I'm starting this thread to talk about lighthouses that will be affected by Hurricane Rita, so that we can focus the thread in Nothing to Do with Anything on the people that will be affected. This way, we can get an equal focus on both...

It looks like this is going to strike the Texas-LA area. This might deliver a final blow to LA lights severely damaged by Katrina, and injure some TX ones. I'm not sure what's at risk in TX (Zachary...you're the master of this domain...maybe you can help?).

If you want to talk about the people affected, please go here. Let's keep this topic on lighthouses and that topic on people.