Sir Mickey Mouse
09-03-2005, 11:26 AM
Guys, I evacuated with some friends to Laurel and was stuck there at that house until Thursday.
Laurel is destroyed except for 16th Avenue. The museum is okay from what I hear, but couldn't get to it. A lot of the 100 year old houses on 5th, 6th, 7th, etc. are GONE. They are saying we had the eastern eye wall and tornadoes. A guy from Georgia Power came up at the driveway Friday morning. We thanked him and he cried... he said Laurel is the worst inland he has seen. WDAM is not talking about that, but those folks up there need to be in prayers, too. Last count, at least 8 have died in Laurel and Jones County, but there are more that they can't get to. My grandparents are in the middle of Smith County and wont have power and stuff for months. I'm sitting in an air conditioned office with Internet feeling pretty guilty about it. But, at least we know life is heading back to normal.
Laurel is destroyed except for 16th Avenue. The museum is okay from what I hear, but couldn't get to it. A lot of the 100 year old houses on 5th, 6th, 7th, etc. are GONE. They are saying we had the eastern eye wall and tornadoes. A guy from Georgia Power came up at the driveway Friday morning. We thanked him and he cried... he said Laurel is the worst inland he has seen. WDAM is not talking about that, but those folks up there need to be in prayers, too. Last count, at least 8 have died in Laurel and Jones County, but there are more that they can't get to. My grandparents are in the middle of Smith County and wont have power and stuff for months. I'm sitting in an air conditioned office with Internet feeling pretty guilty about it. But, at least we know life is heading back to normal.