Hello Marlo, Power has been fleeting from Ft. Lauderdale to Key West. Irene, though not as powerful as Floyd, made it's mark. We feel for our Carolina Concher's. I hear the ground is still insaturated from Floyd. I hear that "ferret's" private back yard storage containers went to sea. Is this true? What Mark, no salvage rights? Bob... >From: Marlo Krisberg <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Hurricane Irene >Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 18:54:56 -0700 > >We got very luck. The worst of the storm was to the northeast over the >Atlantic. Here on Merrit >Island we only got about 4 inches of rain and winds well below hurricane >strength. Lots of debris, >but no damage. I've been cleaning up all day and will being doing so for >the next week. I had only >just finished cleaning up after Hurricane Floyd. (I've got about 90 palm >trees, a dozen pines and >10 oaks. That adds up to a lot of debris.) > >Marlo > >Gunasena De Silva wrote: > > > Dear Marlo, > > Sorry to note the situation that you experience. > > We had the same situation in Colombo due to inter-monsoons. Most of the > > city roads were impassable, it is gradualy come to normalacy. > > Regards. > > Gunasena de silva, > > Colombo, SRI LANKA. > > > > At 11:50 AM 10/16/99 -0700, you wrote: > > >Light rain and blustery at the moment here in Brevard County. > > Specifically, on Merritt Island, lots > > >of palm frons and downed tree limbs. Rain through the night has >created a > > lot of minor flooding (my > > >home now has a moat). Several bridges to the mainland closed and some > > roadways out due to downed > > >trees and power lines. All my banana trees blown over. However, >unlike > > past storms, we still have > > >power. The eye is currently directly east of us about 20-30 miles > > offshore. Surf's up tomorrow. > > > > > >Updates from from those of us here if y'all are interested. > > > > > >-- > > >Marlo > > >Merritt Island, Florida > > >[log in to unmask] > > > > > > >-- >Marlo >Merritt Island, Florida >[log in to unmask] "Only the foolish collector will brag". ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com