Still Homeless but Looking.....

Well......there are absolutely NO apartments available in Baton Rouge and surronding areas.....it is NOT looking good. The areas that I lived in were impacted although not as badly as New Orleans proper and the areas by the airport and in the 8th and 9th Wards. I may be able to go into Jefferson Parish and get my belongings sometime next week......clothes are kind of important.....furniture and all will keep, I hope!

As I sit here, in my office, writing this, my boss walked in to check and make sure that my wall to ceiling window was secure....apparently it is anarchy in Baton Rouge too! What the f.....!!! The damned animals are effing running the zoo! You can't even stop to pump gas into your car without the possibility of getting robbed! The stores are gouging the hell out of people....one service station right down from the hotel I'm at until Saturday is charging $3.59 for Regular Unleaded Gas! Right across the street it's only $2.59!

Everyone here is in shock.....not just the refugees from New Orleans and areas but the residents of Baton Rouge that have opened their hearts and doors to these people.....now what kind of black eye are they getting just because they extended their homes, shelters and whatever else they could.....

My heart is soooooo heavy. Not all New Orleans residents are like this. I am saddened at this. The people that I know are warm, compassionate.......hell......many of them are homeless! I am still among the fortunate few in that I at least still have an income! I'm pretty sure that part of this chaos and anarchy is from the fact that even if people have money, say, in the bank......they can't get to it! Many of the banks are still closed or just plain overwhelmed!

Well, anyway, I hope that all of the other people that read this blog and may have family, friends or themselves impacted are safe. I am getting word from many of the people that I have not seen or heard from since Saturday when it took me 7 hours to travel from New Orleans to Denham Springs, normally an hour and a half drive. Many of them are homeless with not even a board standing where there houses once were......many did NOT even take their insurance stuff with them!

I may STILL become a resident of San Antonio!