There must be some mean gris-gris in the New Orleans area when it comes to those European names the hurricane center gives to mean tropical storms. Katrina was the worst natural disaster to hit the U.S. --- $41 billion damage. Looks like the Gulf dodged a bullet with Gustav, but there's still major damage.
Seriously, is it voodoo or what? Hurricane Hanna is heading for the Southeast and on the eastern horizon is Ike and Josephine. Let's not even remember Camille. Perhaps that Texas lawmaker was right when she suggested names more reflecting Africa. After all, most of these hurricanes are coming out of the African Atlantic.
Besides those Germanic and Frankish hurricanes, what's with all these network and local news guys going to hurricane city? Katie Couric was down there, obviously expecting the worse. WLS-TV in Chicago even sent Chuck Goudie down there. Was he looking for Mob bodies in the French Quarter?
We certainly don't see that type of coverage when we have snow storms here. Where's The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore when there's a foot of snow headed this way? Safe and sound in Hotlanta, that's where.
Hey, Chuck, have a Hurricane for The Hound on Bourbon Street. And, toast Herr Gustav, paisan.
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