FWIW I mentioned the hurrican Thursday to a co-worker and he scofed at the small size of it and said it'll hit Georgia-Florida and not us.
Looking at the path, few would thave thought NO would get sacked on Friday. Hell, my job involved repairing utilities post-storms and my boss didn't even put us into storm mode till Saturday. My truck normally shoudl be fueled and parked on high ground for post-storm repair. Now it's sitting in it's usually low spot almost out of gas because no one else had a key.
Either way I'll be working 12 hr days for 13 days straight (1 day off every 14th day per union regs or penalty pay) for the next month.
Good luck.
fyi--my mother just called after a road trip from NY to FL. Said the convoys of utility trucks were amazing...NJ, PA, etc. were all enroute.
Go Here
http://www.nd.edu/%7Eadcirc/pam.htm
right click the pictures and click play to see a projection of what happens to NOLA
If this is near accurate, Nawlins is GONE!