On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:45:44 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:


Just be glad it was. But still... 9 dead from the storm.

correction -18 deaths attributed to Irene, so far.

Yes but some of the attributions are a bit of a stretch in my opinion.
If you have a heart attack or accident while shopping for a generator
or while nailing up plywood is that the fault of the storm? (not real
examples but some are similar)

Wilbur of course is whistling past the graveyard since he is living
much of the time aboard a 20 something boat in the Florida Keys, not
exactly a low risk area.

Damage in the Bahamas was not trivial although the Exumas faired
better than I would have expected.

http://www.tribune242.com/08242011_acklins_news

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/08/2...ane-watch.html.