[Rhodes22-list] Coastal Storm

[Brad Haslett]

Elle,

Here are some photos of Ike-

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/09/the_short_but_eventful_life_of.html

I wish we (my brother and I and our mega-world company) had the guts,
or the capital, or the sense of obligation to respond to this one.
God help these people.

Batten down the hatches and tie every thing down tightly.

Brad

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 3:00 PM, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Mother Nature is preparing to blindside us...this 'coastal storm' (it doesn't fit into any category yet, other than nor'easter at this point) is bringing us loads of rain & gusty winds...
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> The tide clock tells me the tide is falling; we are about 2 hrs from low tide; yet a quick walk to the dock showed me that the water is above the usual high spring tide mark..
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> This will be an interesting night....
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> On a previous topic: I picked up a 14# Delta and 6' of chain w/shackle this AM from a marine consignment guy down the road a piece...whole shebang was $57.00.
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> elle
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> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
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> 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
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