Hurricane Gustav is coming

[Luciann]

for those who live along the gulf coast i hope that you are all taking care with getting to safety if you are in the path of Gustav...where i am we should only see a lot of rain if it does not turn to much from it's current path, but take care, and evac early if necessary...

be safe everyone

 

[monsieurjohn]

i think it's time to rebuild new orleans somewhere else... we'll call it New New Orleans.

 

[Luciann]

I have to agree, what i found ironic is that i was watching pbs "this old house" and they are showing rebuilding a shotgun house in NO after Katrina (basically taped a year ago) and now we have gustav that is coming and might wipe it all out again

 

[Panache]

Wow, that does sound terrible. They say this hurricane will possibly be worse than Katrina! I find it sad that the people living in New Orleans have to go through all this again, just a few years later.
Any of you living in that area, stay safe!

 

[mthrlangl]

On the brightish side, New Orleans is pretty much a ghost town compared to what it was when Katrina came through. And after all of the sh*t various politicians got after the storm, I think we can expect a better response to whatever happens this time around.

That being said, I think it's a bad idea to build a town anywhere that you have to bury people above ground due to the soggy nature of the soil. If your grandmother is going to come floating downriver after a big storm, you probably shouldn't build your house there.