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Glued to the TV

Like every other evacuee, I've been glued to the TV this morning. I awoke to find that Gustav had downgraded to a Category 2, but there's still worry about the storm surge.

There will still be flooding. No one doubts that. But even all of the officials have said that this IS NOT another Katrina, which couldn't be better news for the hundreds of thousands of us that left the city the past few days.

But there's still many things to be concerned about. The news stations are saying right now that there's a barge -- or maybe 3, depending on which station I'm tuned to -- loose in the industrial canal. The concern is that one of these a large barges crashes into this canal levee, which would create a rush of flooding in the 9th ward again.

I want to be hopeful. School's supposed to start back Thursday provided there's no major damage in town and all the students are able to safely get back to town. So, I guess I'll start studying? I can't keep watching TV, because it just makes me too nervous.

Posted by Lara Richards at 9:58 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)