And Tom, you're absolutely correct. I never thought this was going to be anything like Katrina. The news media and mayor were saying that to get people to leave. In fact, Plaquemine parish turned off the water Saturday to force people to leave. Our power is out here, but The generator has enough fuel for about two weeks. Have not lost phones or even internet, obviously.

If you look at the Katrina maps, it covered the entire Gulf. Gustav was much more compact. The real concern was the levee repairs/upgrades which aren't due to be completed until at least 2011. Right now I'm still hoping my house is OK, but I should be able to check later today.