[mla1169]

Thinking of you as Isaac heads your way! I hope somehow you are spared any damage!

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[Minimorty]

I wholeheartedly agreement with mIa's sentiments!

That being said, I have always wondered what people are thinking living in those areas that are ravaged year after year by hurricanes. Is it generally a choice to live in those areas? Is it because there are no job opportunities elsewhere? Is it just because that is where you grew up and where your roots are? I am honestly just curious about the whole thing.

I guess a similar argument could be made about me since I live in southern california and we have earthquakes once in a while. I just feel that a once in a (or two) generation earthquake is a little different than the annual pounding that the southeast takes.

Again, just curious!!

[mla1169]

I think it's just that it's home mini. My grandmother lost her home in Katrina and the stubborn old goat probably won't even evacuate this time lol. But she wouldn't even consider relocating back to ma, although she's originally from here.

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[MyLifeisCPA]

Sending my prayers that all will be safe and sound!!!

BEC-Passed
AUD-Passed
REG-Passed
FAR-Passed (I AM DONE!!! THANK U LORD!!!!)
Licensed Texas CPA - 10/2012

[Anonymous]

I agree with MLA, I think it is because it is where I grew up, although I did move away for awhile (only to go to Florida which has more hurricanes!)

I have been through two, Hurricane Rita which was the forgotten hurricane, happened a month after Katrina and we had a direct hit and Hurricane Ike three years later which we were spared the winds but caught hell with the storm surge. Both times my office flooded from the storm surge. This time three of the computer models show it coming to our town (Lake Charles) but the rest show around Biloxi/New Orleans. Hoping we are spared, but wouldn't want to wish it upon anyone.

[Anonymous]

I'm with @bnrhilton. Louisiana is home. We have some of the best food in the world, and heaven knows we can mix a drink, but more importantly, it takes a special kind of person to live in/around swamps and alligators. You've got to be tough. Sure hurricane's are rough and yes, they are quite destructive, but everything ceases to be a competition for a little while during hurricane season. We all become family. You open your house to people with nothing left or they open theirs to you. If you've got power and your neighbor doesn't then you do what you can to help them out. I joke about being the Ragin' Cajun but the truth is, you will never find a more loyal, honest, hard working bunch of people. We don't all sit around swamps, eating gumbo, getting drunk and getting in fights. We look out for one another. Because if we like you, then you are going to be alright no matter where you are from. On the flip side of that coin, if you mess with someone we love, well, you are about to find out what hell looks like, because the devil can't hold a candle to a bunch of POCA's. ha

I'm just north of bnrhilton and I agree with her comment about Rita being the “forgotten” hurricane. Rita was a lot more powerful than Katrina but she hit Lake Charles, which is one of the most beautiful cities in the state, so there wasn't much said about her. I'm far enough in-land that I don't get storm surge, but the winds took out 3 100 year old oak trees, all of which missed my house by a few feet. She was a Cat 1 when she hit me, I can't imagine what she was like when she first made landfall. That being said, @bnrhilton, you better not try to ride out Isaac if he gets any stronger. You've got a place to go, just send me a message and I'll have a place ready for you. They have shifted him farther to the west this morning and he keeps tracking west, so it looks like both of us are gonna get hit.

I have BEC scheduled Friday in Alexandria, which is, of course, directly in the path right now and south of me. I haven't heard from Prometric yet so I'm going to call them. I've looked EVERYWHERE for a seat at another site and there isn't one to be had. I'm hoping the let us test into next week if necessary. Right now contra-flow and power are my biggest concerns as far as testing. If anyone gets an e-mail or hears from Prometric, please post on here.

[mla1169]

The only thing I don't get is the people who flat out refuse to evacuate when its been ordered. I understand that there are more “false alarms” where everybody packs it up and gets out but nothing happens. But, I just wouldn't be willing to take that chance with my family. And if I were financially destitute, I'd hitchhike or steal a car if necessary to keep my family alive. I just hope if it comes to that, THIS time somebody drives up and down the poorest neighborhoods in a freaking school bus yelling GET IN!

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[Anonymous]

@Kricket, girl you hit the nail on the head!! I actually do live on the swamps in a sense, I have a lake for my front yard and a river in my back yard and do see the occasional alligators! But that being said when we have to deal with floods we can always count on our neighbors to be there to help out. We've been up at 230 in the morning hauling out our vehicles, and coming back to help our neighbor who owns a limo company drive out his limos so they don't get flooded. All the neighbors look out for each other during these times. And thank you for the offer of a place to stay during evacs! If you ever make it down to Lake Charles, you need to message me!

Have you tried any prometrics in Texas? I always test in Beaumont, not too bad a drive.

@mla, I don't get that either. I NEVER ride out the storms. In fact, because of my position at work they want me to evacuate so that I can be somewhere that has electricity and internet in case I have to make any ach wires or payroll and to disseminate info to our staff. Because we are so close to the gulf we deal with flooding and also the fact that we are a medical laboratory that services 6 hospitals and 95% of the doctors in our region we have to be back up and running as quickly as possible.

[Anonymous]

@bnrhilton – I've tried all of them except Houston and there aren't any seats available. I really don't want to have to head south if you know what I mean. I may not be able to get south anyway. I called Prometric and they told me that I needed to check tomorrow. They will make the determination in the morning whether they will be open Friday or not. There are already mandatory evacuations for Grand Isle but that's not really out of the ordinary, and schools are announcing closures. My son is home schooled, Virtual Charter Academy, and they called at 8am to say that school was cancelled until Thursday. They are taking their servers off line to move them. Hello people! Do you not have a disaster recovery plan?!! It's an online school and it's closed! They should have had servers up and ready to go in Shreveport or Monroe. UGH!

@mla – I don't get it either! Why, if you know that a Category 5 hurricane, basically the hand of God, is heading right for you would you want to stay? You aren't going to stop it! It doesn't make sense. New Orleans was too slow to evacuate during Katrina, they depended on the Levee system (which failed miserably) and they just got lazy. The school buses were ready to roll and they ended up ruined because they sat underwater. They called every parish school board asking for buses to evacuate the Super Dome after the fact. My Parish sent two down there but only with two armed deputies each on them. People went nuts during that storm. Hopefully, things will be different this time. I don't see our current governor having a melt down on national television the way the last one did. I have faith that we learned from our mistakes.

Do we have anyone else on here in the line of this storm? Check in if you can!

[jokami]

Well… Isaac passed through here (PR) first and didn't do much or better yet nothing, so I hope it happen the same over there too…

B - 62, 70, 72, 79!!!
A - 68, 81
R - 70, 82
F - 84

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[LittleMoe]

I was in the ‘cone' last week and early over the weekend before the western shift. I feel for y'all having to go through this, especially with tests looming this week on top of it. The uncertainty with this one has been crazy!! I am about 90 mi north of Panama City Beach, FL so we have had our share of inland effects from hurricanes. I was without power for a week after Opal (I believe it was 1995). We may get a few of the outer bands this time unless he surprises the forecasters and makes that NE turn they predicted earlier. Hoping that he remains disorganized and unable to strengthen for y'all!!

AUD 4/12/12 79
FAR 5/29/12 76
REG 8/2/12 82
BEC 8/30/12 72 Retake 10/18/12 76!!! DONE!!!!
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