I was on a vessel well west of hurricane Katrina
during and a few days after, home had some
damage , wife stayed because she took care
of her mother who was bedridden and needed
a caretaker 24/7. It was the loss of communication
and loss of power, impassable & closed roads
and all the other typical misery that comes with
it, mother in law went to local hospital but not for
long as the roof was falling in on a large portion,
than she was medivacked to another hospital.
Took me 2 day’s driving to make it home for
a regular 4-5hr drive. Would have been tough
if I had stayed at work any longer for sure.
Katrina left a nasty taste in my mouth but
A whole house generator that I plan on getting
would probably cause a lot less worry for sure
as it would be hard for the wife to evacuate
with our animals that we wouldn’t leave behind.