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Darrian:
So very true. Water is a must!
Our local sheriff confiscated a FEMA truck that had water and ice and gave it to those that couldn't other wise get to there they distributed it.
There was A LOT of grilling going on after it, just so all the meat in freezers wouldn't ruin.
I was working down there too doing flood claims and spent a fair amount of time (~5-6 months) along the Gulf Coast. A lot of it in Chalmette, Arabai, and the 9th Ward.
There was not a lot of grilling in those parts. About a dozen of my claims were total losses, ie, only the footprint foundation of the house remained. Those three towns/areas were all under 20 ft of water. Meat left in a fridge that's been flooded and then rotting in 90 degree temperatures and caked in mud for weeks is arguably one of the worst smells I've ever encountered. Other things I ran into, turned a corner to see a corpse covered by a tarp most of the way (the National Guard didn't find everything the first time through), had a water mocassin jump at me, opened the door to an m16 in my face one night as I must have been a few minutes past curfew, and many more not so fun stories.
Oh, and getting into the city, augh what a mess. I-10 twinspan was washed out. Rt 15 was open on one side. Lake P causeway also open on only one side.
Through it all, the only place in town with cold drinks was the Red Cross/Salvation Army with those water trucks OR in the French Quarter, one or two of the restaurants were open serving only beer (no water), but it was cold.