on the move, again

Saturday
State Farm has quit flying the planes back and forth to Baton Rouge, so we have to move out of the Hilton today. Goodbye wonderful mattresses. Farewell ice machine. I am off to swamp land.
Unfortunately, we still have not located a place to stay. We have a lead on a townhouse in Slidell, but it won't be ready for maybe a week. Yesterday, after Lana went to her appointment we drove all over Slidell, Covington, and Hammond looking for any place to stay. Nothing. And as far as I've been able to find out, nothing in Baton Rouge either. So wish me good luck today and tomorrow, or I may be sleeping in the honda for a while.
Did you notice that I said "we" drove around yesterday? Yes, I got to fly on the plane with the adults and go with Lana to a claim appointment. The area looks better than I thought, in some ways. They have really tall trees in Slidell, and most of the visible damage is from them. You start thinking that "oh, this is nothing that a chain saw won't take care of", until you start noticing that the tree has gone through the roof or is lying on the top of the car. The flood damage in this area is difficult to see from the outside of a building, because it apparently rose and receded quickly. These folks yesterday had about 3 feet of water in their home. Which certainly did lots of damage to carpets, appliances, etc. But because the flood waters receded so fast, the plants outside are growing like mad and looking very healthy. As you drive down the highway, the electrical lines, etc. lying on the ground are frequent. So you find it amazing that the power companies have gotten as much electricity restored as they have. There is still a limit to what the adjusters can do. The homeowner claims can be accessed electronically, so it would be easy if all they had was wind damange. But all of these claims have flood damage, and for whateverr reason, the flood policies are only available on paper. At this point, copies of the flood policies have not reached the adjusters. So about the only thing that you can do at this time is make contact with the insured, maybe make some measurements, take pictures of their damage so that they can start tearing out carpet, etc. and tell them that you'll be back when the policy gets in your hand. So far, I am able to do all of this!

The airline that was flying back and forth is Pace Airlines, which is owned by the same guy who owners Hooters. Joining this blog list today will be 3 of the flight attendants. I told them that I was going to make up stories about how they wore tight, skimpy uniforms and that the airplanes were painted Hooter Orange. But they were such nice, fun people that I can't tell a lie. Well, I can tell a few wild stories about them, but I won't.

I don't know when I'll get to post again. As soon as I have electricity, internet access, and a place to lay my head. Keep your emails to me coming. And if any of your friends want to read this site, they can go to http://adjusterjane.blogspot.com or email me their address and I'll get them added. Hugs to all.