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Hurricane Gustav over Cuba

Baton Rouge remains very, very calm. This evening I went to Albertson's to stock up on beans, bottled water, and beer. The store was not at all crowded. They did have a couple extra pallets of water, batteries, and flashlights up front for easy access.

Went on the Critical Mass bike ride today. 175 riders: a rather huge crowd! We ended up at Capitol Grocery and then pretty much dispersed.

Went to the hurricane preparedness meeting at the LSU physics department today. Sounds like the physics building there will be a good place to hang out during the hurricane. It allegedly has ample backup power, so there should be power, air conditioning, and perhaps even internet access there for the duration. Also, I now have claim to some office space which includes a refrigerator and microwave.

Classes are cancelled at LSU on Tuesday.

Unfortunately I seem to have come down with a cold this afternoon. *sneeze*

I updated my couchsurfing profile ("Couch available: Yes!") in case anyone from NOLA needs a place to stay.

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UNO cancelled classes until Thursday........
That's cool that you have a place to go with a/c. I didn't look at hotels in Baton Rouge because I didn't want to be without a/c and a nice shower in this heat (with two dogs).
My husband went to Walmart tonight for a garden hose (someone stole ours?!?) because we want to hose off our patio furniture before moving it inside...he said the lines were insane.