Steady wind at only about 20 mph with gusts to about 45 here in Jacksonville -- about 15 mph higher at Jacksonville Beach. Can't believe how fortunate we have been compared to our brethren to the south. My daughter and son-in-law about 90 miles south of here (just south of Crescent City) lost power at 1:00 am, but other than that are doing fine. We're expecting the wind and rain to increase a bit here through the day, but nothing like what we're seeing elsewhere. A few tree branches down in the back yard is all the damage so far. Two of my band-mates live within a few miles of Melbourne. Hope they will have homes to return to. Hopefully Ivan will visit Cuba, and leave us the heck alone.

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