Katrina 10 Years After
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of Katrina. The date was August 29, 2005. It is very hard not to know this fact since every news station has a program about Katrina, including my favorite news Sunday Morning show on CBS. When I first heard the news yesterday I was in a bit of a shock. Was it really 10 years later. It had to be 10 years later since there were pictures of President Bush in his plane flying over New Orleans. I remember the pictures and the scenes from this disaster. Bodies were floating in the rivers, the football stadium was in shambles, people were on roof tops waving and trying to be rescued. And waiting days and days to be finally rescued. It was hard to believe that 80% of New Orleans was under water. I have visited New Orleans numerous times in the 1980's, including walking into the Superdome. What an interesting city! I remember jogging along Lake Pontchartain towards the causeway and enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way. I knew people who lived there. What a disaster!! But really, 10 years ago??
I was trying to remember, what I was doing on August 29, 2005. I know that I was still working, I hadn't retired. We were also running a small bookstore in downtown Palm Springs. I really couldn't remember any significant events that happened to me around this date. Maybe I don't remember anything else except the scenes from New Orleans because they were so strong on the senses that nothing else could compete with it. I am glad to see the new scenes coming out of New Orleans, it appears to be coming back 10 year after the hurricane. The scenes coming out of New Orleans seems to show that New Orleans is coming back bigger and stronger even though there are still alot or people who haven't received the help they need.
Stay healthy my friends!
Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of Katrina. The date was August 29, 2005. It is very hard not to know this fact since every news station has a program about Katrina, including my favorite news Sunday Morning show on CBS. When I first heard the news yesterday I was in a bit of a shock. Was it really 10 years later. It had to be 10 years later since there were pictures of President Bush in his plane flying over New Orleans. I remember the pictures and the scenes from this disaster. Bodies were floating in the rivers, the football stadium was in shambles, people were on roof tops waving and trying to be rescued. And waiting days and days to be finally rescued. It was hard to believe that 80% of New Orleans was under water. I have visited New Orleans numerous times in the 1980's, including walking into the Superdome. What an interesting city! I remember jogging along Lake Pontchartain towards the causeway and enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way. I knew people who lived there. What a disaster!! But really, 10 years ago??
I was trying to remember, what I was doing on August 29, 2005. I know that I was still working, I hadn't retired. We were also running a small bookstore in downtown Palm Springs. I really couldn't remember any significant events that happened to me around this date. Maybe I don't remember anything else except the scenes from New Orleans because they were so strong on the senses that nothing else could compete with it. I am glad to see the new scenes coming out of New Orleans, it appears to be coming back 10 year after the hurricane. The scenes coming out of New Orleans seems to show that New Orleans is coming back bigger and stronger even though there are still alot or people who haven't received the help they need.
Stay healthy my friends!
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