tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post7990859648771017965..comments2024-01-01T19:09:57.162-05:00Comments on Charleston Daily Photo: Hurricane Hugo, twenty years laterCharlestonjoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12590582268028752174noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-52062698491897683532009-09-22T17:33:05.836-04:002009-09-22T17:33:05.836-04:00My sister and I were in Nashville, freshmen in col...My sister and I were in Nashville, freshmen in college. Every single one of our relatives stayed behind in Charleston and on Johns Island and we didn't know what had happened to them for days afterwards. I still remember that haunted worry, even though everyone survived, and our biggest losses were oak trees and roofs.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381204473168533313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-86557627128932489452009-09-22T12:15:20.662-04:002009-09-22T12:15:20.662-04:00No words can adequately thank you and your fellow ...No words can adequately thank you and your fellow medical professionals for what you did then and continue to do ever day. I was in marketing/communications in 1989, with a retailer, Herman's Sporting Goods, which had a Charleston store that was badly damaged by Hugo. The all-female management team was incredible throughout the devastating storm and aftermath. On October 17th, an earthquake hit the San Fransisco Bay area. Again, one of our stores, on Market Street, was badly damaged. Scary stuff but nothing comparable to what you and other brave professionals do when it really matters especially in the aftermath of the hurricane. <br /><br />In a far, far different capacity I was on the ground the morning after Katrina hit Biloxi, Miss. and saw nurses and doctors huddled under the canopy of the emergency entrance of Biloxi Regional Medical looking ragged, tired and shocked. I will never forget their faces and the utter destruction that surrounded the hospital just a couple blocks from what was left of the beach highway along the Gulf. And it was still early and I knew that the worst lay ahead for everyone there on that morning after. Hard to believe Hugo was twenty years ago and Katrina was 4. But the memories are quite vivid and the toll very real even after all this time. <br /><br />Joan, you and your fellow nurses are angels from heaven. Bless you.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04998414080562162677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-49368260586588000872009-09-22T08:16:33.670-04:002009-09-22T08:16:33.670-04:00I was living in Tampa at the time, so I wouldn'...I was living in Tampa at the time, so I wouldn't've been much help yesterday, either - sorry, Joan! I've heard so many stories though - it's truly amazing what we humans can do in such a situation, isn't it? Hope you/we don't have to face such another monster in our lifetimes.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04910422407911961084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-58708172136206848062009-09-22T07:51:06.343-04:002009-09-22T07:51:06.343-04:00Thanks Les. It still seems to fresh to bear anothe...Thanks Les. It still seems to fresh to bear another hurricane, doesn't it?Charlestonjoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590582268028752174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-83066265738867974132009-09-22T07:10:13.574-04:002009-09-22T07:10:13.574-04:00Joan, bless you for staying at your post during th...Joan, bless you for staying at your post during the storm. Since I rented a place on Seabrook I had to evacuate to a friend's house in Columbia. Here four humans, a pack of dogs and a few cats huddled in the hallway hoping the spawned tornados or the swaying pines did not hit the house. After the storm my real heartache began when I saw what the storm had done to my adopted city and to the lands around it. I had forgotten the anniversary until I saw your post. <br /><br />Les @ atidewatergardener.blogspot.comLeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-76071859813223823732009-09-22T02:16:13.396-04:002009-09-22T02:16:13.396-04:00These are some mercerizing shots !! Great..Unseen ...These are some mercerizing shots !! Great..<a href="http://www.unseenrajasthan.com/" rel="nofollow">Unseen Rajasthan</a>Unseen Rajasthanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286500780996746525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-57046423523654802192009-09-22T00:13:34.766-04:002009-09-22T00:13:34.766-04:00Thanks Anita. We were so very fortunate. Messy, br...Thanks Anita. We were so very fortunate. Messy, broken, hot, stinky but fortunate.Charlestonjoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590582268028752174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-17211570994731455132009-09-22T00:11:01.621-04:002009-09-22T00:11:01.621-04:00Joan, unrelated to your post, I thought I would le...Joan, unrelated to your post, I thought I would let you know that I nominated you for a little blogging thing over at my place. This will of course not compare with your BIG blogging accolades, but I thought it might be fun. If you are too busy to play, don't worry about it at all.BethanyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917797514223271212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-90485609387713831642009-09-21T23:29:49.781-04:002009-09-21T23:29:49.781-04:00I hope you hear from more of your friends from tha...I hope you hear from more of your friends from that time. Many Katrina survivors are still suffering fractured lives. Medical personnel who serve through such a time should be canonized. Thank you all with deepest gratitude for what you do.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861775657392808950noreply@blogger.com