Angst is high at the moment with that monster Ivan crawling toward us at 9 mph. The probability of Ivan hitting here is high, and even if it doesn't make landfall here it looks like it will be just west of us and west of a hurricane is a very bad place to be. Living close to the coast is nice, but at times like this very risky. Fortunately there is a barrier island between my house and the Gulf as well as 500 yards or so of State Park, but the wave action for this storm will likely be so big that flooding is not out of the question. The house is only 200 foot north of the government's official flood zone.

Late yesterday and most of today has been dedicated at doing what is possible to secure things. The house is boarded up; the RV is secured with 30-inch anchors, the boat with 15-inch anchors and the mini barn with 30-inch anchors wired right up to the rafters. Any thing that is loose been picked up so now it is time to wait and see and a bit of wishful prayer can not hurt anything at times like these even for an agnostic such as my self.

Tomorrow morning Margo and I will be hauling ass twenty miles inland and waiting it out. With any luck there will still be a couple computers left at this location to use and the house renovations will come to and end albeit they still grind on. The light is at the end of the tunnel however, providing Ivan does not force things to take a couple steps backwards. The only thing that is really important now is the safety of my family friends and neighbors and a bit of self-preservation as well.

BLOG on and someday I will be back with a few more post although I doubt the daily routine will ever once again become habit. Miss a lot of you, and I have been checking up on your activities from time to time even though my observations have been brief and non-verbose ones.