Thank you for the advice Sir Michael but i was pulling you leg , it's a fool
who not only builds his house upon the sand but stays when the storm is a
coming . we will be long gone and anyone who lives on the beach will be
forced to evacuate by the police who I've been told actually go door to door
and escort those knuckleheads who don't leave. to make this shell related
has anyone any good stories of after storm collecting ??
thanks for the advice and we hope to see you two (and Rick ) at the
auction,,,,Mark & Peta  Bethke
Hollywood, Florida
-----Original Message-----
From: wizzard <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, September 21, 1998 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: George, and apres-storm collecting
 
 
>mark wrote:
>>
>> Good morning Sir Ross, by the way your  parts are on the way .
>> We are directly in it's (George) path and I don't think we'll be so lucky
>> this time , i plan to ride it out here on the beach so i can be the first
>> out to collect. Maybe i can do a blow by blow coverage , how about
hurricane
>> cam? the track is low of the islands , this usually indicates a direct
>> Florida hit. has anyone have any hints for dredging in storm surge?
ferreter
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ross mayhew <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Monday, September 21, 1998 12:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: George, and apres-storm collecting
>>
>> >Whoa!! only three football messages today, and one an apology, another a
>> >warning.  an improvement, if i ever saw one (now, mind you i have
>> >nothing against people trying to kill each other on a big field covered
>> >in astroturf, but there are lots of other lists for discussing it!)
>> >
>> >        BUT, seriously- is anyone one the list in the path of the class
4
>> >hurricane George??  this could be a dangerous one, by the sounds of it.
>> >        Do any of you ever feel a bit guilty enjoying the great shelling
>> after
>> >a big storm, knowing all the trouble it caused, inclucing the
>> >destruction of the very sealife whose rubble you are gleefuylly
>> >searching for deeper-water treasures?  I don't wish by *any* means to
>> >put a damper on this particular "silver lining", but am just wondering
>> >what it feels like.
>> >
>
>To Mark/Peta and anyone else thinking alike: The shelling was fair, no
>live specimens but many large dead ones and strange toothy eels
>everywhere but after riding through the outer bands of Andrew, seeing my
>parents and siblings homes destroyed a few miles away in Homestead,
>after watching our screens blow away, hearing the freight train outside
>and cowering in the concrete lined kitchen wondering when the windows
>would finally blow in and destroying all we've worked for (I was more
>afraid for material things than our lives at that time, is that sick or
>what?!), after all that I would not recommend anyone stay THAT close to
>the water, if you do, be ready to move at a seconds notice to higher
>floors and stay in the kitchen or the hallways where the concrete in
>those buildings is thickest, have plenty of water, food and sterno ready
>because it goes faster than you think especially when you are bathing
>with a wash rag and a water bottle.  The afterwards can be pretty scary
>too..when we went to scour the beach and power lines were all over the
>streets sparking and spitting fire, water mains were shooting on the
>streets like cannons and worst of all...the South Floridians on the road
>who are usually crazy were even more crazy and each intersection where
>the lights were out for weeks, became a eery, scary game of chicken.
>So, take it all as you like, I understand why you want to stay but if I
>were you I would get away from the beach (at least your car)if the winds
>are over 80 mph, stay in a shelter and return when it's over.  Yeah, we
>are a few blocks from the beach with big buildings in the way but
>believe me..we will be behind concrete, everything WILL be covered with
>plastic and if the winds climb to over 120 mph we will be in Tampa!
>Good luck to you and all who read this...I pray for my friends in St.
>Kitts and PR, hope to hear from them soon.  Ciao..Michael Huggins of
>Michael and Marcie Huggins, Bay Harbor Islands FL.  PS the worst after
>effect besides the traffic crazies was being without TV to see the
>damage, radio just doesn't cut it.  The best (besides the strange
>animals washed up on the beach) was the dark, quite nights without
>power. It was warm but the stars shown and the candle light was nice.
>Then the helicopters came, and the jeeps full of soldiers......
>