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Hey guys one of our forum members lives in New Orleans, Victory (Nelson), lets kinda say a prayer for him so every thing turns out ok.
I,m sure he evacuated as he did for the last storm, but hopefully his home will remain intact.
Gary
 
Thanks Gary. We survived the Hurricane by evacuating to Baton Rouge. We are staying with family friends. My e-mail is down. Not sure how the house made out yet. We can't get back into the city. We could only load up the bare necessities so needless to say all of the collectibles are at home. The important thing is everyone is O.K. This is our nightmare come true.....
 
Nelson,

It's good to hear that you made it out ok. My thoughts are with you as you seek to rebuild what you have lost. Please let us know how you're doing and I hope your house is not too damaged.
 
Nelson, great to hear you and your family are ok.
Gary
 
Glad you made it to safety!

Hope you home & possesions are OK!

Njja
 
Anyone heard from Le Petit Soldier Shop? They were based in the French Quarter of the city. I haven't bought from them before, but I've heard nothing but good things about them.
http://www.lepetitsoldiershop.com/images/100_0401.JPG
Given that they have their own range I've no doubt that they can make a comeback.
In 100 years time I hope that they'll talk positively about how the impact of Katrina on the Big Easy was similar to the fire and earthquake of 1906 on San Franciso.
 
It was a wonderful shop, I have been thrown out of there several times.
I havent been there for several years. When I used to visit New Orleans I always made a point to visit this shop.
An old gentleman used to run it, and no matter what you were buying, if one to many people wandered in he would say "Alright everybody out"
He would throw everyone out and lock the door.
This was about 20 years ago when there were few soldier shops around.....so I would just go back the next day and quickly make my purchases.
I figure this old gentleman has passed on by now.......he is probably giving St. Peter the business about the number of people in heven!!! :D

NjjA
 
I appreciate the thoughts everyone. We were allowed to briefly return to our homes yesterday. The area is like militarized zone. A very comforting feeling amongst such devastation. The general area looks as though a bomb exploded, easily snapping large trees. As for my home; some roof damage, fence all torn up, and strangely my utility shed disappeared, although all the contents was still there. GLAD TO REPORT ALL COLLECTIBLES IN THE HOUSE SAFE & DRY. I consider myself fortunate. We can't return for another month or so until the basic essentials are restored; water, sewerage, electricity etc.. I pray for the all the other families who have loss so much more.

Gary & Brian - my email service is still down.
 
Glad to here your collectible items are OK. Hope your insurance covers the damage!
Njja
 
We're just glad YOU'RE safe and dry. :) I still have other customers from New Orleans that I haven't heard from yet and I sure hope they are all okay.

Shannon
 
I don't know you but I feel like the U.S. is a brother, friend of Canada, my thoughts and prayers go out to you, your family and the rest of the families in need. Canada and the rest of the world is very aware of whats going on.

Wellington
 
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know this is a forum for toy soldiers. I also know that I am so angry at my government for its behavior now and at the ending of the storm that I can not seem to get my mind off it, unless I am either "playing" (rearranging) my men on my diorama or setting up (for the um'teenth time) my napoleonics. I am just grateful that I am fortunate enough to be able to do such so called childish things.

Playing is (I believe) a form of self healing for me. It gives me the opportunity to control something when all around me all I see is uncontrollable life. Controlling these toy soldiers is like controlling my own little world. No, playing is not an escape. It is more a safety valve that allows me to regain my sense of me and it helps me to react to such bad things as are happening to my country (people) in the south. My government is not the same as the people who are the real Americans. My military is doing the best job ever!!! It is my leadership at the national level that is killing us with their indifference and horse club administrators. :eek:

As I get older, I play more. Maybe it is true - that we often slip into a childhood state of mind as we age. I don't know. Maybe when I do grow up, if ever I do go up, it would be so horrific to not play that people just go off the deep end and lose touch with reality.

Deep, nah I'm not deep, I'm a crazed collector of K&C. :D
 
Great news Nelson, I think what kept your house from blowing away were all those 1-6th tanks you have.
Talk to ya later,
Gary
 
Nelson,

Excellent news, I hope you and your family get too home soon. I know it will be a long haul for everybody down there but here's hoping for the best.
 
Victory

I'm happy you and your family made it out. We have never talked but New Orleans is a place my wife & visit often 2 or 4 time a year. I pray your home will be repairabe and your K&C collection is ok.

If you have to move up river contact me. I live in Germantown, TN., next door to Memphis.

Good luck to you
 
Sincere thanks Chuck for the offer. We've been home about a couple of weeks now. I did have to gut out two rooms which experienced water damage from the roof but luckly the house is livable.
Things are beginning to get somewhat normal around here. Kids are back in school and many stores have open. The lack of labor is a real problem though. Burger King is even offering a $6,000 sign-up bonus to work for them for one year. There are many things you take for granted. We use to have five Walmarts in the area, now we have one. You can imagine how the lines can get. Housing shortages is another problem. Rent and home prices have naturally risen.
I live in a town a few miles outside of New Orleans which is luckly bouncing back rather quickly (relatively speaking). We rode through New Orleans yesterday into some of the hardest hit areas and can say its definitely going to take a long time for them recover.
There are many people here from out of town helping out as well as international help which doesn't get much public recognition. To all those I say big thanks.
Anyway, sorry for the rambling guys. It is just a bit therapeutic.
 
Thanks for the update Nelson and I'm glad to hear your family and collection are doing okay. There were numerous nurses from my area flown down on one week rotations and I have heard all kinds of stories as you might imagine. Both good and bad!!
Take care and hopefully Wilma won't find her way to your area....
 
Nelson,

Good to hear from you. After seeing pictures, even recently, it's hard for people not living down there to imagine what it must be like. I've seen some accounts where people have come back just to gather what they could and left, saying they would never return.
 
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