On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 06:51:51 -0500, Dave Hall
wrote:

On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 07:45:14 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 06:52:58 -0500, Dave Hall
wrote:

I hear land in Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte is pretty reasonable
right about now...

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We drove through last weekend. It's incredible the amount of damage
there.

I can only imagine. I was down in central Florida in the middle of
October. Even there you could see the effects of the storms. Most
large signs were blown out, and many buildings had mild damage.

I hear that some insurance companies are trying to weasel out of
paying storm damage claims. I can only hope that the people effected
have their claims settled quickly and they can get their lives back
together soon.

About three years ago, my wife and I drove through Central Alabama on
our way back home after a visit to friends in New Orleans. I was
amazed that damage from Hurricane Camille (sp?) was still evident
almost forty years after.

On the other hand, I was in Belize last year on a bone fishing trip
and you'd never know a hurricane went throuh there six months
earlier.

Later,

Tom