We’re heading for NO,LA in a few minutes. We spent yesterday visiting Amy’s extended family, and hearing lots of stories about the last few weeks.<\/p>\n
There were plenty of tales about the day-to-day disruptions, the massive lines at the Wal-Mart, the limited menus and lack of napkins at some restaurants, and the like.<\/p>\n
On top of that, everyone<\/em> has stories about people spending Red Cross or FEMA money on TVs and DVD players. Amy came back with a story about a woman who tried buying a TV with her Red Cross money issued on a debit card, then grew irate when told she couldn’t use the card to pay the sales tax.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We’re heading for NO,LA in a few minutes. We spent yesterday visiting Amy’s extended family, and hearing lots of stories about the last few weeks. There were plenty of tales about the day-to-day disruptions, the massive lines at the Wal-Mart, the limited menus and lack of napkins at some restaurants, and the like. On top … <\/p>\n