Yup. Astute observation. I don’t remember anything but certainly heard about it many times over and read a National Geographic in the late 70’s with the route that storm took into the state. We also had a really bad storm in 1956 that caused a tornado to strike very near my grandmother’s house (fortunately no damage was done to her home) but from what I remember that was not from a hurricane. Fortunately my parents lived in another town so our home wasn’t affected either.

BTW how did you get my first name? I don’t recall using it on a forum and don’t remember meeting a Hop Sing. Oh well, maybe the guy that thought I was Michael Whiteacre (a porn producer and pro-porn speaker) will see this comment and believe me when I said I am not. My name is probably easy enough to find on Google anyway, I really did not make an attempt to hide it (although there is another Matt Harris living in my county.that is much younger than I which causes confusion at the pharmacy and doctor’s office when I pick up a prescription/show up for an appointment).

Weren’t you born in 1946, Matt?

I can’t make it this year but hopefully someday I will get to Mardi Gras. I have friends that have been there and they all say it is a fun time. Enjoy the festivities yourself, though and may you be safe and sound while you are doing so.

As for the hurricanes, if I lived down there I would get the fuck out of town whenever one was forecast to hit the area I was in (after boarding the windows and shutting off the gas and electric of course). Fortunately the last hurricane to hit Michigan was in 1946 so it doesn’t happen very often here. We have to worry about blizzards and torrential rain but no hurricanes here (in fact we are expecting heavy rain followed by cold temps and snow starting tomorrow and into the next day).

if i make it im insisting my shot come from an official fleur de lis shot glass 🙂

🙁 its not looking good with 30th Wedding anniversary June 2nd unless we plan something the following weekend to say we really made it lol.

Hell yes!! We’re actually talking about meeting up in NOLA at Internext, an adult trade show of some sort.. at end of May… you’re more than welcome to join us for dinner and stuff… NOLA is a fun little place!

@Lacey…..you still there? (New Orleans)….we’ll all come visit!…lol

All I can remember from previous years were Cat. 1, possibly a small Cat. 2 and my friends and I would go play in the rain outside, ripping the shit out of umbrellas (as if an umbrella was actually going to save us or something? lol) and then run around the neighborhood. .. high school kids are so fucking stupid…. 😀

@Lurk –
You should be able to have a “real” New Orleans shot in May during Internext if you come down…. 😉

I was in Baja CA., 8 months pregnant, in a tiny fishing village when Hurricane Nora (Category 4) hit shore….scared me to death…evacuated behind the only government built building (Thank God)….My water heater burst while sleeping and flooded my whole house the night the Katrina Levees failed….spent the week watching news coverage from my hotel room…really feeling for everyone and relating in my small way….