[steveegg]

Hey hey! the gang's finally all here.

[alancarp]

Accuweather's Bastardi is up on Hannity & Combs soon -- probably 5-8 mins. before the hour. He still believes Galveston is the target, then Rita sits over Dallas for a couple of days. Oy.

[Timeout]

I'll do my usual hurricane BULLETIN to those in the affected area:

Before you evacuate, turn off the main power switch to your home. Even if you stay, once the power goes off, turn off the main switch.

You may not be home when the crews get your power up again. If the line to your home has been damaged, you may get a power surge like I experienced after Ivan last year. When the crews turned on our power I was lucky to be home. The lights were awfully bright and then started dimming. I was able to catch the power crew and they found a broken line which was causing 220 power to surge thru every line in my house! Burned the micro vent over the stove, the TV, my sprinkler system controls and several outlets. But, if I hadn't been home, the whole house would've burned.

So. Turn off the main. Even if you don't evacuate...there's no guarantee you'll be there when the power comes on.