eerie

So I've been reading for the past three days for school, and it hasn't been until tonight that I've been able to catch up on the worsening condition in New Orleans. On Saturday I decided to combine several of my services: phone, cable, internet. I called BellSouth and during some of the wait times I chit chatted with the lady from BellSouth. We talked about the weather, and at the time Katrina was near Miami. I commented that I hoped the storm would play out and not hit Florida hard likes so many recent hurricanes. She said, Betty I think was her name, "Well you never know, hurricanes have a mind of their own." I asked where she lived and she said, "New Orleans." Granted New Orleans and Mississippi are risk areas, but there have not been hit by a major hurricane in several decades. I ended the conversation by saying, "Well I hope the storm doesn't decide to go your way." I've wondered as this disaster has unfolded what Betty and her family did and where they are. I also wonder if she remembers our conversation, light hearted then, no doubt serious now. Eerie.