I just wanted to post a note explaining that I won't be checking in much here for a while. My family is safe, and we're actually temporarily staying in Tunica. Our home in Hattiesburg is intact, which is quite remarkable considering that we lost about 30 large trees around the house. Most of the houses in our neighborhood suffered damage from trees through the roof, but we were lucky.
While our house is OK, conditions there are tough, with no power and no water. I expect it will be weeks before power is restored. I don't know exactly when I'm headed back in to the area, but don't be surprised if I'm not around to answer posts for a while.
My situation is really much better than I could ever hope for under the circumstances, and my heart goes out to the hundreds of thousands of people whose situations are much more dire. I'll be back in communication when I can.
While our house is OK, conditions there are tough, with no power and no water. I expect it will be weeks before power is restored. I don't know exactly when I'm headed back in to the area, but don't be surprised if I'm not around to answer posts for a while.
My situation is really much better than I could ever hope for under the circumstances, and my heart goes out to the hundreds of thousands of people whose situations are much more dire. I'll be back in communication when I can.