Monday, August 29, 2005
Hurricane Katrina
As I write this, hurricane Katrina is bearing down on New Orleans. Evacuees in the Superdome are watching the leaking roof and suffering with little electricity, and no air conditioning.
Interstate 90 is 15 feet underwater.
Meanwhile, around here the front page stories for the last 4 of 5 days have included the trials and tribulations of high school students not being allocated enough parking places. I can just picture the future stories of these developing curmudgeons. "Back when I was in school, they only had 200 parking spots for student cars." ... "Grandpa, what's a car?"
The Oil drum has a great play by play on Katrina, as well a terrific commentary on how Katrina may bring the peak oil issue into the limelight. Oil has hit $70 this morning. TOD is predicting rising gas prices and shortages.
Interstate 90 is 15 feet underwater.
Meanwhile, around here the front page stories for the last 4 of 5 days have included the trials and tribulations of high school students not being allocated enough parking places. I can just picture the future stories of these developing curmudgeons. "Back when I was in school, they only had 200 parking spots for student cars." ... "Grandpa, what's a car?"
The Oil drum has a great play by play on Katrina, as well a terrific commentary on how Katrina may bring the peak oil issue into the limelight. Oil has hit $70 this morning. TOD is predicting rising gas prices and shortages.
