Letter from Louisiana Resident

August 31, 2005

Just to confirm the main telephone "switch" in NOLA, ( that's New Orleans,
Louisiana for those never in Gov't work...haha! ) is out. This is one , if NOT
the most important "switches" in the country, probably deep under water>? Not
only effecting toll free service as far away as Kansas ( I know for a fact, been
trying to call one of our vendors at work since Monday, and even the automated
voice telling your number for 4-11 is out, actual operator on the line now
telling you the #, boy did we step back 30 yrs>??) but it also effected credit
card being taken at gas stations/restaurants/etc.

This should be a good lesson for all those spouses' who's not on board. By the
mere fact that some of these people who are now cut off from
food/water/supplies, if they would had prepared they would have some stuff to
get them thur. If they still have a house.

Another lesson that should be learned here, for when TSHTF, is the lawlessness.
It won't take 24 hrs for things to break down in surely the inter-cities. And
why are you still living there in the first place>? I can somewhat understand
the looting for food, naturally they should had prepared on their own, but human
nature is to survive. But the first property owner who won't stay for the
looting and who takes action, the fire fights are on.

In effect what took place on Monday was a limited nuclear war in the SE United
States, without the fall out/radiation problems. With Florida still recovering
from last year, and even the more recent hurricane (s) of this year. We can
basically say the SE United States is out of commission. The largest port in the
U.S. , (NOLA), now material will have to be re routed costing more $$ getting
that same material to the markets it was intended to by rail or truck, and now
w/ the higher fuel prices, well you do the math. The lack of material in the
area will be a problem as inventory will not be re stocked timely as regular .
Panic buying may be seen shortly>?? No one has a accurate idea of the loss of
life yet. They haven't even went into some of the rural area, especially of
Mississippi. But yet the flood will fill in for that, for the next few weeks.

As I writing this our local Exxon Distributor stepped in to my office for me to
sign off on the delivery ticket, so I ask him a few questions. HE said they are
on allotments. But for now they are allowed their normal totals of gallons they
usually buy. But No more than that. Our friends from Venezuela ( Citigo- Lake
Charles) Refinery has raised the price Tuesday by .32 cents per gallon, yet
Exxon out of Baton Rouge hasn't yet.>>>>>yet >?

I would suspect things to get crazier, as I said yesterday. In the weeks to come
you will have Insurance Companies unable to paid all those claims. Flood
Insurance thur FEMA, ( you know the US Taxpayer taking a lick on this for years
to come) tapped into the red...................the lack of some business unable
to re build, so lack of services/products for some time to come. And if that
wasn't enough the flood of bankruptcy. Not only cos the new law coming into
effect Oct. 17, naturally you have the last minute folks filing, but now you
have several million people who just lost everything ( LA, MS, AL, etc) no
homes, no jobs, and no money to pay existing bills. This adds up to some big
problems.

The question is " Can America see her way thur this. AS a country I would say
"YES"., we 've been thur alot in the last 200 plus years.............but
financially I would say the struggle is on. Now is the time to act. Everything
in the coming days will go up..................just with the fuel prices, much
less supply and demand. If you ever thought you wanted to stock up on food
...........I would say to beat the higher prices.......you better do it soon.
People in my area, the normal logistics these store use are in fact disrupted.
Interstate 10 is closed in at least 3 places...........so material coming from
east of Baton Rouge is now effected.
 

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Maranatha!
Deborah
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