Big Rains in South Louisiana and South Mississippi

[BOSSHOG]

Heavy downpours for about five hours now. Bourbon Street cleaned naturally from the "remnants" of a week of heavy partying. Mardi Gras to go on rain or shine. And then Ash Wednesay and all our sins will be forgiven.

[gator_in_Ontario]

1. When CNN said there was floods South of New Orleans...

that was scary....musta been in the gulf!

[Brotherjohn]

2. Floods on the West Bank (south) of New Orleans?

I'm not near a TV, but my parents live down there. I'm worried a bit, although at worst, they'll probably get water up to their doorstep (the new pumping stations have been working pretty well the last few years).

[markus]

3. Hell, da Quater never floods

so hie yourselves down there and get staked out. Sounds like a good excuse to get their today and stay 'till tomorrow.

The West Bank, now them's my old stomping grounds as a newspaper reporter. There was never a more sorry excuse for selling swamplands to fools than the West Bank much south of 4th St.

[Bertha Venation]

4. But the rain will wash the ashes from your foreheads.

What will you do then?

[markus]

5. Light another cigarette?

Sorry. No offense intended. But that was one way teenage boys convinced their mothers they hadn't squandered their entire Ash Wednesday school holiday.

[Bertha Venation]

6. by using their cig ashes to bless themselves?

I wonder what the priest said when they confessed that.