New Orleans is a place that I've wanted to visit for years. My baby sis completing her Master's degree in nearby Fort Walton Beach seemed like the perfect excuse to finally make the trip. People made lots of encouraging comments about the unbearable heat there this time of year, but only one person, a gal I work with who grew up in New Orleans, forecasted the hurricanes.
"It's hurricane season." That's just what she said. Somehow it seemed ominous at the time. I attributed it to the poor lighting in the hallway of our office and shrugged it off. Mostly.
Then an email from my sister about Gustav. Who, I asked her, is Gustav?
Oh. Not "who," Gustav is a "what." Suddenly, the threat of a hurricane was real. The threat still IS real. Will we be flying into New Orleans in a few days? Will we be driving along the Gulf Coast for the next two weeks?
Not rhetorical questions, just unanswered as of yet.
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SDCC ‘22: DYNAMITE continues their big Monday announcements
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[image: SDCC]Fans of Red Sonja should be excited
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If I had to vote right now I would say it is looking safe. I check weather underground twice a day and the predictions are moving steadly west. There will be rain, but I you'll land in N.O. before the bad stuff, and can head east as fast as you can. Will keep checking, so here's hoping!
I'm more worried about the giant crocodiles.
I talk so much that something I say is bound to come true sooner or later. I really do talk too much.
I hope you can make it back another time. It's a fantastic city to visit.
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