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You guys all buttoned up down there?
If you gotta go---- Go!!
Dadgum, we already have storm Alpha out there as well [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
See ya,
Ken

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Yep Buttoned up here, Just sitt'n back & Wait'n.If I leave here a runnin I'll end up there by Finster or Trayder or ?? The ol' Girl is chained down. Whats Pushing Wilma here will hopefully push Alpha away ! Thanks !
Scream'n Reels' [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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I hear ya Brad,
Looks like Ole Capt. Chuck is gonna have a rough ride Monday. He might wanna get the SeaCraft off the lift.
I'am Moving the boats in the warehouse tommorrow.
I live on the Brevard/Volusia line and who knows how
this thing is going to track.

See ya , Ken

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Well,Sunday morning and all is cool so far.Sunny and a little breezy,should start to get a little funky later this afternoon and into tomorrow.Capt.Brad,hang on brother it looks like it will be closer to you than me.

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This Gal just can't seem to figure out Where to go shopping ? But when She does figure out where the Market is she'll take more than We want. I'm just hoping there is some( a lot) shear, ~ Watch Which Way The Shear (Upper Clouds) is blow'n & thats a good indicater of where she's going. A fast moving storm (Andrew) is good for little water/ rain, except this one is being blown from such a long distance we'll be in the bands a while.Fast moving ~~ They spawn a Lot of Tornadoes.At least she will be over quick.East bound Hurricane ~~ North East Side,(Direction of course is North) = South side is the bad side(Tornadoes etc.) All is Bad.Tornadoes already in palm beach area.You Fellas in the Key's (Hey Joey was that You I just saw in the back of the P/u truck ? ) [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Looks like some are still having Fantasy Fest !! [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] Just hook up that SeaCraft & head North if it gets too Bad & launch when needed.At Least You have a Faul Weather Boat to get out !
Capt. Chuck & all in that area.Get BEER !
Scream'n Reels'
Tug
Good Luck to All !
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Well, I've done this drill many times before and frankly, I'm getting sick of this doo-doo [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] Eight storms have hit this state since last year (forget it Finny,I ain't moving to your neck of the woods!!) The SeaCraft is off the lift and secured to my trailer along side the house. Made a trip over to Ikan's house and secured his boat on the lift and removed the cover so it doesn't get shreded [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

I'll try to keep ya'all informed as the weather deteriates. If I lose power, I'l try the laptop.....
Hang tight Brad,Joey and the rest of the southern crew. Mabe we should all travel a little north and share "no bones" house [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Here we go again! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] Hey Seamaster lookout it seems it will get you pretty good before it comes over me here on the Treasure Coast.

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Thanks for all your work Capt Chuck, it's a rather helpless feeling watching the news while 2,000 miles away from the action. Fingers crossed here [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

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Here comes the Wind ! Starting to Gust a lil'. Gotta be blow'n south now.At least No Rain! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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No Keystone or Ole Kill Doggie Beer !! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Come-on up, will squeeze ya in.
Just think Nov. 30th the Hurricane season officially ends! [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

See you guys, Ken

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Well she's blowin about 35.Had a band of rain come through,but now it's just blowing.Going to blow a little harder in a while!

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Next time pack up those Sea Crafts and head to my house in Virginia to wait it out. You are all welcome here. Maybe leave one of those boats here as a loaner? I'm sure all will be fine on this one. Have a freind in Naples and I talk to him every 4-6 hours. Also glued to the Weather Channel. Hey by the way, Stefanie Abrams (WC Chick) is hot if you hadn't noticed. (Hence my weakness.......love everything old. Old boats, airplanes, cars, etc......except women....love the newer models). She gets me through the hurricanes.

You guys will be fine! Counting on it.

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Just looked at the Sat and radar images 10:22pm.
Eye is getting bigger and zero'd in on Key West.
Showing tornadoes as well. Joey, Seamaster, Brad, hang-on
guys, It's gonna be along nite for all us.
We are getting rain bands now. Chuck you and I may dodge the
bullet. After this thing passes and any of you guys need a
generator let me know, I will get it to you. See ya, Ken

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It's getting a bit windy now. Sustained winds as of 10:45pm are at 43mph. Storm has been upgraded to a Cat 3. Key West is having the normal flooding on Duval and other parts of the island. I'll keep checking in through the night as long as we have power...been having a few brown outs.

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Yep were having some pretty good Gust right now. Absolutley No Rain ! Not to speak to soon as we've been told 4-8 " s . AmZing how These always seem to HIT at NIGHT / DARK !! Now that I'm able to sleep! Sure hope the after Pictures are the SAME as the Before !
We have All under ground utilities here & hopefully they'll Help !
Scream'n Reels'
Tug [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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Here's a thread from the Fl sportsman forum with updates from keys locals.

http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/ze...show&id=407601

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I'm just a little bit north being in the Sarasota area. Hopefully our friends here in the south will be ok. Good luck all and God bless. Brian

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Winds starting to rip right now. Sill No Rain, Calm before the storm. Still a ways away.Gonna be a looooong nite! A report of a Nasty / dangerous Water spout headed towards ramrod & big pine key now!. High Tide should be bout the same time as landfall.Ol' Hoover is staying inside so He's OK with it !
Scream'n Reels'
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Rain, Wind, Rain, Rain and more freakin' wind.
May have to break out the inner tubes.

And thats the way it is, 10/24/2005 @ 6:00AM

And it is going to be a long day.
See ya, (I hope) Ken

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Wilma is Here ! 05:15 She came knock'n & I think FRED really pissed Her off. I dunno maybe He caught Barney looking up Her Skirt ! Within 45 Min. I've lost either all or part of all My trees,Neighbors across the street most of the trees are split or down. The winds are now changing so She passing. I















don't think we've seen the worst yet. Looks like were gonna be on the wall edge here. Can't see any structural damage yet but then I'm limited in viewing. as long as I can keep battery power up & this Gal moves on I'll keep the news.
Generator worked / ran / started for Katrina ? Hope all is well everywhere else!
TUG
Shes Knawing at the house pretty bad !
Scream'n Banshee / Wilma !
Gotta feel for the ones that didn't leave ! The mobil Homes! Nothing like being Warned There a pissed off dawg coming for Ya and YOU wait [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] !
Well I've got My Dry cell powering up a converter to power up the modems & router. Get this off , then it all goes back to the aquarium! Gotta go sounds like wood slamming !

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8:35 am----She's really ripping now. Looks like the eye wall is going to pass south of Stuart. They say the worse is coming around noon. Long day ahead. The SeaCraft can handle it, she's all tucked in next too the house. I still have power so I made coffee and feeding my fat azz before I lose it [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

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Hang in there boys, God Bless

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My power went out at 8:30. Running on the genset. Starting to blast us pretty good now.............. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Radar shows a heavy band coming in the next few min. Yeow!

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DH
Just lost power also 9:30am. Talked with Capt Brad and he has lost all his trees... Should last just another couple of hours. Hang tight everyone that are in harms way [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

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Eyewall just passing the south Martin County line. Here we go! [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Yeah it's starting to calm as the eye passes then watch out for the back side [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

click here

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Eye at Hobe Sound now,the back half will be significant because it passed so close to our south. Damm! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

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ROLL CALL !!
1-Joey
2-Brad
3-Chuck
4-Seamaster
5-DH
6-Luis
7-Briguy
8-Ikan (absentee vote [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img])
I think the worst is over, now we have to break-out the
winter stuff ! [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Good grief !!!!
See ya guys, Ken

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The backend of this storm is slapping our ass bad. 100mph sustained and gusts 125mph+. I now have screen room, fence and trees down. 2' to 4' seas in my pool. It appears worse than last years storms. What do you think Don?

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Stay safe Chuck!!!

and everybody else down there!!

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I hope it remains an absentee vote but if word comes back that things are torn up bad enough, I guess I'll hop a flight to West Palm and get on with the clean-up [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Capt. Chuck is my eyes-on-the-ground down there now so it's a wait and see game for now...

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Well the worst is gone! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]Still have 40+ winds here.Mostly Tree Damage.Only one tree on the house not to bad. All the rest ripped to shred's,I've wanted to trim one tree 30+ ft. for a while,Its done Now !The SeaCraft Survived Payed to pour a 4 ft hole of concrete with a 3/4 logging chain to hold Her down.(originally theft control) . There's Bou' Cou' Tree & roof damage around the neighborhood.Took a quick walk came back got the camera & shot a few pics. My site(frenzie) is down (Getting used to this) So i used a another site I have.Guess I can go out now & start Cutting ! We had little rain otherwise we would've lost every tree,being pushed over.These were just snapped from the force of the wind.Well over 100 mph winds this am substained Gust ? Whew . Noisy in the attic ! Checking for leaks tree damage etc. I brought My dry cell battery in & used in to go on line & Keep My salt water aquarium going. Got to use the ol' camping gear for a while.Underground utilities ! Man0Man can't beat them. They turn em' off for the protection then back on. Only off for a few hours.Hope all are doing as good Thanks for all Your Concerns ! Just Muscle is needed here! She's a "3" now & headed North so You Boy's up There Take care ! Wilma's Pee'd OFF !Fred caught Barney Peeking up Her Skirt ! [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
Hurricane Wilma 05

Scream'n Reels'
Tug
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I know the Key's got their share of Water Damage / Rain & Surge ! I've made a few calls & most are Ok ! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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I'm here...made it through ok. Seamaster's neighborhood had around a 5ft storm surge. Lots of flooding in the lowers keys and no power, phone, or functioning vehicles for most people. Check the link on my earlier post for the fl sportsman forum. The lower keys to a beating from the surge. Later...don't want to use too much battery time on the laptop.

Luis

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I've tried repeatedly to get through on the cell to both Joey and Reelsmoker to no avail.

Looks like I'm probably going to fly into WPB to deal with the cleanup [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

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I'm with you Ikan! Wish I knew someone with access to the Airbase so they could tie mine down to the trailer, she's now just sitting on it and I don't know what I'll find when I get home. Hope she survives.

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Add me to the list, all's A-OK for now.

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Wow! The back half was awesome! Like you said 100 mph plus winds horizontal rain etc. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Two Royal palm trees down,unbelieveable what mother nature can do.

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Oops,
Sorry, Botapeje

9-Botapeje [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I will mark you present.
Hope all is Ok with Capt Chuck & Joey. and anyone else
I forgot. They are probably with out power.
If you need help down there guys, just holler.
See ya, Ken

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No problem buddy, thanks! Hope everyone's OK and that utilities will be restored soon.

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Has anyone heard from "the other tom"??I am pretty sure he lives right in Ft Lauderdale. The damage to the area was bad enough to cancel the boat show this weekend. It may be postponed until next weekend.

Anyone hear from Captain Chuck since his last post??? Sounds like he had some damage to his beautiful house.

Ed