Who from MeFi contacted me right after Katrina?
August 28, 2015 3:48 PM Subscribe
I live in the north shore, about an hour away from NOLA. Soon after the storm had passed through my city, I was contacted by a guy and gal from here. You were some of the very first people I spoke with aside from my wife and next door neighbors.
I'm upstairs in my house "working" right now, as I really don't want to make my wife break down crying again because of me doing the same. Been doing this crying thing a lot.
My city wasn't subject to the flooding or the human tragedy that my neighbors in NOLA experienced. During the storm, my house sounded like a train passing another train... we had some damage, but aside from not having power for a while, some downed Oak trees, and losing parts of the back porch we were good.
A lot of what happened 10 years ago slips me and gets a bit colluded in my head. My wife and I did whatever we could do to help our neighbors (immediate and farther away), and I've been really down because of the anniversary of the storm and a lot of things that happened after... a lot of human events that have happened in my family and in the news recently have been getting to me with a level of intensity that I'm having trouble controlling. I don't wish to imply anything that sounds like I'm at any risk, I'm not. I'm just stuck in a bad patch and I'm having trouble communicating right now without breaking down.
I had a Razor flip phone, and I'm not sure if it was a phone call or a text message, or maybe an email... Christ, I just know that a man and woman from here on MeFi wound up being able to get through to me somehow. I'm pretty sure it was a phone call, which was crazy because the only way to even have a call in my city at that moment was by driving to a certain part of town that was letting us text pretty consistently, and we happened to be there just at the moment you contacted me.
I'm sorry if this all sounds weird, but I never forgot that you came through. We didn't need anything, we really just were demolished from all of the death we were hearing about on our car and emergency radio.
My wife and I appreciate you for getting ahold of us. It was very sweet of you and I'm sorry I didn't think to follow up sooner. A lot of feelings are just hitting us like bricks right now, and it's tough typing through them right now.
Whoever the two of you are, I just want to say that it meant something. We needed that call you made. I love you for your kindness and thoughtfulness. It would be a pleasure to speak with you again one day, maybe after this month is over. Thank you so much.
I'm upstairs in my house "working" right now, as I really don't want to make my wife break down crying again because of me doing the same. Been doing this crying thing a lot.
My city wasn't subject to the flooding or the human tragedy that my neighbors in NOLA experienced. During the storm, my house sounded like a train passing another train... we had some damage, but aside from not having power for a while, some downed Oak trees, and losing parts of the back porch we were good.
A lot of what happened 10 years ago slips me and gets a bit colluded in my head. My wife and I did whatever we could do to help our neighbors (immediate and farther away), and I've been really down because of the anniversary of the storm and a lot of things that happened after... a lot of human events that have happened in my family and in the news recently have been getting to me with a level of intensity that I'm having trouble controlling. I don't wish to imply anything that sounds like I'm at any risk, I'm not. I'm just stuck in a bad patch and I'm having trouble communicating right now without breaking down.
I had a Razor flip phone, and I'm not sure if it was a phone call or a text message, or maybe an email... Christ, I just know that a man and woman from here on MeFi wound up being able to get through to me somehow. I'm pretty sure it was a phone call, which was crazy because the only way to even have a call in my city at that moment was by driving to a certain part of town that was letting us text pretty consistently, and we happened to be there just at the moment you contacted me.
I'm sorry if this all sounds weird, but I never forgot that you came through. We didn't need anything, we really just were demolished from all of the death we were hearing about on our car and emergency radio.
My wife and I appreciate you for getting ahold of us. It was very sweet of you and I'm sorry I didn't think to follow up sooner. A lot of feelings are just hitting us like bricks right now, and it's tough typing through them right now.
Whoever the two of you are, I just want to say that it meant something. We needed that call you made. I love you for your kindness and thoughtfulness. It would be a pleasure to speak with you again one day, maybe after this month is over. Thank you so much.
This post was deleted for the following reason: This is a totally ok question to ask over on MetaTalk - please repost it there! -- restless_nomad
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