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'I don't know how much more I can take': Louisiana native recalls the day Hurricane Ida damaged home
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- Опубликовано: 1 сен 2021
- Troy Johnson said in his experience Hurricane Ida was worse than Hurricane Katrina.
I know exactly how he feels, Im From Lake Charles and lived there almost my whole life, I came to a point where I got tired of having to evacuate and Hurricane Rita was my last Hurricane, Louisiana as a state has its pros and cons, but I know that they cons outweigh the pros, all of my family is still there and I wish that they could see what I seen but, I know that they are too comfortable there, I go there once a year to visit and the city is still messed up from the back to back hurricanes of Laura and Delta, leaving Louisiana was the best decision that I ever made, I do miss home but life is a whole lot better here in California, if you are someone who's reading this and is thinking about moving away go for it, don't be scared of change, you can do it, peace, love, and blessings from San Diego California✌🏾
I was in Nola about 3 years after Katrina and it still hadn't rebuilt the 9th ward. I remember we toured the Brad Pitt Homes. They were sitting on tall stilts and you had to walk up 40 steps to get to the house. I said NO WAY.
I'm in Orange. I feel you.
I live in Lafayette,work in LC and have numerous family in Lafourche. ALL of us want to leave, but we are also tied down due to work, children, grandchildren etc. Our culture is as special as any in the world. Just saying " I'm leaving" isn't that simple. Totally respect this man. But sure can believe him when he says there may not Be a 3rd x
Thank you, I appreciate this and peace and blessings to you 🙏🏽❤
An we still don't have help in Lakecharles
I love this homeowner! Yes, he will prevail. These were some beautiful homes.
I don't blame him!!! Prayers goes out to the people in Louisiana, New Jersey and New York
We're going to have to build houses differently. No more wood and plastic. More stone and a different shape. Those box shapes can't withstand a storm.
I left after Katrina at 16. Never went back and most of my family moved to Atlanta and Miami.
Prayer's are going up! One thing I'm not surprised about was that the Bible survived, his word will never pass away.
I don't blame him. I'm in NE Louisiana and even I'm sick of hurricanes. I can't even imagine living "down South", as we call it up here. Prayers 🙏❤️
Move stop living in dangerous area when will u people learn this will happen again many more times rebuilding is useless.
@Tandi Nicole .. I'm in NE also. That one we had that was still a category 2 when it got this far "north" convinced me I don't want to move any closer to the gulf.
Tandi Nicole ...I'm moving from here I'm not doing it no more
Yes. Here in northern California we got the fires. Been thru two floods here in Marysville tho I live upstairs. If we flood again I'm packing to Cheyenne Wyoming. Two bedrooms run $600. Not bad. I've had enuf too.
@@JamesJablonski2008 u got that right. I'm not being mean I live here northern California. Lived thru two floods but if we have another I'm going to Cheyenne Wyoming. Enuf us enuf. I too don't understand why ppl live there knowing they will get hit with hurricanes year after year after year. It's just crazy. And living in an island down there where they get a direct hit is insane.
I feel ya... Bought a home in Destin, Florida. Boater's paradise! In 2 years was hit hard with hurricanes Erin and Opal. Major home damage and weeks without electricity or water and cooking diners on the Weller grill. Big fun right?! Had enough, put up a "For Sale" sign and kissed the Gulf Coast goodbye forever. Moved back to the Appalachians.
I am glad he and his family survived.
Louisiana people are the nicest people in the US... I wish only the best for this man and his family and others struggling there
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A lie
Prayers to all….. because we need it more than ever!!!!
I'm in SE Texas and it's been unruly but honestly if you aren't prepared to be self sufficient for at least a month by now you probably need to relocate. These storms are getting worse each year and going to continue to. Yes it's horrific, it's unimaginable and until you've lived through this you really don't know what this feels like.
Maybe stop living in houses close to the ocean?
I live in Baton Rouge and we got it pretty bad, mostly tree damage in homes and tearing up the electrical poles and lines. The heat is absolutely unbearable without air conditioning. I resorted to sleeping in my car so I could have A/C for a few hours. We got nothing as bad as La Place and other coastal areas, but I can tell you I'm sick of these storms every year. They are getting worse strength wise and more frequent. Louisiana has been hit several years in a row with Cat 3 and 4 hurricanes from coast to coast. I love Louisiana, the people, food and culture, but I've been talking to my family and we are ready to get the heck out of the state and go somewhere else. Yes, I know every place has challenges. I just want to go somewhere where we don't have to worry as much, if there is such a place.
Mpompadour....Piglosi SAYS California is the place to be. .. " but she'll lie to you"
No thanks on California 🤬. That is shake and bake USA, earthquakes and fires, plus WAY too expensive to live there !
Toronto , Ontario Canada or anywhere I Ontario . Never experience any natural disasters and I’m 41 @mpon
Yeah California and the West in general got the droughts now too. Wherever you go, I'm wishing you and your family well. Y'all stay safe out there.
Iowa, Illinois, Idaho. Those are the states you should look at.
It’s always a female hurricane destroying my home state of Louisiana. Praying for everyone affected by Ida🙏🏾
Please if you drive thru flooded neighborhoods, GO SLOW 🙏❤️🙏, you create wake, a wave and push the water back into over soaked yards as well as back into the house.
I will never understand that in a area that is known throughout history for Hurricanes and Tornado's that it is code for a home to be so Under-Built. That house was like a toy. No structure at all.
Thank You Father they survived you Will Prevail ,with That Book in youre hand and The Words in youre heart 🛐📜
The Bible still stands..Thank you JESUS!!!
Destroy a house but save a 5 dollar book!
Love you Troy,,,,, keep the faith
Your faith and you copious amount of useless prayers ain't working so try some common sense rational thinking for a change, maybe that might work. Wow!!!!
I now live in n.e. tx. ... couldn't take anymore hurricanes, it just sucks the life out of you.
Just curious what type of weather events you experience? I too am sick of hurricanes.
I live in NE Texas. It's heat advisories, tornados every year, the occasional drought, minor flash flooding during tornado season
love that guy's attitude
Now is the perfect time for the Governor of Louisiana to reinstate the unemployment boost that he ended early. It’s sad these people is begging for help, food, water, as well as a place cool to lay their heads. And the Governor is asking people to apply online for unemployment. How when they don’t even have electricity???? Shame on him! Cold hearted!
Shame on Hollywod & rich politicians for not digging into their own pockets to donate food & water to these people. They always talk like they care about the little guy, but never share any of their riches.
Everyone can't afford to just up and leave do u people ever think about that why don't u help them move tf
It's cheaper to bury you then, since you want to stay.
IDA wasn’t mad-she was furious!
I don’t know if prayer works I’m not really religious. But I’m praying and thinking of everyone suffering due to the weather things going on.
Prayer is powerful!!!
If they worked this wouldnt be happening
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Life will continue happening until our final resting place. Prayer lifts people's spirits to get them through difficult situations without going crazy and giving up on life.
It’s crazy how the news only covers New Orleans and Laplace they weren’t the only hit hard parishes. The Livingston, Hammond, and Ponchatula are very very hard hit it’s terrible.
thank you thank you I'm searching for places because I don't understand why it's taking our United States government so long to send some help some water some food I know one place they sent food and some water and ran out people had to go back home and told to come back the next day this is wrong that should be dropping water and food or MREs or something from helicopters
They can get to those places. Other places are not as accessible.
They can't get to em🤕🤕🤕
They need to start air dropping food and water for those people who can't get thru.
New Orleans is the biggest city in LA so that is probably the reason
Set your heart on things above..i have my palace there
Yikes, after seeing where they are located below sea level, better move out because the weather is changing for the worse.
LaPlace is several feet above sea level.
@@Discrimination_is_not_a_right lies
@@michaelsliders3421 10ft above sea level
We are not below sea level. All port cities are at sea level. You are a very ignorant young boy to not be able to figure that out.
@@elizabethclaiborne6461 New Orleans is below sea level and many others. It’s been confirmed decades ago. You must be recently born.
Time for you to relocate it just isn't worth the emotional and loses anymore
Praying for Louisiana 🙏🏼
Have you ever visited New Orleans? You have to wonder about that little mark on that concrete wall you drive next to that says ''---sea level---" way at the top of it?I did and quickly decided people must be out their minds to say they going to stop mother nature.But it's such a badass city to visit.Stay positice La.
I was born in mobile Alabama, my mother, and grandmother is from New Orleans, my grandmother said that's why she moved from New Orleans the elders always said that city will be drown during GOD'S time of vengeance, we have arrived, many talk about the Bible but don't live it,
May Yahusha Ha'masich bless you and yours during these days of Jacob's troubles aka tribulation.
Praise the lord
When will people realize in Louisiana it's time to move ? 🤔 It's like mother nature hits that state hard every year. Every time I drive past Lake Charles there are tarps on people's homes everywhere🙄
I agree
Nature does not like the oil industry.
Inside the car,inside the garage...Smart move,may have saved his life..
My niece& family lives in Laplace, they lost everything. 2nd time.
I'm closer to Baton Rouge, have damage but not nearly as much as so many others. So very 💔 to see. This man has fire within.
He will be ok 🙏
Mr Johnson. Your spirit is inspiring. ✌🏽❤️🌏
OH, feeling soooooo sorry for these folks....Sending you love.....
Mr. Johnson: Sending love to you and your family! Would support a GoFundMe if anyone knows the site.
We live here in Louisiana and my family knows never to build in lower lines area ever especially Laplace and river front areas.. we knew better be they will always let it flood and insurance is high as the stars ..
It's very sad because the estimating these areas that they cannot get to around September 27th or more before electricity will be turned on. The electricity company cannot get into the areas because of severe flooding. If there's water in the area where the electricity pole is located they're not going to work on it. I'm praying for all these people is so sad everyone said they've been through Katrina which was a lot of rain but this door was a lot of wind.
I'm from Bastrop Louisiana 🙏🙏🙏for y'all recovery stay blessed my ppl🙏🙏🥰
And this is the reason why Louisiana is broke and stays broke, always having to fix infrastructure because of hurricanes every year, it's exhausting.
it just hit me that this event really happening & it’s nothing man
Can do about it.
😔🙏🏽 it doesn’t hurt to like leave for awhile and it may be positive for you. You might like the new area. If I were him I would move..he’s at that point anyway
You not from here. You wouldn’t know.
@@tighttony386 presumably
I do feel for these people. I would never live anywhere in LA except north - Monroe
I used to live in Ocean Springs MS on the gulf coast. I got so sick of the hurricanes I moved up to the Blue Ridge Mountains in NC. 4 seasons, beautiful weather, and when it snows it melts the next day. This place is so nice and I don't have to worry about hurricanes!
Yet!
I wouldn't live there if someone paid me.
My heart goes out to these people, but if they have an opportunity to move... Nature is tryin to tell ya something. Location location location
Standard construction will not hold up.. Houses need to be built differently...
From the Caribbean For us it’s not only hurricanes but earthquakes& volcanic eruption We had all of them so far for this year .Let us remember ea h other in prayer for sometimes it is all we can do
Wow… 🙏🏼 Godspeed
I feel so sorry for them😢
How about build homes made of concrete? It would at least have a chance against strong wind, except for the roof, I guess, but the house won't be swept away by floods. I dunno, really hopefully there's an engineer or architect that would come up with low cost house that would stand hurricane, flood etc.
The point is the frequency. It takes a lot of work and time just to replace what was lost even if the foundation is still there. People still have work, you might get chronically ill. It's just too much especially when this happens on average every other year. This past year 3 times.
I think in the long run it'd be a whole lot cheaper to build houses that can stand these weather conditions better, not to mention the cost of human life. I just wonder if there'd even be the time to overhaul all that structure when you get storms like this every single year. You could start with some of the worse off parishes I guess? Everything there needs to be rebuilt anyways because it's just straight up uninhabitable there. If you gotta rebuild the whole parish, might as well rebuild it right. I don't think there's a single building we can build to guarantee that extreme weather won't bring suffering, but while we work on reducing extreme weather, we can at least give people a better chance at weathering things out.
That can't be done. It would be cheaper for the folks to get trucks and move out.
Exactly! My parents home in Fort Lauderdale was built in the late 60s/early 70s. It's a huge 3 bedroom 2 baths, a main living room and a family room, full kitchen, dining room and a full laundry room. The whole house has concrete walls and the floor is as hard as a rock.
These homes nowadays are trash and aren't built to sustain in this type of weather.
@@geoffreyharris5931 It can be done. It's just that people want what they want right then and there hence we have a bunch of microwave type of homes that quickly fall apart when pressure is applied. The homes are garbage.
Ida’s tail gave us one last whip in Mississippi yesterday and it was worse than the hurricane itself
Denham springs could use more people like him. We didnt get hit too bad either and power was back pretty quick
Denham Springs will end up like Sicily Island if that happened. Destroyed. No flowers. Bleak, dark and black.
I still don't have power south east of New Orleans about an hour away
@@lilsully7716 i guess its bc im close to the capitol and also the infrastructure wasnt damaged as much since im more inland
“Man is the king of nature” said man. Nature laughs!
Anyone who stays in new orleans area is crazy. It's not worth having to keep losing everything every other season.
Wait. They have the best food.
Every part of the country has natural disasters.
The last major storm was Katrina. 16 years ago.
@@michaelh7527 Not for folks in Laplace, in the last 10 years Laplace had major flood damage 5 times, so for them anytime they lose everything in a storm- it’s major
@@mikedior3089 Oklahoma has tornadoes yearly, the Midwest has fires, the northeast has major winter storms
Praying for you all affected by the storm. Gods grace is sufficient.
Praying for strength; I know its traumatic. Grateful they are alive. Stay patient; some things are out of mans control.
Poor guy. Oh man, I can't imagine going through this.
My recommendation, if you have to rebuild, go with Deltec.
Laplace got hit worse than us in New Orleans
The liberal media will only focus on new orleans
These poor folks!
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Just Go
THE HOLY BIBLE still STANDS..💪🏿.STRONGEST STORY HERE📖📖🥂
That guy is rather awesome. He should have a reality tv show showing rebuilding. Very likeable personality!
It's either floods or fire. Pick your poison
That's why I got out of New Orleans Born and raised there but I can't take it NO MORE so now I'm in Nashville TN
I definitely won't buy a place on the Gulf Coast. If my rental home is blown down then I'm off to the mountains.
Hon, I am so with you. I live in Panhandle of Florida and house has been damaged like 5 times. My husband works on one of bases here so we are not just wanna live here people. We were until oil spill then accumulated hurricanes. I am still repairing from Sally. I have had it. Insurance up to over 8k a year. I am so done, just got to figure out how to get out of here.
Yeah I'd move...start over somewhere else cause New Orleans gets hit slot...just saying.
Why do they not change the design of homes to minimize damage in high winds / storm prone areas - gabled roofs catch the wind - the worst option for housing in these areas - one style of buildings that can take the high winds are dome homes.
Well, this hurricane was very strong. You see most of his house is still standing. Other houses weren't so lucky.
But I agree with you. In the future, our houses should be built differently to be able to withstand the power of the earth.
Love this guy.
Rebuilding low lying areas in places below sea level near coastlines should be against the law.
We all live in some kind of weather extreme environment. You got to do what you got to do.
Im living over here in the Bay Area. We have to deal with wild fire. It is horrible. Not even a drop of rain for whole year. It horrible.
I live in Toronto , Canada never had any natural disaster in 42 years. Plus tons of fresh clean water - a huge resources in our future z There are places even in the US gotta way the pros and cons and prepare for a climate change world which is here abd will only get worse until we make sustainable changes ASAP to offset for the longer future the near future we’ve already alerted the planet chemistry & this is the new normal
Well said Troy.
You know, the entire population of earth could fit comfortably into Canada.
The planet is changing. Plan your future accordingly.
I live in B C Canada 2 hours up from Seattle its a great place to live 4 season and not to cold in the winter and no air condition in the Summer, just right .
I live in Ontario Canada, close to Toronto . We have fresh water everywhere ( the new gold in the climate change future) and never experience a natural disaster in my 41 years. Oh and free healthcare
@@tanikainsight8271 NOT FREE.
The entire population is not wanted in Canada.
Fix your own.
@@lesscobrandeau2451 Yep everybody gonna move to canada
I feel you my man
BUILD BACK SMARTER!!! There is a 120-year-old, two-story home on the Texas coast, still standing beautifully today because it had special hurricane proof features!!! If you take the extra precautions, your insurance will even be cheaper and your house and your property will be secure!!!!! Fortify your roofs!!! Flood proof your first level!!! BUILT BACK SMARTER!!!! Remove large trees that can fall on your home!!! Study to see what you can do for your home!!
Is this the Fulton mansion
One bad storm and it's gone. Stop fooling yourself.
25 to 30 years ago I lived in the New Orleans metro area. During my life in Louisiana, La Place was flooded twice with 3 to 5 feet of water, and neither of those floods was the result of a hurricane. Like many areas of the country, the poor and middle class need to live in areas that are affordable to them, like La Place, LA. Areas closer to work that are better isolated from natural disasters are not affordable to the poor and middle class. I'm 70 years old, a retired big company CEO, and my experience is that our government, both Democrat and Republican, has failed the poor and middle class. The current administration (Biden), with its emphasis on critical race theory, has done nothing but create a huge divide in our country, and is doing everything in its power to destroy the poor and middle class!
My parents home was built in the late 60s & the walls and floors are concrete! If you fall and hit your head on the floor or wall you can trust & believe a headache is on it's way.
Nowadays these homes are built outta of only wood and drywall which has proven to be a catastrophe. I thought many states would've learned this lesson by now but they haven't and they are still building complete neighborhoods within 3-4 weeks. Any home built that quickly isn't a safe home especially if you live in the path of hurricanes.
In Louisiana, there are hurricane building codes that new buildings must follow and then must be inspected/approved of. More sturdy fittings to anchor against the winds. But these won't always prevent destruction.
So sad 😭😭😭🙏🏽
It’s just starting. Get prepared and pray
The Bible still stands. that’s what I’m talking about! Prayers for y’all
You will need to do this ever year from now on..
Why wait for a second time? or build it with steel framing.
The Bible still stands just thankful to be alive
Why did you stay after the 1st storm 16 years ago! I lived in Lafayette la! After 1 st storm! I left! Lived I Panama city fla! 1 st storm I left!
Cause people are stuck in their ways and afraid of change. It's a mental weakness and lack of common sense, but they'll tell you it's because they can't afford to move. But you can afford to die?
I honestly feel like a lot of these buildings weren’t built correct !
JESUS is all that matters.
Who?
Flood me once...shame on you. Flood me twice, shame on me. Flood me a third time--and no insurance company in the world should pay you again.
bricks are still there .... it's the wood and breeze blocks that have gone ..... tell you something ?
Would people consider Gulf Shores uninhabitable too?
Someone tell him West Virginia Will Pay Him $12,000 To Move There!
WHY?
@@christy9766 No hurricanes, very few tornados, very predictable flood zones, no earthquakes, barely any dangerous wildlife, etc.
Maybe you can get it on sale replacement value
Take the insurance money and move on. It's going to happen again. It's below sea level! Prayers🙏❤
Even after all this Americans still going to make houses with flimsy wood and cardboard. Make houses like rest of the world, with concrete iron. It's not going to break or mold after a disaster.
Correct!....but....we americans are forbidden to build differently. Home owners associations..little rule enforcers.. Haha...no freedom.
Comes an earthquake it will break
How to save Louisiana and outline
Why do you stay ?
A 12,000 gallon gas station can fill 800 cars with gas. The line was a quarter of a mile long, But it wouldn’t have even used half the station’s tank.
Seems that Southern Louisiana is no longer livable. This must be exhausting rebuilding your life several times in a lifetime. It might not be popular opinion, but I think the southern portion of the state should be evacuated permanently and given back to nature. I mean, this is just insane. The world cannot continue to come to your rescue over and over again for a place that will always be hit hard by hurricanes.
Come Bangladesh it is a safe place to live
Most Americans do not trust people in the main faith there.