I'm sure many of you have been watching CNN, FOX etc. The scope of the disaster is more than I imagined. As of early afternoon, I thought perhaps that we had dodged a bullet. Now it seems that we have a catastrophic situation in some locals, and the extent of the damage is only slowly coming to light. It scares me that we don't hear much about some areas (grand isle, st. louis bay, and other areas). It seems the potential for major loss of life is much greater than any US-landing hurricane in my experience. The only small grace is it could have been much much worse, but that is no solace, for the good people of LA, MS, AL and FL.....