it has been evident for a couple of days that this will be nasty...some areas that have not recovered from Charley will get additional damage.

I hope all goes as well as possible, and that lives are protected.

There is no way to declare the entire coast from the Carolinas to Key West as a 'forbidden' area for development, but we should take a serious look at exactly where we allow construction, and the building codes. It would surely be cheaper to make a house or hotel cost 3X, than to pay sky-high insurance and rebuilding costs every 5-20 years.

(and if Cape Canaveral gets it bad, or Miami is leveled, someone may listen.)

Please take care of yourselves and others, Mudcatters...we will be thinking of you constantly....