The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by Erik V. Olson:

Lower Mississippi River Forecast. Short version -- the Mississippi is fine. The rainfall from the storm is all down now and accounted for, the crest for NO is 5', flood stage there is 17', the walls and levees are built to 20'.

Unless something drastically changes -- and, as dry as it has been, we're talking another couple of hurricanes -- the Mississippi isn't going to flood over from the rainfall. The local rivers are a different story, but the only ones that are a problem are the ones feeding the lake. Unless water on the dry side collapses the river levees, the river is no longer a problem.

The lake forecast is improving, they're predicting back to normal levels by Friday, so a good part of the water should flow back out. Of course, that doesn't help anything below 1' MSL, they'll need pumps for that.

Charlie: Hoping for the best -- even if the best possible is only a swift and soft passing.

Tom: I do hope you enjoy yourself, and s/c/k/, please.

Priscilla: If you look and feel any worse than you did at Midwestcon, you could serve as a poster child as to one of the great wrongs of Worldcons.

I liked Worldcons. Confederation probably had the most magical fanspace ever. N3 was an amazing con.

But I look at what they do to people. And, if that's enough, one question. Is MCFI ready to start bidding N5?

TNH: I know you have responsibilities. But one of those is, I think, surviving. You know, far better than I, what a Worldcon takes. You've ranted right there with me on the stupidity of giving blood at a Worldcon.

The question for you: Are you going to make it? If the answer might be no, please, choose discretion over valor. Death damn well does release you, and there are a number of us who'd miss you badly.

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