Tuesday I went back to check on the house. It didn't look too bad from the
outside, despite both towers being down. But when I went inside, it was a
mess. I have major roof damage and rain water caused the ceiling to fall in 4
rooms. House is not livable right now.
Used 4 tarps on the roof on Tuesday, drove back to Lafayette Tuesday night for
more tarps and a shop vac. Went back Wednesday and spent Wednesday night at
the house with my generator providing power. Finished roof covering on
Wednesday - ended up using eleven tarps. Got one of my towers off my
neighbor's roof yesterday. Much more work to do when they allow us back in.
They've locked Jefferson Parish down until further notice.
Pictures at http://aa5au.com/katrina/katrina.html. There will be more pictures
on this page when I get time. Right now have to go to the tent where the
insurance company is handing out dispersement checks.
Looks like I'll be off the air for a while although I did put up my HF2
vertical Wednesday night (I had taken it down before the storm) thinking I was
going to have to get someone on 40 meters to call my wife to let her know I was
OK, when all of sudden my cellphone started to work. But it only works at
night for some reason.
More updates as warranted. Thanks to everyone for their well wishes. It's
encouraging to know I have so many wonderful radio friends out there and it
does help.
73, Don AA5AU
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