Cat-5: It's Not Just For LAN Cables Anymore

When Nina and I visited New Orleans last year and drove around the surrounding Louisiana countryside (sampling the odd drive-through daiquiri bar along the way…), we noted several roads with signs indicating that they’re Hurricane Escape Routes.

They’re getting used this weekend, Will Collier writes:

If you’re in the area, get out, and do it now. This is not just another hurricane that might turn away and hit Galveston or Mobile instead. You can’t afford to take that chance this time.

For everybody else, get ready to help. I don’t mean to be a harbinger of doom here, and I’m certainly hoping that Katrina fizzles out, a la Dennis, but there’s a very real possibility that this could be our tsunami.

Glenn Reynolds has more; and these guys are probably getting a workout today as well.