"Brad Stambaugh" wrote:


> Thanks for the good luck, Mark. The latest projection says Ivan will head
more north at Cuba. It's still early, but we
> may not get it so bad at the Tortugas. But the middle Keys may get blown
away. Gonna be a BIG one!!!

If you don't get hit, I probably will.  Since you're in a fort and I'm not,
I'll wish you both good and bad luck.  I think the present forecast has Ivan
moving across Cuba and up the west coast of Florida to about Tampa.  It's
expected to be significantly diminished before it gets there . . . we hope.
If it follows the projected path, you and I should be fine.

Most projections have the hurricane passing close to, if not over the Keys.
They requested all non residents to evacuate today and they begin
"mandatory" evacuation of residents tomorrow.  It seems mandatory does not
really mean mandatory, but most people in the Keys know how serious any
hurricane can be and know that a category 5 is not just any hurricane.

I've been through a lot of hurricanes and have never had shutters before.
This afternoon, I purchased them for delivery tomorrow.  I don't know why
this hurricane spooks me, but it does.

Lee