[pax_et_bonum]

Freepers living along the coast anywhere between Brownsville, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana have a 10 to 20 percent chance of experiencing tropical storm force winds by Wednesday afternoon. The winds won't arrive this weekend, but now is a good time to buy batteries and other essentials.

Did I ever mention how much I hate hurricanes?

grrrrrrrr

[WFTR]

I’m not fond of hurricanes either. Our governor has already declared the state a disaster area in order to mobilize support services. As she’s doing this, the storm appears more and more likely to remain far to the south of us. She’s the biggest disaster that has hit this state.