Thanks, Faith. I was in LA (lower Alabama) this past weekend visiting family in Foley and Mobile. We went to bed Saturday night with Katrina a category 3 and woke up to a category 5 coming in. I packed quickly and headed back to B'ham to avoid the traffic (it took my son and daughter-in-law 13 hours to get from Mobile to B'ham for Ivan). Lots of traffic but not a bad trip home. All my loved ones are accounted for - some still without power but that will come.
Thanks for your kind thoughts and prayers. Continue to remember all of those who did not fare as well.
Mimi

Hi Faith,

And "Thanks!" for the sentiments. It's good to know that not everyone outside our borders despises us! ;-)

Nelson

Our thoughts and prayers are with you folks in southern AL. I used to live in Florida and brushed up against a few hurricanes, but they were summer showers compared to Katrina.

Marty in TN

I've just been checking news headlines online, and it's such a nightmare. Thoughts and prayers are coming from a lot of us up here, you are our friends!
Faith

Hi everyone - Susan from the Oklahoma Gardening forum checking in on you folks in Alabama to let you know we are thinking about and praying for all who were in the path of this terrible disaster.

Nelson why would we despise you folks in Alabama?

Susan

Has any one heard from Capt Compost? Some folks at another forum are inquiring about him.
Hope everyone is ok, we are watching on TV in Maine here and it just looks so horrible, our prayers are with you all.

I cant imagine where and how all the displaced people will be looked after until they can go back home, again our prayers are with you all.