>I guess that's one of the prices you pay for living in paradise! > >We had one in S. England back in Oct 1987, the only one I've heard about in living memory. It knocked down some 18 million trees (I never knew we HAD that many!) and provided artist furniture makers and park sculptors with material for years. There was widespread damage and the scene the next day was like out of "Independence Day" - really weird to the English unaccustomed eye. The worst my house experienced was autumn leaves covering the basement steps, and a plant pot knocked over in the garden. But all night it was like a giant fist was punching my sash windows.
Yep. Been there. I lived through hurricane Andrew 13 years ago yesterday (Aug 24). This one is much smaller.
"Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice." -- Dave Barry
