Good day!! I'm glad to say that Fay has gone away!!

Wait a minute. Murdoch!! Look at the above.....do you think there is a future for me in rhymin'??

Yeah, yeah....I know.....don't give up your day job, Millar.

Anyway, Iam pleased to report that Tropical Storm Fay has gone northeast to trouble other communities. Bob, Dan, Mandy, and Azizi....thank you for your notes of encouragement and Azizi, thank you for your prayers.

Bruce, I appreciated the phone calls and the sage EMS advice....and, per your instructions, I did nothing heroic and/or stupid during the storm (as we agreed, the two are frequently synonymous).

We were fortunate.....Fay remained a tropical storm and never reached hurricane status but, 70 - 80 mph winds are still nothing to fool with and the storm spawned many tornados and dumped a ton of water. Other than a hisbiscus tree that my wife never liked anyway, we suffered no damage. Florida Power and Light restored the power in time that we didn't have to throw away the contents of our refrigerator and now, I have cable restored, as well. "All's well that ends well" as Shaespeare reminds us. Of course, hurricane season doesn't end for another ten weeks so we need to keep our fingers crossed.

Cheers....and thanks again.