Speaking of lots of wind...
 

Don White wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in

When we lived in Florida, once April hit, I wouldn't head south of
Daytona unless life and limb depended upon it
snip
We're looking for a little place now on the ICW between St. Augustine
and Daytona, a place we can rent out to responsible vacationers, and use
ourselves when we have the time. Still some reasonable prices between
the cities.

** My buddy in the BVI says a lot of Floridians come on over to his area to
escape the summer humidity.
I've done the Disney-Orlando/Tampa/St Pete's thing and have no great desire
to repeat. I would love to see the art deco area of Miami and drive all the
way south to the bitter end of the Keys.
First though...I have some sailing waiting for me in the BVI.

It's a trip worth taking. We always visit the "Arty Deco" area in Miami.
It's just a little south of Bal Harbour. Some wonderful architecture,
some great restaurants, South Beach, babes in barely there bikinis, but
lots of traffic. A great time to visit is around the time of the Miami
Boat Show, about the middle of February. And it is a pleasant and fun
drive to Key West if you have time to stop on the way for a night or
two. The weather in the Keys that time of year is wonderful, and great
for swimming, diving, snorkeling.



--
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in
Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me -
you can't get fooled again." -George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept.
17, 2002

Speaking of lots of wind...
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Glenn Deneweth wrote:

Harry Krause
...anyone heard from our boy NOYBby?

I hope he and his are out of harm's way.

He probably left since you ruined the newsgroup with your political
bull****.

Glenn

Ahh, another member of the right-wing dickwad club...interesting that
I'm the only person to date in this newsgroup to express concern over
NOYB and his family, who live, if I recall, in the path of the storms.

Righties, one might conclude, are fair-weather friends.

Harry, you have been proven to be a newgroup sailor.

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:53:06 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

...anyone heard from our boy NOYBby?

I hope he and his are out of harm's way.

Youre an idiot and a liar.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
...anyone heard from our boy NOYBby?

I hope he and his are out of harm's way.

Thank you. My family and I are fine. I was fishing off the Baja Peninsula
of Mexico last week (didn't see Skippy or any Bayliners) when I caught a
little blurb on the bottom of the screen on the CNN International channel
that Hurricane Charley was bearing down on the Keys and SW Florida. I found
an internet cafe and read some reports about what was happening, but there
was not a thing I could do though. Fortunately, I had put down the
hurricane shutters before I left. I also had lifted the boat about 6 feet
above the high tide mark, but they were calling for about a 10-12 foot surge
by me. My neighbor took it upon himself to raise the boat to maximum
height, tie it down, and drop the canvas. My new best friend! The boat
didn't have a mark on it. The other boat that was sitting on a trailer in
storage in Bonita Springs was also OK.


Charley passed close enough to Naples that we saw winds in the 75-100mph
range. It was moving so quickly and passed us during an outgoing tide, so
the surge was fortunately only 6' or so. A couple of my roof tiles blew off
and sliced my pool lanai screen, and we lost power until about 7 hours ago.
Otherwise, we were very lucky.

The worst part was that I flew into Miami around 11:30pm the night it hit,
and we drove to Naples, finally getting there about 1:30am. I couldn't get
in my house, since the storm shutters and the garage door opener are all
electric. We drove around for 2 1/2 hours looking for a hotel, and lucked
out by finding one which had only three rooms left. The only reason they,
too, weren't sold out was because their power had only come on 15 minutes
before we got there. The icing on the cake is that it is owned by a patient
of mine and he was working the front desk. He even gave me a break on the
room rate. Somebody upstairs was definitely looking out for us.

The guys in Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda got smacked the hardest. That's
only 50-60 miles up I-75, but the difference in the level of devastation
between here and there is like night and day. Anybody who can contribute
money, please find a reputable organization like the Red Cross and send what
you can. I sent a few hundred dollars to a local group of friends who are
renting a refrigeration truck, loading it with food, ice and drinks, and
driving it up there.

One thing I learned:
If the authorities ever recommend evacuation for my area when I *am* in
town, I'll never try to be a hero and tough it out. The pictures from Punta
Gorda are beyond comprehension. Here's a link to see the horror:
http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=241751

"NOYB" wrote in message news:0pCdnU2oMPJsvr3cRVn-

Thank you. My family and I are fine. I was fishing off the Baja Peninsula
of Mexico last week

Glad you're all ok. How was the fishing?

NOYB wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
...anyone heard from our boy NOYBby?

I hope he and his are out of harm's way.

Thank you. My family and I are fine. I was fishing off the Baja Peninsula
of Mexico last week (didn't see Skippy or any Bayliners) when I caught a
little blurb on the bottom of the screen on the CNN International channel
that Hurricane Charley was bearing down on the Keys and SW Florida. I found
an internet cafe and read some reports about what was happening, but there
was not a thing I could do though. Fortunately, I had put down the
hurricane shutters before I left. I also had lifted the boat about 6 feet
above the high tide mark, but they were calling for about a 10-12 foot surge
by me. My neighbor took it upon himself to raise the boat to maximum
height, tie it down, and drop the canvas. My new best friend! The boat
didn't have a mark on it. The other boat that was sitting on a trailer in
storage in Bonita Springs was also OK.


Charley passed close enough to Naples that we saw winds in the 75-100mph
range. It was moving so quickly and passed us during an outgoing tide, so
the surge was fortunately only 6' or so. A couple of my roof tiles blew off
and sliced my pool lanai screen, and we lost power until about 7 hours ago.
Otherwise, we were very lucky.

The worst part was that I flew into Miami around 11:30pm the night it hit,
and we drove to Naples, finally getting there about 1:30am. I couldn't get
in my house, since the storm shutters and the garage door opener are all
electric. We drove around for 2 1/2 hours looking for a hotel, and lucked
out by finding one which had only three rooms left. The only reason they,
too, weren't sold out was because their power had only come on 15 minutes
before we got there. The icing on the cake is that it is owned by a patient
of mine and he was working the front desk. He even gave me a break on the
room rate. Somebody upstairs was definitely looking out for us.

The guys in Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda got smacked the hardest. That's
only 50-60 miles up I-75, but the difference in the level of devastation
between here and there is like night and day. Anybody who can contribute
money, please find a reputable organization like the Red Cross and send what
you can. I sent a few hundred dollars to a local group of friends who are
renting a refrigeration truck, loading it with food, ice and drinks, and
driving it up there.

One thing I learned:
If the authorities ever recommend evacuation for my area when I *am* in
town, I'll never try to be a hero and tough it out. The pictures from Punta
Gorda are beyond comprehension. Here's a link to see the horror:
http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=241751



Glad you're ok, fella. It's important to have someone with a brain to
beat up upon, and suchlike.

Catch any feeesh?

--
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in
Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me -
you can't get fooled again." -George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept.
17, 2002

"John Gaquin" wrote in message
...

"NOYB" wrote in message news:0pCdnU2oMPJsvr3cRVn-

Thank you. My family and I are fine. I was fishing off the Baja
Peninsula
of Mexico last week

Glad you're all ok. How was the fishing?

It was OK. I caught a 125lb. striped marlin, and my dad caught a 30-35
Dorado (mahi-mahi). We caught a handful of bonita as well. Trolling for
marlin isn't my cup of tea however. I like to be a little more active while
fishing.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
NOYB wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
...anyone heard from our boy NOYBby?

I hope he and his are out of harm's way.

Thank you. My family and I are fine. I was fishing off the Baja
Peninsula
of Mexico last week (didn't see Skippy or any Bayliners) when I caught a
little blurb on the bottom of the screen on the CNN International
channel
that Hurricane Charley was bearing down on the Keys and SW Florida. I
found
an internet cafe and read some reports about what was happening, but
there
was not a thing I could do though. Fortunately, I had put down the
hurricane shutters before I left. I also had lifted the boat about 6
feet
above the high tide mark, but they were calling for about a 10-12 foot
surge
by me. My neighbor took it upon himself to raise the boat to maximum
height, tie it down, and drop the canvas. My new best friend! The boat
didn't have a mark on it. The other boat that was sitting on a trailer
in
storage in Bonita Springs was also OK.


Charley passed close enough to Naples that we saw winds in the 75-100mph
range. It was moving so quickly and passed us during an outgoing tide,
so
the surge was fortunately only 6' or so. A couple of my roof tiles blew
off
and sliced my pool lanai screen, and we lost power until about 7 hours
ago.
Otherwise, we were very lucky.

The worst part was that I flew into Miami around 11:30pm the night it
hit,
and we drove to Naples, finally getting there about 1:30am. I couldn't
get
in my house, since the storm shutters and the garage door opener are all
electric. We drove around for 2 1/2 hours looking for a hotel, and
lucked
out by finding one which had only three rooms left. The only reason
they,
too, weren't sold out was because their power had only come on 15
minutes
before we got there. The icing on the cake is that it is owned by a
patient
of mine and he was working the front desk. He even gave me a break on
the
room rate. Somebody upstairs was definitely looking out for us.

The guys in Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda got smacked the hardest.
That's
only 50-60 miles up I-75, but the difference in the level of devastation
between here and there is like night and day. Anybody who can
contribute
money, please find a reputable organization like the Red Cross and send
what
you can. I sent a few hundred dollars to a local group of friends who
are
renting a refrigeration truck, loading it with food, ice and drinks, and
driving it up there.

One thing I learned:
If the authorities ever recommend evacuation for my area when I *am* in
town, I'll never try to be a hero and tough it out. The pictures from
Punta
Gorda are beyond comprehension. Here's a link to see the horror:
http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=241751



Glad you're ok, fella. It's important to have someone with a brain to
beat up upon, and suchlike.

I don't know if I'll be around here as much. Vacation with the family,
worrying about your home when your 2000 miles away, and seeing the
devastation in Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte from Charley made me realize
that the internet isn't the most important thing in life. I didn't even
miss it while away.



Catch any feeesh?

I got a 125 lb. striped marlin, my dad got a 25-30 pound dorado, and my son
got to reel in a couple of bonita (which felt like 500 lb. Blue Marlin to
him).

NOYB wrote:
"John Gaquin" wrote in message
...

"NOYB" wrote in message news:0pCdnU2oMPJsvr3cRVn-

Thank you. My family and I are fine. I was fishing off the Baja
Peninsula
of Mexico last week

Glad you're all ok. How was the fishing?

It was OK. I caught a 125lb. striped marlin, and my dad caught a 30-35
Dorado (mahi-mahi). We caught a handful of bonita as well. Trolling for
marlin isn't my cup of tea however. I like to be a little more active while
fishing.


Weren't you on the charter boat with the bikiki babe mates?

--
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in
Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me -
you can't get fooled again." -George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept.
17, 2002

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
NOYB wrote:
"John Gaquin" wrote in message
...

"NOYB" wrote in message news:0pCdnU2oMPJsvr3cRVn-

Thank you. My family and I are fine. I was fishing off the Baja
Peninsula
of Mexico last week

Glad you're all ok. How was the fishing?

It was OK. I caught a 125lb. striped marlin, and my dad caught a 30-35
Dorado (mahi-mahi). We caught a handful of bonita as well. Trolling
for
marlin isn't my cup of tea however. I like to be a little more active
while
fishing.


Weren't you on the charter boat with the bikiki babe mates?

I guess that's why I didn't enjoy trolling as much as I could have.