Category 5 hurricane.
Not needed. No indeed.

NOLA.com weather" Cat 5 Ivan heads north, NOLA area on watch ( Read more... )

Thanks for the good wishes, everyone.

As predicted, the hurricane force part of the storm went to the west of New Orleans. My neighborhood is fine; the power even stayed on except for a couple of short flickers and once for about 5 minutes.

I've had an old friend, Ms B. the artist, staying at my place; she's a former New Orleanian now living in ( Read more... )

Category 4 hurricane. Category F'in FOUR.

Bah. I brought in the furniture & small acoutrements from my yard, and tied down things that needed such in the rain this afternoon, since there isn't likely to be any time when it isn't raining til after Isadore is gone. It'll probably be worse tomorrow ( Read more... )