Ernesto

Well, here we go again. I've about had my fill of living in South Florida. Tropical Storm (or hurricane--take your pick the weather people can't decide) Ernesto is headed our way. We've bought our water, gas, batteries, and food. Now, I am just cleaning the house and finishing laundry in preparation for the inevitable power outage. You can look at our house wrong and the power goes out, so I anticipate some period of power outage-- hopefully less than the standard 5 days we've experienced in hurricanes past. The current path takes the storm right over Clewiston, so our prayer is that it will continue to weaken or not strengthen beyond a tropical storm. The lake levels are low (which is very good), and the storm took a beating over Cuba, their only concern right now is that the storm will strengthen over the warm water as it approaches South Florida. Regardless, they don't expect the storm to strengthen beyond a "Category 1" hurricane. If you've ever experienced any form of tropical storm or hurricane, however, you know how much damage even the weaker winds can cause. The good news is, almost a year later (after Wilma), we finally have new sophets on our house. They finished the work last week. So, we have new sophets and a new roof. Hopefully they will weather the storm!!!