Day 1 Observations

1. Local Radio is absolutely useless.  After the my Internet stopped working the only thing I learned from the radio is that I could use my cell phone light to help make a ham sandwich.  Guess what, I don't have any ham.  It would have been nice if they just told us where the storm was and when we left.
2. Jindal is the man.  This is a completely about face from Katrina when our governor was on TV crying the entire time.  Jindal seems to in complete control on the entire situation.  His press conferences are amazing and he seems to have them every hour. 
3. Kip Holden's administration did a great job preparing for the storm.  There was a huge police presence everywhere and some major roads have already been cleared.
4. If we get power back in a week I would be happy.  Most of the polls in my neighborhood are sideways and I think I must have heard about 15 transformers blown before the power when completely out.
5. Sleeping in your car is the way to go.  AC on and a nice CD playing music.  (By the way, it would be impossible for me to die from carbon monoxide poisoning)
6. At 28 it is still nice to be learning some new drinking games.
7. Geraldo Riviera getting blown into something would have made this all worth it.
8. No one in Baton Rouge has mastered the four way stop.
9. The fact that only two people died in Baton Rouge is pretty amazing. 
10. The Bush administration, esp Homeland Security did a great job learning from Katrina.