Katrina Today

4:22AM - Wind has picked up considerably but its still manageable. Its raining, too, but not that much. I am mainly concerned about four things here. A tree falling on the house, flying debris, tornadoes, and being without power for an extended period afterwards. Flood waters are probably not a problem where I am in Bush. Unlike New Orleans, CrabAppleLane is above sea level, we are pretty much at the top of a hill, and the house is an additional six feet off of the ground.

One other note: My bandwidth here seems to have picked up considerably. Could be the early morning time and/or the fewer people online at my ISP.