Monthly Archives: September 2004

We spent better part of the afternoon shuttering up (again); just the garage and the french doors in the back to finish up. I have to tie down the gazebo and a few trees (again) and move all the plants … Continue reading →

What is one more hurricane? and one more that is looking right at us again. I think a lot of people will be caught off guard with this one. I doubt the trees in the area can withstand another pounding.  … Continue reading →

Tropical Weather RSS Feeds: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutrss.shtml http://rss.wunderground.com/auto/rss_full/tropical/index.xml http://rss.accuweather.com/rss/blog_rss.asp?blog=headlines SAME codes (NOAA WEATHER RADIO – County by County Coverage) http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm Other Resources http://www.meteo.psu.edu/rtwx/ewall/ewalltropatl.html http://moe.met.fsu.edu/tcgengifs/ http://my.sfwmd.gov/sfwmd/common/images/weather/plots.html

Well we are back and almost at 100% operational… Well everyone out there has probably seen the pictures, heard of the gas shortages, no ice, no water… long lines at distribution centers. Yes it is that bad. Unfortunately some people … Continue reading →

the eye wall is approaching and the winds are way up. Luckily we haven”t lost power yet but an occasional flicker here and there. I did lose my DSL line a few hours ago. Winds holding steady around 60-80mph at … Continue reading →

Looks like West Palm Beach is going to get it hard and we are 15mi south of that… here are some quick pictures in-between some feeder bands. T-minutes 30 mins or so before the strong wind gusts hit, only 60mph … Continue reading →

A few shots in the backyard this morning, beautiful day for the most part. Some gusts up to 40mph when the first outer band hit around midday. With Frances slowing down, we are getting concerned about flooding. I suppose its … Continue reading →

Here is what we finished today… with the help of a few workers – managed to put up the shutters around the house in 3 hours. Not bad, though we have some issues with missing hardware. I won’t complain, last … Continue reading →

Latest projections are putting Frances in vero beach… I’m still thinking she will land further south, maybe fort pierce. We will feel the affects here, lets hope everything turns out ok. today will be a busy day! at least the … Continue reading →

Latest update tonight at 11… still aiming at central florida. About a 1/4 of the homes in my small community have boarded up their shutters with others starting tomorrow. granted it is a lot of work but ii’d rather be … Continue reading →