Gustav

This is profoundly not good... Gustav looks to be gathering strength and on a dangerous course. Marvelous Matt S. is in New Orleans right now and both he & Jeffrey have described the mood down there as tense, with Matt even scheduling an earlier return flight just in case. According to nola.com Governor Bobby Jindal has upped the timeline and phased evacuations could begin as early as Saturday. Thoughts & prayers, please, thoughts & prayers. Remember that Katrina was also a Category 3 when it hit and was also only a glancing blow to New Orleans. Plus, not all of the necessary repairs have been made...