A $29 billion dollar bill for Katrina relief was passed in the House on Monday morning, which would be really good news for people in Mississippi who lost their homes to storm surge. (You know, people like me.) It still has to pass in the Senate, and it could have trouble there. […]

Well, the insurance adjuster FINALLY made it to our house. However, none of the insurance companies responsible for the idiot adjuster who never showed up has called to explain what happened, despite the fact that we have peppered them with calls. I want to scream.
But now that an adjuster has made it to […]

Shawna, a good friend of mine from Mississippi, was fortunate enough to have taken only minor damage from Katrina, so she still lives near the neighborhood where I used to live. The other day, she snapped some pictures from around the area and sent them to me.
Take a look, and the next time you […]

Remember hurricane Katrina? You know, the big hurricane that happened almost 3 months ago? Remember how the hurricane insurance idiots couldn’t get to our house until November 19th–today? Did I mention that my husband had to change his Thanksgiving travel plans because the insurance idiots couldn’t make it until the 19th, so […]

I spoke with one of my neighbors yesterday, the one who lives directly across the street ??:
She just got her FEMA trailer and installed it in her driveway so they can begin repairs on their house. No one in our neighborhood has been able to begin repairs unless they live in their driveway […]

YOU KNOW YOU LIVE ON THE GULF COAST WHEN ….
You have FEMA’s number on your speed dial. (Not that you can get through.)
You have more than 300 C and D batteries in your kitchen drawer. (Kitchen? Should I admit that when I heard our house had been destroyed, I made my husband’s first order of […]

And it just. won’t. stop. :evil:
It’s now been two months since hurricane Katrina. We have yet to see an insurance adjuster. Even FEMA has been to our house. But not the hurricane insurance people.
Bryan heard from the hurricane insurance people today. Today! TWO months after the hurricane. If this […]

I’m very angry right now, so fair warning.
It’s bad enough when a hurricane takes everything away from you. It’s bad enough when you are faced with the daunting task of cleanup and the threat of financial ruin.
But when someone comes into your house and takes what is left, well, that’s just low beyond low.
Looters […]