I really appreciate you posting this information, your impressions and the photos. I have been web surfing today to try and get a clear picture of what’s happening down there. The MSM outlets are always so dramatic and don’t seem to paint a realistic picture. The picture you paint is very sobering but not catastropic....as of yet. Thanks again. I encourage other Freepers in the area post reports as this thing develops
Thanks. I have been so upset at the MSM portrayal of everything and everyone covered in oil. Every story starts with the condo floors stained with oil, residents covered in oil, blah blah blah.
Even today that is not the case, but as my pictures show it is bad here. But as I said up top, the biggest impression on me is the feel of impending doom that everyone here has.
We make frequent trips down here as we live on 3 hours inland, and one of the wonderful things about Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Perdido Key is the people and the atmosphere. Every day is literally a party, and everyone glows with the joy of living in paradise. This whole ares really is intoxicating and the feeling is very contagious when you are here.
as we have gone to out favorite places and restaurants, we are seeing the same people and getting our usual warm greeting, smiles and hugs; but the wonderful party feeling is completely gone. You can see and FEEL the worry on everyones and face and in there minds, and to me that is what is hurting the most right now.
I have utmost confidence in the power of nature to overcome, adapt and recover in time. Today there are no signs of Katrina, Ivan, etc., and it a few years there will be no signs of BP in my opinion; but I am not sure when or if the people will ever recover the atmosphere. I hope I am wrong, and that when we return on our next trip that it will be back, but right now I have to admit I am somewhat in shock.