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<\/A>The reason that blogs are so relevant is that you ALWAYS have a woman (or man) on the scene. In this instance SM reader and frequent commenter, Maitri<\/A> is at what is soon to be ground zero for potentially the worst hurricane to hit the U.S. in decades<\/STRONG> (although hopefully she is fleeing as I write this). Some believe that the entire city of New Orleans may be destroyed on Monday. Now personally, I don’t usually believe in weather. I don’t even check the weather in the morning before I leave my apartment. I will break-up with a girl if I catch her watching the Weather Channel. I have long believed that “weather” is a hoax pushed on us by the umbrella and sun-block lobbies. This one looks like it may be the real deal though. Maitri breaks it down for us:<\/P>\n\nUpdate 3: A gloomy prognosis still. Even Bob Breck isn’t feeling the hurricane mojo, and that bodes badly for staying in a 130-year-old house. New Orleanians, board your homes and leave. August 27 21:02<\/P>\n
Update 4: Up surveying all animated predictions of our impending local weather pattern. Landfall anon, i.e. tomorrow PM. Dinner in the Quarter last night (tomato, lettuce and Diet Coke with Shiraz chasers<\/STRONG> – anything the gastrointestinal tract can keep down) saw veteran residents discuss seriously the act, not just the thought, of getting out of here. Then again, there are the brave ones staying such as Mac and KFrye, who plans to “stand out on my balconey and shake my fists at the storm.” Good plan – is the webcam all set up? Time for push-ups<\/STRONG> before hauling stuff to car; hey, the CPUs have got to go. August 28 6:57<\/BLOCKQUOTE>\n
Because of what seems to have been excellent planning, the state of Louisiana sent out the evacuation notice in plenty of time. Really, it seems to have been superbly handled and this will hopefully prevent loss of life. Get ready<\/A> for shocking<\/STRONG> oil prices though. 25% of the U.S.’s refinery capacity is in the center of that green and red blob. Also, I’m sure we will get to see congressman Bobby Jindal in action around his state.
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