I had the same thing happen to me.

When the winds were 185MPH, I sat up and took notice. When the winds were decreasing, the pressure was rising, New Orleans was going to be on the west side of the storm... I stopped paying as much attention. Heck, even the news the night of the storm said that N.O. "dodged a bullet". It wasn't until the next day and the day after that when I realized the severity of things.

And, quite frankly, I still haven't wrapped my head around how many people will be displaced for so many months or permenantly.

::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::