{"id":1597,"date":"2005-08-29T09:54:00","date_gmt":"2005-08-29T15:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=1597"},"modified":"2005-08-29T09:54:00","modified_gmt":"2005-08-29T15:54:00","slug":"katrina-update-brian-andrews-is-my-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2005\/08\/29\/katrina-update-brian-andrews-is-my-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Katrina update: Brian Andrews is my hero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Andrews a local affiliate in Louisiana just gave a live report from Baton Rouge (I think), he was downtown showing how wild the wind is. He basically broadcast how easy it is for a human being to get blown around.<\/p>\n<p>It was risky but absolutely wonderfully handled. &#8220;Okay (Cameraman), if anything comes flying at me just scream.&#8221; He was hanging onto a postal box with a metal rod for support which was eventually stripped from him by wind and blew down the street.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Okay, we&#8217;re packing it in.&#8221;<br \/>\nHe darts back to the building for cover.<br \/>\n&#8220;Reporting Live from Baton Rouge&#8221; (Wind stumble)<br \/>\n&#8220;In the downtown area&#8221; (Gust blows him down onto his stomach. He then stands and looks at the camera.<br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;m Brian Andrews&#8221; (Smile)<\/p>\n<p>Interesting reporting. Actual fun during some hard times.<\/p>\n<p>On a serious note: my wishes to all who are enduring this either by weathering it out in their areas or those who&#8217;ve escaped who are praying for their homes. As a person who experienced <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hurricane_Andrew\">Hurricane Andrew<\/a> first hand (I drove about 15-30 miles away from the eye escaping my home in Baton Rouge in 1992) I know what people are going through.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1597\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2005\/08\/29\/katrina-update-brian-andrews-is-my-hero\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1597\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2005\/08\/29\/katrina-update-brian-andrews-is-my-hero\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-1597\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2005\/08\/29\/katrina-update-brian-andrews-is-my-hero\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2005\/08\/29\/katrina-update-brian-andrews-is-my-hero\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Andrews a local affiliate in Louisiana just gave a live report from Baton Rouge (I think), he was downtown showing how wild the wind is. He basically broadcast how easy it is for a human being to get blown around. 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