Hold on TIGHT winfred!!!

[winfred]

rain and 20-30 mph winds here, hearing about holes being blown in the dome in new orleans

[rickm]

the pumps failed somewhere, get your PFD ready.

[winfred]

woohoo power's back on, went off about 10 minutes after i posted this morning and came back on 15 minutes ago, we may of gotten gusts in the 40-50 mph range but not for long and not much rain

[Brian C.]

I got a lot worse than that!! Little Kitty was just a Cat 1 when she went over my house, and I'm thinkin' that I had a few gusts of maybe 80mph. I went out when the eye passed over me and it was dead still. 10-15 minutes later I was in a concrete kinda shed and it picked up and I bet it was at least 60-70 mph. Much stronger than Jeanne last year.

I'm glad to hear that so far all's well with you. Once you get your stuff in order, you should take your Mom on a cruise or go somewhere for a vacation, cuz the real PITA is about to start. No traffic lights, idiot drivers, poor utility services, lines in all the stores.....all the stuff that's AFTER it's over, that's the real pain. Maybe you should go to Panama Beach, I hear it's real nice there!

Brian C.

[bjl4776]

My house is on the water in Biloxi, MS. Im not expecting good things to ocme of this. When camile hit in '69 it took down nearly half the house. This is 40 years later and an older house now, i dont know how good of luck where going to have with this one.

[Brian C.]

....and by now, most of the worst of the storm should be behind you....I hope.

Try to remember that your old house can be replaced once again, but your sorry old bones and those of your family and friends can't.

Stay safe.

Brian C.

[winfred]

ill post a few pics after my isp gets more stayble, it's up and down now and hard to surf