Well isn't this great...

[[AK]Clay]

Hurricane is projected to obliterate New Orleans on Tuesday. My flight lands in Lafayette on Friday. I'm thinking of bringing a suitcase of batteries to hawk. I knew a lifetime supply of C-cell was going to pay off someday.

[[AK]Camelwalk]

[QUOTE='[AK]Clay;85284']Hurricane is projected to obliterate New Orleans on Tuesday. .[/QUOTE

IM sure thats just what they wanted to hear

[[AK]Swae]

Well I've already got at least one person from NOLA fleeing to my house this weekend, I guess we'll see how it goes.

[[AK]Hylander]

Everyone be safe! But if it hits, please make sure Nagin and Kathleen Blanco are chained to the outside sea walls before evacuating. We thank you for your service to Louisiana.

[[AK]Swae]

But if it hits, please make sure Nagin and Kathleen Blanco are chained to the outside sea walls before evacuating. We thank you for your service to Louisiana.

ROFL. The only good thing I can say is that Blanco is out of office. Our new governor seems to have his shit together and hopefully won't drop the ball like was done in 05. Nagin, on the other hand, is currently in Denver at the DNC. I've heard rumors that he's on his way back, but I think the people of New Orleans would rather him stay away.

Funny thing with Nagin, before and during Katrina, and even in the aftermath, people in New Orleans LOVED Nagin. So much so, that they elected him again. Now, in his 2nd term, he spends most of his time in Texas (his family relocated there after the storm) and people can't wait for him to leave office.

All I know is, Louisiana cannot afford another disaster on the scales of Katrina and Rita (the lesser known hurricane that wiped out the other side of the state). I think if we get blasted again our government will all throw their hands up and move to the mid-west. I think I'd be inclined to do the same.

[[AK]Nuts]

http://www.stormpulse.com/tropical-storm-gustav-2008

I like the forward play button on the bottom.

[[AK]Swae]

Wow, that nice little interactive path shows the damned storm coming RIGHT AT Baton Rouge. Lovely...lol.

In other news, Dr. Jeff Masters (my favorite hurricane blogger) posted this today:

It's time to get familiar with the names Hanna, Josephine, Ike, and Kyle, because the tropical Atlantic is about to put on a rare burst of very high activity in the coming weeks.

Awesome. Looks like we are headed for another year like 2005.

[[AK]Squidly]

Funny thing with Nagin, before and during Katrina, and even in the aftermath, people in New Orleans LOVED Nagin.

There's no accounting for taste. The guy's the worst sort of idiot-politician.

Hopefully the only reason he was elected was that his opponent was worse. Otherwise it doesn't speak well to the collective political intellect of the area.

[[AK]Clay]

The good news is the latest projections show it skipping a little west. Missing Baton Rouge be a bit, and instead hitting Lafayette. The bad news is I'm flying into Lafayette for work.

[[AK]Swae]

The good news is the latest projections show it skipping a little west. Missing Baton Rouge be a bit, and instead hitting Lafayette. The bad news is I'm flying into Lafayette for work.

Actually, being on the east side of the storm is the worst side to be on - it's where the worst storms and tornadoes are. Even though this storm isn't that large diameter-wise, we'll be affected no matter where it lands in Louisiana. Rita hit the LA/TX border and I lost power for 9 days.

Then again, I'm feeling very doom and gloom over the prospect of New Orleans getting wiped out again, so don't mind me.

[[AK]Kidd]

The good news is that I was able to purchase $50 worth of batteries and escaped a fist fight....barely ><

People are already beginning to panic, it's crazy. I know I'm naive and all, but wow.

[[AK]Squidly]

Y'all need to move, seriously. Or buy a house built like a rock on stilts.

[[AK]Camelwalk]

Y'all need to move, seriously. Or buy a house built like a rock on stilts.

Im not sure I heard there is good deals in Vegas and the streets are paved with cheese!

[[AK]Bribo]

Y'all need to move, seriously. Or buy a house built like a rock on stilts.

Agreed. Why subject yourself to this kind of Russian Roulette every year?

[[AK]Swae]

My city is safe for the most part. We will never have a situation like NOLA where we go underwater. Worst we will get is moderate flooding, trees down, and loss of power. We are only 70 miles west of NOLA, but we are much further inland and don't get the storm surge that the coastal areas deal with.

I don't think any part of the country is without it's risks. We don't have to worry about winter weather, earthquakes, or any number of other things that happen around the US. I think of people living in tornado alley and realize I'm at least better of than they are....hurricanes come with a few days warning.

I guess I stay here for the same reason most of Louisiana stays - it's our home.