Gustav missed us -- almost

Hurricanes do most of their damage on the coast before they go over land and start to weaken. But they linger on for several days as strong storms, and they can be nasty, even several hundred miles from the coast. Yesterday we were in just the edge of the remains of Gustav; just south and east of us they got several inches of rain, and we had a blustery day but we got less than an inch. Today is dawning mostly clear and we're looking forward to a nice day -- there are signs that fall is near, but we're in no hurry...