualties from this terrible storm. No doubt the clean-up, repairs and restoration will be a long and trying process for everyone affected.
Thanks so much for the update. Our prayers and thoughts will remain with you and everyone who was in harm's way for as long as it takes.

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Thanks for the update "D". Hope everything gets better for you and yours.

I’m so sorry for your bad fortune. Just makes me sick to see these pictures. So thankful for your safety


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Dang sorry to hear your troubles. Glad all are safe.

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It is in BR at a parts yard. Was able to save a few items. Carefully crawled through it , still got scratched up. Saved a couple of things that were important to us. Mae's journal that she has been writing in for 15 years on our trips. Also our 8 stuffed animals that travel on our bed. Gifts from our kids and grand kids. Meant a lot to save those. Got a few more camper items. Did not take pics, but looked like every thing in it was broke, including walls, cabinets, windows, mirrors and doors.Like it was bombed. Washed and dryer looked good, but no way to remove,no openings large enough in any direction. Anyway, Allstate paid me and after the auction for parts, they said I will get that too. They really came through. Looking for another one. Still got a few trips to do. House area cleaned up. Waiting on electricity still. Letting some older people use my generator. Not sure where we will get fence boards from. I even looked in BR. When the house insurance settles, we will fix the roof asap and the fence when we can. We were so blessed. We still have each other and our doggies, The rest will be fixed. Lake Charles will be bad for years. We had started falling in love with the town. Bummed about that.

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It is in BR at a parts yard. Was able to save a few items. Carefully crawled through it , still got scratched up. Saved a couple of things that were important to us. Mae's journal that she has been writing in for 15 years on our trips. Also our 8 stuffed animals that travel on our bed. Gifts from our kids and grand kids. Meant a lot to save those. Got a few more camper items. Did not take pics, but looked like every thing in it was broke, including walls, cabinets, windows, mirrors and doors.Like it was bombed. Washed and dryer looked good, but no way to remove,no openings large enough in any direction. Anyway, Allstate paid me and after the auction for parts, they said I will get that too. They really came through. Looking for another one. Still got a few trips to do. House area cleaned up. Waiting on electricity still. Letting some older people use my generator. Not sure where we will get fence boards from. I even looked in BR. When the house insurance settles, we will fix the roof asap and the fence when we can. We were so blessed. We still have each other and our doggies, The rest will be fixed. Lake Charles will be bad for years. We had started falling in love with the town. Bummed about that.

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Wow, glad things are going well, but still no power. Not good.

Let me know what color decal the front of you new trailer will need, and I'll mail you out one. Also, if there is anything else we can do for you and Mae, do not hesitate to ask.

On another note, maybe Mae needs to put her travel journal entries online, and add pics too, kinda like I do with my Slabs Stories. https://www.crappie.com/crappie/list...Slab-s-Stories

For that matter, anyone else want a place to put their journal entries and travel stories, let me know. I'd be willing to put up a forum or a folder for them here on Crappie.com. This might be a cool idea, a better place than fakebook for sure.

Went to the house yesterday. Latest rumors are could be next month on electric, and it is only a mile away. We had some of the least damaged homes and worse damaged electric stucture .

Well God blessem, only took 26 days but the power is on. So in all we had power for six out of 32 days since we moved in and cable/internet for 3 days. Good news, fixed roof today. Guys could not speak much english but understood green money. Really lucky on that. Now the concrete wall around our subd. may take some litigation. No one is sure, but the city says the developer is responsible. In the mean time I will put up a fence. Got to have somewhere for the pups to roam. Now , where's that check? Also good news, Allstate treated us good on the 5th wheel. Paid quickly. Pick up new one in Oklahoma soon.

Finally some headway. Good to hear. Hope it even gets better from here on out.

Always nice to hear some good news. Count your blessings my friend.
"gene"