Bye, Bye Floyd!

The power went out around 5:00 A.M. Wow! We really dodged a bullet here. Floyd did take the northerly path that was predicted by the National Hurricane Center. In this National Hurricane Center graphic you can see the path that Floyd took and is now on its way to South Carolina. We have gone out to clear branches and limbs from the yard. Our neighbor has a fifty-foot oak tree that has blown down, but fortunately it missed their house. The most damage has come from beach erosion and fallen trees. We are all very grateful because this could have been a huge disaster and we were certainly spared! All reports that I have heard about Kennedy and CCAS indicate that no real damage has been sustained. It is scary to realize that all of the nation's orbiters that were located at KSC could have been lost. I am sure that there will be a lot of talk about this in the future to develop a plan to disperse the orbiters.

The rains are still coming down, but this all seems mild considering what it could have been! I can't wait to get these boards off the windows! I seem to be a bit more claustrophobic than I thought! As soon as the phone lines are restored, I will get this journal out to the Space Team Online.

The boards are down now, and Stephanie and I made a quick trip to the beach this evening to surf some really nice waves! Now we will be watching what GERT does over the next few days.