I'm glad everyone seems to have survived the storma so far (trying not to think about Haiti)

Yes, we're now waiting for the wet tail-end of Hannah. Husband is working away and has called me twice today to make sure, in case of high winds, I've properly tied down his prized deck ornament, the barbecue.

Sandy, I know the Suete, and I have spent a terrifying night in a tent on a North facing cliff in the Magdalenes during a roaring gale, but the very idea of going through another Juan causes anxious twitches.