>Ernesto was a big non-event, wasn't it? But then you never know.

It was in a sense in So. Florida. It was less than expected but still a Tropical Storm. You have to be always prepared and we were. Still we got hit :(

We had two brownouts for a second or so each during the storm. The second one killed my air conditioning fan so we spent a day+1/2 without a/c, then we got a repairman and a new motor. The good news, it now works better, quieter than before. The bad news: $500 unbudgeted dollars spent. Oh well. (eh! maybe I should ask FEMA for storm damage compensation!).