Could have been worse, but...

Most shelters made it through OK, it appears, although some experienced some damage. Some of the ones I talked to expressed concern that maybe next time, people might not evacuate.

From the North, to the South, we worry about you. It must be hard to evacuate, but we feel so much relief when we hear you are safely inland. There's no way to know whether a storm will be a Gustav or a Katrina, until it is too late.

Stay safe. Stay safe.