Going to Mississippi tomorrow [View All]

[DFWdem]

I'm from a little town called Long Beach, MS that's on (you guessed it) the beach in MS. Lived there for about 25 years, have tons of friends still there, as well as my parents, who live about 2 miles from the beach. Early report says their neighborhood fared pretty well, so there's hope for that. The bad part is my wife's family lives in Pearlington MS (check it out on mapquest), which is about exactly where the eyewall came ashore. I doubt they still have a home left. Fortunately they evacuated to a gov't facility and are alive. Don't know about her extended family.

I'm loading up on bottled water, non-perishable foods, batteries, flashlight, radio, gasoline, chainsaw, generator, and other stuff I can't remember. I'm not sure I'm ready to view the utter devestation that's down there. From the pictures I've seen I can pick out landmarks that are left and get an idea of how bad it is, but I'm sure it's many times worse when you're there. I'll post about my experience when I get back. God, I can't even imagine how many hundreds of thousands of lives are in ruins. I'm hoping for the best and preparing for the worst.