[Simon]

Just a quick note to say we have power and phone back here after about a day and a half with nothing. Wasn't even the storm directly, it was some idiots who owned sailboats that broke from their moorings before the wind was even up to speed. Their masts took out the tieline between Marathon and Big Pine. Then the winds picked up and they couldn't send a crew out to fix them.

Nothing against sailboats or their owners, I like sailboats. But someone really needs to teach these guys how to bind their boats securely.

Now that we have power I'm seeing where the storm really is... keeping my fingers crossed for everyone in the panhandle. It looks like it's almost on top on you now.