Peg - re CT - I'm near Hartford, inland - we're not threatened of course (pretty good winds for tomorrow but no big-biggie) - but we COULD have been, especially according to the "BAM Medium" computer model, until its projections sort-of merged with the other models a couple days ago. / Of course when a cyclone *does* come howling due north at us, just brushing the east-facing coastline, we do have *some* degree of protection afforded by our nice barrier reef known as Long Island NY. :) This is why we have been so happy to show our gratitude by powering up our Cross-Sound Cable to Long Island prior to its compliance with environmental requirements -- as reflected in our Attorney General's lawsuits to shut it down again & our Governor's name-calling spats with Pataki & Con Ed. :)

Tragically, 10 o'clock TV news in CT (Fox Channel 61) has reported a New England storm-related fatality: a guy in Narragansett RI who went down to the beach to view the crashing surf, & somehow got swept away & drowned.

Isabel is now officially a Tropical Storm btw.

My 21-year old son, a perennial severe-weather fanatic & all-around Crackpot whom I dearly love, after work today in Manhattan went down to Rockaway Beach in Queens to view the surf himself. Reported good waves & strong winds. / But nothing like you guys in the actual path of the damn thing, of course. / Everybody stay safe.