On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:22:23 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote:

On Aug 28, 8:17*pm, hk wrote:
...might make landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast Monday or Tuesday...

I hope the losses to life and property are minimal...............snip

It would have been best if you stopped it at that so we knew your hope
was real........and you know it.

He said exactly what he wanted to say, thus giving the lie to his preface.
The more losses to life and property, the more disruption will ensue. By
now you should know how your buddy thinks.