Note to self: The next time a hurricane is even HINTING at taking an excursion through Miami, get the hell out of town. Take the family to Disney World, or take them on that road trip to Savannah that you've been promising.
Katrina sneaked up on us. Trees are down everywhere. Coconut Grove, especially South Grove, is a mess.
It's early Sunday morning, and I'm posting from my office because I still don't have power at home. I don't know how much longer I'll last, here, because some ninny turned off the a/c in the building (not thinking that maybe SOMEone might want to come in and catch up on work?), and it's starting to feel about as ripe here as it is at my house.
I have yet to see an FPL truck in our neighborhood. Funny enough, though, houses a block to my right and to my left have power. Go figure.
My wife and kids have left me (sort of -- she took the kids up to my parents' house in St. Pete, yesterday, where they are enjoying such luxuries as air conditioning and functional light fixtures). Lucky them. The humidity went through the ceiling, last night (is possible for humidity to reach 110%?), and once the sun started breaking over the horizon there was no way in hell that I was going to be able to sleep.
I managed to find some ice on Friday, but no luck since then. The government and the Red Cross are distributing ice for free to people in southern Miami-Dade County. Of course, once the government starts doling out resources, you can pretty much guarantee that those resources will become more scarce. Those folks in south county feel privileged to wait in 3-mile long lines for a couple of free bags of ice. Meanwhile, people who are ready and willing to pay money for said ice, here in the center of what passes for civilization, can't find a damn thing. Economics 101 in action, folks.
And thank God that we're not dependent on a bunch of NGO do-gooders. We would be screwed if we were. More on that at Babalu Blog, where you'll also find links to other Florida bloggers who've come into contact with Katrina.
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