My forecast calls for on and off showers through the remainder of the week.

Thursday, I forecast as mostly sunny. It's a much-needed break.

I started making calls a week after Katrina. The captains all said the same thing: you can take away our homes, but you can't take away our Mardi Gras.

Our January forecast calls for a gradual rise in long-term rates throughout 2006. This should induce some slowing in housing market activity.

With the looming thunderstorms, expect high winds and possible hail.

Some of our product never got out to the shelf. I get three to five calls a week from consumers because they're not finding it in the store. But those are growing pains, and time will cure that.