One of my sisters, her three daughters, and one granddaughter lived in Biloxi up until a few days ago. Two of the girls were out of town. Jenni and the other daughter and the granddaughter took a couple suitcases, drove two of their three cars north to my brother's place.

As of now, they own two cars and a couple suitcases full of clothes. Daughter #1 had just got a job at the Hard Rock, which is wrecked. Daughter #2 might not have a place to work, and my sister is in the same boat. Her ex and her oldest daughter are flying in soon, and my brother is going to drive down and they will try to retrieve what they can. They had a third-floor apartment, but they don't know if the building still exists. They are assuming the car they left behind is gone.

But they're alive, and that is all that really matters. The rest of it is just stuff, and you can always pack up and start new somewhere else. They've got the rest of the family to help them out, and will do just fine.

Dennis