Back In The N-O-L-A

Wed

– Left Wednesday with the sole purpose of denying Nagin’s tiered return policy.
– Got back Wednesday afternoon to no power.
– Cleaned up the yard and took boards off windows.
– Drug out generator not used in Katrina and fired it up after reading instructions.
– Barbecued with neighbors.
– Wondered when the power would come back on.
– Tried to sleep with beads of sweat all over face.
– Got up, took cold shower, pounded an icy Abita then laid very still until asleep.

Thurs

– Spent the morning trying to repair the generator after it quit because I locked it in the shed with only a window to ventilate and the spark plug became covered in engine soot.
– Welcomed home some more neighbors.
– Drug a wall unit from a neighbor’s shed to hook up to the bedroom window.
– Speculated when the power would come back on.
– Barbecued with the other neighbors.
– Turned the wall unit on and discovered it didn’t blow cold.
– Tried to sleep with beads of sweat all over face.
– Got up, took cold shower, pounded an icy Abita then laid very still until asleep.

Fri

– Grew weary of the lack of power and climate control, revacuated to Florida

Fri – Sat – Sun

Swam and drank domestic beer in the sun. Watched Ike.

Mon

– Returned.

This week

– Try to make some sense of my shattered finances.