My Friends Survived the Hurricane
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
Nashville, Tennessee
August 30, 2021 10:22am CST
A sleepless night worrying about friends in the path of Hurricane Ida.
As well as friends here on the site. Still waiting to hear from some here, and hoping for good news.
My friends are safe. Dustin's godparents have weathered the storm. They have no power and she said their yard looks like a war zone with all of the trees down. But they are safe. I am so happy to hear that news.
Now I can enjoy my coffee in the screen room with my cats.
Photo is one of my Eeyore coffee mugs.
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34 responses
@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
31 Aug 21
so glad to hear that - awful storm, stayed a cat4 for a really long time.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 21
@DocAndersen It really is a desperate feeling.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
31 Aug 21
@CarolDM its bad when storms like that or earthquakes hit, lots of scrambling to find people
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@RasmaSandra (80906)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
31 Aug 21
That is wonderful news. At this point who cares what the outside looks like at least they are alive and well,
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@arunima25 (87852)
• Bangalore, India
30 Aug 21
It is a big relief to know that. Hope all stay safe. I saw the visuals on news. There has been huge devastation.
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@arunima25 (87852)
• Bangalore, India
30 Aug 21
@CarolDM I saw the visual of it blowing the roof of one hospital and causing much more devastation. Social media is flooded with videos of River Mississippi flowing in opposite direction due to the strong wind.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Aug 21
@arunima25 Many roofs were blown off and a lot of flooding in more than one state.
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@RebeccasFarm (90529)
• Arvada, Colorado
30 Aug 21
So glad too to hear this. It is devastating. I am glad you can relax now Carol.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
30 Aug 21
Yes I did check with a couple of people to make sure they were okay and so far it looks good for them.
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@FourWalls (69162)
• United States
30 Aug 21
I know you’re relieved! I saw that building where Louis Armstrong played as a youngster collapsed in New Orleans early on in the hurricane and I thought, “This is going to make Katrina look like a shower.” They were touting how good their levees and pumps were. Well, sure enough, one failed and the power went out in the entire city, leaving they pumps useless. 
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@Marilynda1225 (83117)
• United States
30 Aug 21
Thats great news that your friends survived the hurricane. It looked so bad on the news.
I've also been thinking of friends here that were in the path of the storm
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
30 Aug 21
Glad to know that your friends are safe. 
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@toniganzon (72553)
• Philippines
31 Aug 21
Glad to know they’re ok. Natural disasters can really be devastating. So far we have been spared by the bad weather. And i hope we will continue to be spared from it. Other cities and provinces in the country suffered from landslides and flooding last month.
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@toniganzon (72553)
• Philippines
1 Sep 21
@CarolDM we’ve been through that. We haven’t had power for more than three months. Fortunately, we could afford a backup generator set.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Sep 21
@toniganzon Wow that is a long time without power.
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@aninditasen (16508)
• Raurkela, India
31 Aug 21
That's a good news as your friends have got through the storm. Hope their power gets restored soon.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
31 Aug 21
That's wonderful! News, awful what Ida did!
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
1 Sep 21
@CarolDM
You're welcome. Many trying to help victims of Ida, including Red Cross.
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