Redskins family members in Katrina's wake

Good thing 35 percent of the NATIONal Guard down there along with their power generators and high-water vehicles are in Iraq instead of, you know, guarding the NATION.

I was down there the day before it happened. I was supposed to move into Tulane that Sunday. I got there Saturday, I was in the car since Friday night, I hadn't heard any weather. My girlfriend called me right when I was getting into to LA and told me the hurricane was headed that way. I didn't think it would be that strong. When I stopped for gas I heard it could get as strong as a category 5 and I decided to go to the campus and find out what their plan was. Well, needless to say I didn't move in. I stayed in the city that night and got out first thing in the morning. I never felt any effects of the storm on the trip, but it's really sobering to see the devastation after I was there that morning. I was supposed to be there that day. Now I don't know when TU will open.

I've heard I'll know in the next 72 hours, but it doesn't matter that much. What's important is the safety of everyone else in and around the city.

Glad to hear you're doing well jdlea. A lot of us here were concerned about you.

I've heard I'll know in the next 72 hours, but it doesn't matter that much. What's important is the safety of everyone else in and around the city.

It's good to know you're ok.

Chris Samuels and Robert McCune both come from Mobile, Alabame, but i haven't heard anything about their respective situations yet.

I know that Chris Samuels said that his mom just had shingles blown off her roof and the same with her sister. Not sure about McCune though.

I was down there the day before it happened. I was supposed to move into Tulane that Sunday. I got there Saturday, I was in the car since Friday night, I hadn't heard any weather. My girlfriend called me right when I was getting into to LA and told me the hurricane was headed that way. I didn't think it would be that strong. When I stopped for gas I heard it could get as strong as a category 5 and I decided to go to the campus and find out what their plan was. Well, needless to say I didn't move in. I stayed in the city that night and got out first thing in the morning. I never felt any effects of the storm on the trip, but it's really sobering to see the devastation after I was there that morning. I was supposed to be there that day. Now I don't know when TU will open.

I've heard I'll know in the next 72 hours, but it doesn't matter that much. What's important is the safety of everyone else in and around the city.
jdlea -
It absolutely slipped my mind that you were headed down there. I glad you are OK.

You've got the right attitude about getting back there. When it happens, it happens - the people in and around that are have to come first.

glad to know you're okay jdlea, hope everything works out for you. i hope McCune's family is okay, that would really suck if something happened to them.

Thanks guys

some rare press recognition (if not "dap")

http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/8790812