[Vermont Lt]

The problem is the lake is on the east side. The storm is going to hit it head on. The thing that will wreck NO is the water flowing out of the lake and into the city.

And if you have flown into NO, you know its a big, big lake.

On the other hand, if you ever lived through a Blizzard in the northeast (or any place) you will get used to the media hype.

My god, there are people getting nervous here!

[Vermont Lt]

"people are getting nervous here...."

I meant in New England, getting batteries and what-not. Although filling up the gas tank today might not be a bad idea.

I did not mean that it was incorrect for folks to be nervous about the seriousness of the storm.

My bad.

[johnmecainrino]

That trough dipping down from the west saved our gas prices, if that trough had come down a little later the storm would have plowed right through the center of the oil rigs and gas prices would have skyrocketed. On its current track it looks like Katrina will avoid most of the oil rigs offshore.

[ladyjane]

if you ever lived through a Blizzard in the northeast (or any place) you will get used to the media hype.

Clearly you weren't in the Blizzard of '78. Martial law and a state of emergency for one week. 10,000 cars abandoned on route 128.