Hello from under water
Just a quick note to say we're alive down here. Dial-up seems to be working for now, but that's all that is. Having to connect via AOL so I can't access many things right now. Cell service is out. Cable is gone. I won't be surprised if we lose phone service too.
It was a bad storm here overnight last night. All of the Florida Keys are without power, and we're now in the midst of the second storm surge. The first one raised the water at least four feet over the normal high tide in the canal here. The second surge is adding a foot or more to that. Right now the house is completely surrounded by almost three feet of water (we're on a slight elevation). You can look out and not be able to tell where the canal was, where the street was, where other house's yards begin and end. Boats on trailers are floating. Hopefully the tide will reverse soon and start taking some of the water away.
Not sure when they'll be able to restore power down here. Most generators around here are still off, since everyone has them downstairs, and downstairs is under several feet of water right now.
That's about it for now. I'll get back here when I can and let you know how things are progressing with drying out the Keys.
Simon