Canoe and a gun get duo to safety (escape from NO)

BostonHerald.com ^ | September 2, 2005 | Stephen DeFerrari as told to Jessica Fargen

[Boston Blackie]

Stephen DeFerrari, a Dedham native whose sister-in-law lives in Hanover, and his wife, Pam, escaped from their New Orleans home yesterday, brandishing a shotgun, in a canoe with their seven cats. Stephen spoke to the Herald last night after they arrived at a Baton Rouge hotel.

[Boston Blackie]

People told us the police went in there so they started shooting at the police. So the police left. They (looters) just set the place on fire. We saw it burning and we saw the fire department not even going near the place because the looters were going nuts.

[Red Badger]

Seven cats! Where's that picture of the sniper kitty?..........

[SJSAMPLE]

A Boston paper had a story with a gun that ended positively?

[wideawake]

Earlier today, a man came up to me. I think he wanted the canoe. He saw I was armed and gave up.

Second Amendment. Learn it, live it, love it.

[TChris]

Wow. That's a pretty up-close-and-personal account. Scary.

[hiredhand]

:-)

[tfecw]

"We had to make two trips in the canoe to get the cats and the dogs and the people we were with to get to higher ground. We saw fires and looting going on. If we didn't keep on moving and stay away from some people I feel like we would have been in trouble.

Earlier today, a man came up to me. I think he wanted the canoe. He saw I was armed and gave up. "

hmm look at that A bunch of folks working together to get out of NO. And a case of being armed deterring crime all rolled into one. This guy is fixen to take the best shower in his life.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Boston Herald is mostly OK - it's only the Globe that's the commie rag owned by the NY slimes. I'm from there but haven't lived there in decades - but that's my understanding.

[knittnmom]

Wow! I'm amazed they found a hotel to take in seven cats! :-)

[NormB]

The herald maybe, the globe forget it!

[Redbob]

You smuggle cats into the hotel in your wife's handbag... one at a time.

[sheik yerbouty]

They were going to St. Ives..

[PetroniusMaximus]

The man

[MileHi]

'nother one...

[RadioAstronomer]

:-)

[Slings and Arrows]

Stephen DeFerrari, a Dedham native whose sister-in-law lives in Hanover, and his wife, Pam, escaped from their New Orleans home yesterday, brandishing a shotgun, in a canoe with their seven cats.

"DeFerraris, thy masters are pleased with thee."
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[chadwimc]

Cats are food on the hoof...

[SandyInSeattle]

You smuggle cats into the hotel in your wife's handbag... one at a time.

It would take a very large handbag to smuggle Tomas in...

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[SandyInSeattle]

LOL! Now, that just might do it.

Goodness, you're quick.

[Slings and Arrows]

A straight line to my eyes is like regurgitated fish to a hungry gull (but hopefully without the killer whales).

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

We have seven cats also, and I was kind of wondering how we would evac all of them if it came to that .... Good to see it can be done!

As for how one gets seven cats into a motel ... well, when we moved from Texas to California, we stopped at Motel 6's (which accepts pets) and told them all we had, ahem, "a cat." Didn't mention the other six ... but we were also VERY careful not to let our kitties trash the rooms. Perhaps in an emergency situation, a motel might be more willing to let all the critters in without resorting to mendacity.

[wolfcreek]

A canoe was probaly the best survival tool they could have had. We have 3 but of course We do live at 1000 ft.

[jocon307]

Seven cats! Yes! Way to flee! Seven cats, one gun, get 'er done!

[jocon307]

"They were going to St. Ives.."

LOL, long time no see Sheik, of course this is a perfect re-aquaintenct, just purr-fect!

[Serb5150]

Sasha would have sunk the canoe. Although I might have been able to tow her with a pair of water wings.

[marty60]

As one man in Houston said today. LA evac, "If they had shot these thugs at the beginning and made an example they could have stopped this." Must have been a Repub.

[windcliff]

ping

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The people made it, bu the cats got eatin' by gators...

[Mr. Mojo]

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[mylife]

Great Story!

I was at the gun shop here in TX This AM Man was it busy!
People headed to La to help or for business. All of them getting armed first

[gitmo]

I'm startin to tear up, here.

[Squantos]

Wow....

[mylife]

I suggest a krinkov and a 12 gauge l0l but everyone is taking pistols

[Squantos]

I seeking one of the old Phillips and Roger's conversions for my Model 686 S&W....20 plus different calibers can be used. Regardless of what ya find per se for resupply as long as it's in the range they suggest.....

I'd have to go with a passenger riding shotgun w/ my M1A and I'd pack my Benelli M1 for a road trip through hells basement aka NOLA.

[mylife]

its a tuff call

One thing is for certain, Id be armed

[sheik yerbouty]

Many thanks! It is always good to hear from another member of the VRWC!

[NRA2BFree]

Thanks for the ping! Guns and cats. Great combination! Thank God they had a shotgun and were able to save their cats. I would shoot someone to protect my kitties. LOL

[zip]

Earlier today, a man came up to me. I think he wanted the canoe. He saw I was armed and gave up.

Second Amendment. Learn it, live it, love it.

Worth repeating. Thanks to both of you.

[festus]

escaped from their New Orleans home yesterday, brandishing a shotgun, in a canoe with their seven cats.

If thats not a made for tv movie I don't know what is.

[DaveLoneRanger]

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[taxesareforever]

Now if martial law was in effect....

[taxesareforever]

As one man in Houston said today. LA evac, "If they had shot these thugs at the beginning and made an example they could have stopped this." Must have been a Repub.

Definitely it wasn't the governor.

[Eaker]

I figure that one keeps their eyes peeled looking for renegade road blocks. If one sees one then soften them up from about 1200 yards away with the .50BMG.

Next go in fast with both AR-15's shooting out of the back seat windows. Front passenger using the 25rd 12ga street sweeper for clean up. The driver, having trained to shoot left handed manning a Glock while driving.

They would never know what hit them when the Eaker clan rolled by!

[mylife]

They have an M3 50 BMG that came into the shop yesterday
Thats all you really need ;)

[Squantos]

Whaaaa ? Yer saying ya wouldn't stop and try to reason with the armed looters poor hungry abandoned folks begging politely for food and water ?

Portable welder, a fuel trailer ,a dump truck with the snow plow attached and reinforced, scrap steel from the city yard here in poohville is my mad max fantasy roadblock runner plan.

I saw one guy and his lady towing loaded kayaks on little trailers with their bicycles and they got further / faster that any car or truck trying to escape NOLA's traffic jams.

I purchased a KLR650 Motorcycle after the last big quakes out in Kali afew years ago and observed how well those bypassed all the damage. It has range and ability to get through the jams or damaged roads so it got a place in the garage. Good little rig.

The USMC 1030 (klr650 w/ a diesel engine) bike is diesel they get 110 or more MPG and the bikes all have a 6 gallon tank. That'll get me past the no fuel stations close to a disaster and if rationed to 5-10 gallons per customer elsewhere it'll top off the tank every time.

Plans are all out the window when pucker factor takes over so have what ever in place in a turn key ready status is my suggestion.....

[Squantos]

Whazat ? Bill Gates coin purse ?

[Eaker]

The USMC 1030 (klr650 w/ a diesel engine)

I bet both of yer butt-checks drag the ground when you ride that lil' bike!!!

[Squantos]

That would cut down on the mileage indeed.....:o)

Honestly it's my ride too and from work also due the neat gas price thang going on right now. It's a good all purpose motorcycle to consider. We used em in the service so I bought one of my own when I retired.....

Give it a peek vs yer neighbors window ya lil perv !

Stay safe Eeeeek !