Battle Rhythm

The Mayor and his several deputies just completed a press conference on the preparations for Isaac.  Here are the few notes.

The Mayor has declared a state of emergency noting that the city has entered a "cone of discomfort" thus satisfying our obligation to come up with a newly coined useless term. He also says that it is time for us to get into "battle rhythm" whatever that might mean. Frankly I think he may have to work on his a bit.



City Hall will be open tomorrow morning. Mitch refused to say whether school would be cancelled tomorrow, probably because he wants to be a dick to kids by making them wake up early unnecessarily.  Meanwhile the final Community Budget Meeting scheduled for tomorrow evening is, in fact, postponed so don't show up there complaining about drainage in your neighborhood.

Also we were reminded not to call 911 unless we have actual serious emergencies such as having run out of beer.

Several other people took a moment to lean into the mic and say some things.  But we still couldn't get any info out of Serpas regarding checkpoints. Stacy Head advised us to pray, which prompted several people on Twitter to remark about how smart she is.

The most entertaining moment came just as the TV coverage was going live.  Mitch looked around the room and asked into the live mic if Jackie Clarkson was there yet.  "Nope," sniped Stacy Head as she was elbowing her way onto the stage, "I'm the (council) President! Don't forget that."  Ms Head assumed her position behind the Mayor's left shoulder, the two of them put on their serious leadership faces and then the presser began.

Is Isaac going to be a serious problem for New Orleans?  Nobody knows.  But we do know we've got the makings of some pretty entertaining TV in the meantime.  At least until the power goes out anyway.