The anniversary of Katrina has caused everyone to pause. People are in deep preparation.
I spoke with a small business person who sells and fixes generators. Many people have come by after leaving gas in their generator for over a year with panicked looks to get things fixed before the weekend. For those who don't know, gas breaks down and gums up the carburetor.
Today I noticed many boats on the Interstate. Normally, I would chalk it up to the Labor Day Holiday. In this case I could tell it was not the recreational freshwater boats but people hauling their saltwater vessels out of harms way.
The state decided to move all of the inmates out of the New Orleans prisons today. They may not need to evacuate but decided it was better to move them out of the area before traffic started getting heavy on I-10. No inmates wandering around the high rise in flooded New Orleans sounds like a good thing to me.
The biggest news of the week is moving the LSU opening game to 10:00am from its 4:00pm kickoff time. People complained about the 4:00pm time due to the heat. Comfort vs. ESPN. TV revenues win every time. No pre-game festivities and they are asking people to leave right after the game.
One the way home, I stopped to get gas. No long lines are frustrated people but definitely doing more business than a normal Friday night. Gas was $3.45-$3.59 on Wednesday. It was up slightly about a dime. Officials began evacuating all of the rigs in the Gulf today so expect a good $.50 rise quickly.
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