I'm safely tucked away in Vermont where we'll probably just get some good rainstorms as Gustav breaks up. But a lot of people who are at a very safe distance are still watching and worrying for everyone who is in its potential path. I cannot even imagine how terrifying it must be to be to anticipate this again after living through Katrina. While everyone is trying to get out of the way, I was happy to see this in the local paper this afternoon:

Eleven Vermont ambulances raced to the Gulf Coast on Saturday to ready for Hurricane Gustav, which has killed more than 80 people in the Caribbean and is due to make landfall early Tuesday morning along Louisiana’s coast.

We've got two spare bedrooms if any of you Gulf Coast geeks are looking to get FAR FAR away ...and we're dog friendly.