This just in on Dave Stueber’s situation in New Orleans.
According to multiple sources, Dave stayed in his house on Dupree Street, not far from downtown and the Superdome, and turned down the first evacuation offer from his next door neighbor, Mr. Beaudreux’s son-in-law, a fireman. He was OK and had enough food for another day or so, and his house was not a total loss, apparently.
No exact word on the water level in the basement, but the word is they are coming back to get him later, since the evacuation of the entire city has now been ordered.
If anyone has a fast, shallow draft boat and wants to go for the adventure, call editor and publisher Glynn Wilson at 205-960-3639. We’ll go get him out along with his computer and camera equipment - and his dog Dupree and a couple of cats, Ray and Dot. I’ve got the Nikon D50 ready to record history.
But a canoe is not enough for this rescue.
On Paul Finebaum’s radio show today on WERC 960 AM, Dave’s name came up.
But the last question Finebaum asked was this.
What would you take in that situation? If trapped in a flooded city or faced with any other massive disaster, from a terrorist attack to a hurricane, what would you take and what would you leave behind? Think about it. What is important to you?
Having lived and reported through Isidore and Lili during the course of one week a couple of years ago from Uptown, New Orleans, there is no doubt about the answer from here.
1. The boat (canoe, pirogue, raft, etc.)
2. The gun (in this case a 16-gauge shotgun built in 1910 and inherited from my grandfather Lother Wilson, from Shoal Creek Valley in St. Clair County, Alabama.).
3. The computer…
4. Clean underwear, shorts and T-shirts.
What to leave behind? Easy.
1. TV
2. VCR
3. Golf clubs
4. Mardi Gras bead collection…
