It was the beauty before the ugliness of
Hurricane Andrew, a calm that kept a few people behind
while thousands of others evacuated southern Louisiana.
Rose and Simon McGuez stayed behind watching
television, waiting Andrew out together like
THEY HAD THREE OTHER HURRICANES.
BUT ANDREW WAS DIFFERENT.
IT HIT SOUTHERN LOUISIANA HARD, TRAPPED SIMON
AND ROSE MIGUES IN THE EYE OF THE STORM.
IT WAS A NIGHT THEY WILL NEVER FORGET.
Lord, have mercy.
We were both sick over it, praying.
WE TALKED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON THE BACK PORCH
OF THEIR SOUTHERN LOUISIANA HOME.
Both did not think they would live through the
night Andrew hit.
My wife had some of that chest pain, and I
said, Lord, have mercy.
This was the worst I have ever in my life, and
I'm 64 years old,
and I promise you at 65 if there's another one,
I'm not here.
Simon and Rose still have no electricity in
their home,
but they are getting by with a generator,
getting ready to leave their home if another
hurricane ever hits.
Never staying again, are you? Uh-uh.
No way. No way.
We were really, really shook up, really.
I'm not lying to you.
If ever there's another one, make room in
Dallas. I'm coming.
Tonight, Rose and Simon McGuez are happy they
can laugh about a storm
they might not have lived through.
Marty Griffin, Texas News 5.