Issac
has had a strange pattern--though you can't see it in the pictures we
would have a very heavy rain, so thick you couldn't see your hand in
front of you, for about 10 minutes and then all will be quiet for 30-40
minutes .

FROM THE 5 PM BROADCAST

"Hurricane
warning dropped for tropical storm warning. Winds will be around 60
miles per hour sometimes gusting to 70 mph. (Right now we are having 29
mph winds.) Looks like it will miss Tampa and head for New Orleans.
Better conditions coming earlier than expected. Tomorrow looks like it
will be a regular summer day in South Florida with it being clear and
warm during the day and showers or storms in the evening or night. It
will take Key West a little longer to clear up as Issac bands will be
hitting it all night. Tornado watch expired."

Here
and there you will see a tree down but so far nothing major at Gateway.
They did lock down everything they could--chairs, benches, garbage
cans, smoking area ash trays, sun umbrellas--including the elevators are
not running. They put a lot of records, filing cabinets, papers in
them---could you think of a better 'safe'?

Right
now all is quiet but you know in 20-30 minutes the wind and rain will
pick up and start rattling things. I just hope the electricity stays on
and I am taking a chance by not posting this now and waiting until 'my
posting time' 9 PM. There have been outages in Miami-Dade, West Palm
with a few here in Broward but so far it has been good.

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