Katrina Afternoon Update

Hello all of you in cyberspace- this is Cary, Lundy's sister, reporting to you from Lundy's satellite office in Knoxville, TN. It's about 2 p.m. Central Time and I just spoke to Lundy on her cell phone. They do not have power, cable, or telephone. The rain just let up to almost none so she and Harry ventured out in Harry's little close-to-the-ground Neon to check on the hurricane-proof Italian villa. They have no flooding in Mrs. Wilder's subdivision, or at least the part they are in, and they saw a Police car drive by so they went. The closer they got to the beach front, the windier it got. They were amazed at the how much worse the storm was there. The newly re-built boat dock next door to them is destroyed. That development has ocean water over the swimming pool. There were 3 foot waves at the base of their house with the water up to the bottom step. The part of the new fence close to the lagoon is down and they have new lawn-art of bales of straw, unidentifiable stuff and a porta-potty! They walked against the wind up onto the porch of their house, Lundy snapping photos but trying to protect her camera from salt-spray blowing at her horizontally, but when she got to the end of the porch not protected by house, she could not stand against the wind. Opposite from what everybody was told to expect, there has been very little total rain. That is good news for people who have recently gotten their new sliding doors or windows put in. But it was scary out there because there were a few trees snapped off and loose power lines were swaying and making popping noises. She and Harry were amazed at the difference in wind force as they returned to Mrs Wilder's neighborhood. Stay tuned.........!