Damn..Those pictures just leave me speechless and your pics Say 1,000 words, just by itself 1+ good job man- for helping out down there and everything
Damn..Those pictures just leave me speechless and your pics Say 1,000 words, just by itself 1+ good job man- for helping out down there and everything
Peter how hard was it getting into the affected areas? One of my offroad clubs has some members that have been affected and we are trying to get supplies into them and it is looking like we are going to have to drive them in.
I got your Jeep thing, Now it burns when I pee.
Originally Posted by Casey
we got diverted off I-10 to 90, and passed thru Pascagoula, it's about another 45mins to 1 hour depending on how much traffic, when we were heading out, we saw a bunch of Aslpundi tree cutting trucks heading in, about 50+ or so....
it depends on where you want to go in Louisiana though, you can still get thru to N.O if you want, you cant take the I-10, but the old 5mile bridge that runs parallel with the causeway is still up....but I know they are limiting who can go into the city...
there are alot of downed power lines, power poles, boats and washed up cars in the road ways, so you just have to drive around them...if you start heading into the country side, it gets worse....especially by the ponds and canal areas, because about 3-5ft of that black mud covers the street, and not only does it smell like hell, but it packs into the tires like no other...I saw 3 F250's that were lifted with swampers attempt a few roads but gave up after a few feet...it's too much work, and gas is too precious to waste trying to get thru, you're gonna have to do alot of back tracking in some areas.
my main advice to you is, GAS, if you think you have enough for your friends and enough for yourself, you dont. You need as much as you can possibly carry. I am looking into getting a drum and a hand pump for the next time I go, also...if you take jerry cans or gas cans, make sure they are hidden or covered up at least....there are alot of lawless people who will rob you blind of it.....
anyone who says they are FEMA, Police, Wildlife Services, always ask for ID, and if they ask for GAS, they are not ANY of the above!
anyways, I am suppose to head back this weekend, let me know if you are going and we can caravan together.
if you are bringing food, I recommend, chef boyar dee's....most of their cans have a pull tab kind of opener, so you dont need a can opener, MRE's if you can get them, and CLIFF bars, or other kinds of protein bars....they are small and very filling and you can get a box of 12 for about 7-8bucks...but they are worth it, space savers and quite filling.
yeah kudos to you Peter...you are a good guy going and helping your family like that...
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