Thanks for the concern as well.
We all did fine, and weathered the storm out here in Ponchatoula. House held up well, with only my wood floors warping up 5 days out, as we didn't know the storm had driven the rainwater up over the slab (no flooding) and took that long for the wood to warp.
Got my medical practice back up and running one week later (not counting all the inpatient work during the week of the storm. (had talks with the hospital admins about tying the emergency generators into the AC from now on!)
I actually screwed up and got out and drove to Hammond, east along I-10 when it was even with the eye of the storm. The car took a 100+ mph gust, and almost blew me off the interstate. I thought the worst was past, and the damage didn't look that bad driving in. After making rounds, it took me one hour to drive the 3 miles to my house as all the trees came down towards the end of the storm.
Have been following the health care stories closely; was on notice for MS disaster team until this week.
You may be interested in this account from the NOLA airport. A Doctor's Message From Katrina's Front Lines. The Katrina Live Threads made it to Part XV.
A very joyful welcome back, Maury.
Happy to see you back Maury.
I'm so glad to hear you're safe! Thanks for checking in. Nauti Nurse has kept a list of those we haven't heard from and we're delighted the list has shrunk by two names in the last week.