Hello All,

go to
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at5+shtml/144629.shtml?5day


To see a tropical wave be named a Hurricane BEFORE it enters the Caribbean Ocean is not good.

Here we go again.

reluctant regards,

Bruce
I-17
(not saying where I am going next)

And there is another tropical wave coming behind Emily.

..and I must remind myself,.

..September is the Hurricane 'season'

...these storms are like the cartoons before the Movie..

And here is an excellent website for you folks to track all these disturbances.
http://www.crownweather.com/tropical.html

Bruce,
Where do you feel safer -- Florida or St. Croix?

Scotland ?

Here in the mainland, even the Keys, you can jump in your car and 'run away'!

In the islands, no such luck, mon. You button down and sit it out.

Plus, the construction up here,...no one would build such a structure in the Caribbean. No such thing as a wood house down there.

All cement, roofs are 3 x 8 minimum cast into the walls, preinstalled shutters on doors and windows,..and a generator to keep the ice cream cold after the storm.

But still, the best hurricane is no hurricane

Bruce

SO TRUE!!

Is this a new make of beer I have not come across ?

Hello all,

St. Croix registered a 60 mph gust at 8 pm tonite.

If you look at the sat. map, Emily is about 300+ miles south..I suppose a outer band outflow hit.

Ice cream......Ice cream you ask?...as a family man, one must keep everyone happy after a Hurricane,..yep, ice cream does it!

There is a new sheetrock I see down here,..it is purple,..supposidely, it is the new improved waterproof stuff,.....still, I would not put it up,...cement on the outside,..cement on the inside,....hang alot of art..


regards,

Bruce :cool;

ps. I see Tampa Bay water temp at 91 F,...is this normal?

That's normal for the gulf - it is usually between 90-94 during the summer. All we need is some bubbles and we have one [email]big-@ss[/email] jacuzzi

How many of us tried to email a message to [email]big@ss?[/email]

Darnit. I was going to see about getting one of those personal email domains at ss.com but it's already taken. I can see it now... jack@ss.com

Dennis was a big disappointment to all of us up here in northern Ohio. We had hoped for a bunch of rain, we dethatched the lawn and planted grass seed in anticipation. But we got NOTHING!

And we had hoped for wind for our Wednesday racing. But NOTHING!

Tell you what Mary, come on down to the gulf coast. We got something for ya!!! Enough rain to drown a fish and hurricanes to boot. Anywhere near the gulf of Mexico there is always a chance of getting the big one. We got one a couple of years ago. Unfortunately the media was dissapointed that no one perished... not much to talk about then. BUT! We'd be happy to send you some rain if I could just figure out how to do it.

You should come down to Louisiana sometime, its a lot like Florida except lots of bugs, not much sand and you sweat like a Sumo wrestler in a Sauna. Well maybe its not like Florida.

Man, Life is good in paradise!!!

Clayton

Should have stayed in Key Largo. That will teach you.

Last evening here in Punta Gorda a monster waterspout came up the Peace River. Real scary to see the white funnel spinning against a black-gray background. A couple on tornados touched down.

I'm glad I wasn't out for an evening sail.

Bruce, sailing tomorrow if your in the area and interested.
The red tide is gone and the beach is clean. Hurricanes have some positives.....