On August 29, 2005 I experienced natural and man-made disasters simutaneously. The winds from Hurricane Katrina lifted my roof, and the waters from the breeched levee of the London Avenue Canal, which is three blocks away, left the house in a toxic marinade for three weeks. The flood water reached about 9.5 feet in my neighborhood. Also, I worked in the special needs shelter at the Superdome during the storm where I watched the wind blow, the waters rise and people suffering.