Allstate spokesman Justin Herndon has noticed a few things while driving to New Orleans in anticipation of Hurricane Isaac.

“The gas lines are getting longer,” he says while grabbing something to eat along his route to NOLA—which leads to another observation.

“This is all anyone down here is talking about,” he adds. “In every restaurant, or any place you go in with a TV, the Weather Channel is on. This has people's attention.”

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