Jeremy Herndon

I’ve heard that Hurricane Gustav is heading for New Orleans, and the Mayor of New Orleans has ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city.  The experts are saying it is going to be the worse hurricane they’ve seen to date and if they don’t evacuate then they are going to be sitting on their rooftops surrounded by water, waiting for rescue.  He essentially told the residents “if you don’t get out, you’ll be on your own.”

I just can’t even imagine living in an area that is so susceptible to that much damage from such frequent hurricanes!  I know a lot of people were born and raised there and feel like they are “stuck” there, which really is too bad.  It would be nice if the government would come up with a program to buy their homes and turn those areas into parks so that the people could afford to move someplace safer!

A friend of mine sent me a link to a video that shows how to extend the life of “dead” batteries!  I couldn’t believe it was possible - dead means dead, right?  So I went to the video and watched it - it looks like it really could work, although if used improperly could make the batteries leak, which could damage the flashlight (or whatever) they are being used to power.  I think I’ll give it a try myself on a cheap flashlight next time some batteries die!  If you want to see it for yourself, click here.