Note:<888>9/27/98 Sunday 10:20 P.M. EDT: Well it seems as the story goes, when God was fooling around he had two sons, one Jesus who was a showoff and eventually got cruisified, and his older brother Mohammed whom was more low key and did not feel like being cruicified by the Roman Legions, so he has been hiding out in the desert for millenium only responding in time of crisis to bring world peace. Sooner or later I will have to go back in the time lock. CIO
Note:<888>9/27/98 Sunday 10:00 P.M. EDT:Well if you are not one of those rich bigwigs like the Rockefellers and the Mellons that have layed seige to the Casa Marina, and you happen to be a high ranking official of the United States government, the United States Government owns all the shore line perimeter of the island of Key West, and ownly leases the property. Also in the leases at any time it deems fit the United States Government may occupy those facilities for any purposes it deems fit. Also if you don't want to disrupt the perceived private property rights of the residents, the United States Government own an old run down historical fort that is a small garden next to the Clarence Higgs Beach which has no structure, but on nice nights I use to climb up on a piece of the Fort structure and relax enjoying the fresh air from the ocean which would make me feel better. One night a fellow that looked like John James Audubon when he was younger asked me to smoke a marijuna cigarettes and I hurmoured him pretending to a mystic from across the ages. The following morning a local Key West Policeman whom is no longer one the Island accussed me of being a Nazi, and the funny thing is he is the one that looked like the Nazi, and I was just the local representative of the Audubon Network. The nice old African American man that maintained the garden would look through the fence to make sure I was all right in the morning, and the only problem was with lying on the bed of pine needles enjoying the ocean breeze, it smell like urine from a certain type of animal like a white wolf, that the Local K-9 Corps were afraid of. So if you ever camp out and pick up a friendly animal scent in the wild, that scent might protect you from other predator type animals in the environment. It is sort of like wearing garlic and eating garlic in the old days, but at the moment I still enjoy my hospital room environment. Yes It is Mouhammed. CIO
Note:<888>9/27/98 Sunday 9:40 P.M. EDT:I am just trying to be diplomatic, but for the uninformed; about 5 million to 10 million citizens of the United States suffer from severe pollen and ragweed poisoning this time of year. The best place I ever found to escape pollen and ragweed poisoning was Lanzaerote in the Canary Islands, since there is hardly any vegatation and there is lots of fresh air. Of course one has to worry about the dang volcano. I suppose the next best thing would be Key West if you don't mind hurricanes this time of year. The Casa Marina and particularly did not have much pollen around it with all the fresh air coming off the Atlantic Ocean. Of course you have to constantly monitor the weather. I expect the severe pollen particularly goldenrod and ragweed conditions we have had this year, have made Key West even more popular; and I suppose despite the hurricane season, a large number of people are trying to escape the extremely high pollen and ragweed count this year not to mention automobile pollution, by living in their hospital homes there. Well for you idiots that do nothing but watch television and claim to be environmentalists, think about what is in your environment that you don't pay much attention to, and can't see. Thus the well meaning individuals whom send out dry flower arrangements are just doing in some of their friends. Well back to house cleaning and dusting which is important in trying to maintain my hospital room environment. Of course that old cow tail Scott family sofa that everyone loves to hate, is probably full of Anthrax and every pollen and spore and mold from around the world that the Scott family has dealt with its many years of diplomacy. I don't think granny hid the family jewels in the sofa. Well back to housecleaning and dusting. By the way I had Kellogg's Corn Flakes, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee for breakfast; and talking about the major league terrorist in the area from years of gardening experience which is allergies and hayfever from goldenrod and rag weed. I remember during World War II when Aunt Elenor was trying to defend the Country from invasion, we decided to plant poison ivy around all the religious institutions, and we put in lots of Golden Rod displays in all the major public buildings of importance, so that when the foreign invaders tried to take over, they would be done in by all the pollen, ragweed, and spores. Well back to the net. Of course after it rains the air is a little fresher. CIO
Note:<888>9/27/98 Sunday 5:25 A.M. EDT: I worked on the computer until 6 A.M., this morning and I sat back and reflected. I did not go out, and I went to bed at noon and awoke again at 4 P.M.. I posted a message for the democrats to think about as they dwell upon this Republican Community. I have seen Elenor Roosevelt many times in my life and she would not approve of the actions of the current Democrats in Office, since they are using the good family name to advance their causes without first consulting with the senior members of the family. I have a feeling certain members of the Roosevelt Clan have spent so many years down south birddogging and pretending to be in the Navy, while they're on a never ending cruise, they might think about paying attention to some of the family homesteads and see what has happened to them over the years, instead of poaching on other people's farms which they seem to think they own. I suppose we all like the ocean, but those of us whom have lived near the Ocean most of our lives have a firm and fond respect for it as a fickle mistress. Many men have gone to the sea in ships for centuries and never have returned. The real story will never be told, just old sea shantty gossip from the past about storms and trevails at sea, that never were told properly, because they never had the time to listen, since they were too busy trying to impress other foreign visitors, and not paying attention to local people whom might know a think or two about the oceans and other ports of call from minor experience. The ocean in Greenwich or Long Island Sound as we prefer to call it is rather peaceful, but even that calm body of water can turn hazardous. How many real estate people in Manhattan tell the real story of the highest storm surge in Manhattan since European settlement. If the truth were known, not many people would want to live in Manhattan. It is probably why the Mohawk Indians I believe exchanged the rights to trade in Manhattan to Dutch Settlers in return for the Dutch providing certain farming skills that the Mohawk Indians were having trouble with. Basically the Indians did not live on Manhattan, but they camped there in the summer when the weather was nice because it was good fishing, and it was a defensable position from other earlier arrivals to America that they tried to come to terms with. After a long term of confrontation with various seafaring groups, they were ammused that the Dutch wanted to settle year round, when the Mohawks had traditionally migrated with the seasons going north and south and dealing with other Indian Tribes depending on the weather during specific seasons. Thus the Dutch agreed to maintain the trading post for the Mohawk Indians while they went on to other Happy Hunting Grounds. When the Mohawk Indians returned annually and found out how they were prospering, they became more interested in European Affairs, and what was happening across the Great Pond, so they instructed a cleaver Scottish Sailor doing maintenance work for the Dutch to build a fleet of large canoes made of the Iron, Steel, and other precious metals the cleaver Scotsman used and found, and the next thing you knew all sorts of people were going back and forth across the Great Pond. Of course cheap Scotsmen are never in a Rush until they are paid, so they withheld certain key information until the Indians and the other Settlers came to Peaceful agreement, and remember since their primary mission was to keep the West North watch for the Eastern Hemisphere, they established an Eastern Watch for the Western Hemisphere with cooperation of a lot of curious local individuals whom wanted to know what all the fuss was about. Of course some of the old time Eastern Hemisphere people during cold spells would walk over on the frozen ice, if they were strong enough, but the trips were long, and the ice was frequently broken up, and they would have to turn back. Thus after continual perseverence and weather changes over the course of time, they learned secret routes back and forth from both hemispheres, which to this day, no one has ever discovered. It is still rumour, but certain people go back and forth all the time, as if some secret time lock existed that transported them back and forth through time, and they just occassionally stop by here to see how we are doing, since in their continual voyages, this is only a minor port, in an ever expanding horizon that they constantly maintain. Well I don't have the answer, but the locals are familiar with the foreign business community, and if you want to see certain key products you have become use to disappear from the free market, it could possibly happen. Thus I don't have the answer, but I constantly advise people to be diplomatic, and not judge a book by its cover. Meanwhile after I updated my homepage, I had a guest stop by, but I was too busy to deal with him. I went out at 9 P.M. and walked around with the regular group from the United States Navy that enjoys frequenting Greenwich, and I have seen many times before along with a number of local individuals whom seem to enjoy the business from the Government. I observed the usual Saturday night crowd. I told a proper local couple where lots of old time observers sit, had been hit by lightning a number of times and to watch out for lightning, which can be a hazard when you are outside in weather like we presently have. I returned home and thought until 2 A.M. I went out and bought a 3 pack of Garcia Vega lite cigars at the Shell station for $3.55 and I bought two packs of Doral 100 Lites for $3.57. I observed the usual group of oversexed teenagers heading towards Port Chester, which seems to be a Saturday ritual for certain factions of town. I went downtown and said good evening to a local veteran, and I started to smoke one of the Diego Garcia Cigars, I mean Garcia Vega cigars, and just about then it started to litely drissle. I had just advised the local fisherman on Steamboat Road, that I did not know what the local Connecticut weather would be, since I had been busy focusing on Florida weather. I had checked earlier with the Casa Marina in Key West and they told me they are booked solid for the next two weeks, which seems curious. I guess God's Advertising with the Hurricane, probably confirms the Bones of the Scottish Saint, Saint Margaret are lost at sea off of Key West having been stolen by Spanish Pirates during one of those European family feuds. Well for all I know the Pirate Skull and Cross Bones were fashioned after the Bones of St. Margaret, and for all I know some Bucaneer is planning to Shang Hai that new ship in Manhattan the Sovereign Princess and use it for a Hospital Ship for Old People whom need a Little Rest and Relaxation, but this is all in the minds eye. Remember when you board a ship, the Captain is in Charge, unless some Admiral of other VIP passenger has a little experince. I still would wait to sail off to the Carribean until after the Hurricane Season after the end of October at the Earliest, or You might rename the "Sovereign Princess" the "Vomit Comit" or the "Upchuck Bucket of Bolts". Needless to say I don't have my Sea Legs, I remember the Nantucket Ferry in 20 foot waves use to be a little fun, but that was when I was younger. It sort of felt like one of those kids rides in Amusement Parks, spinning and churning. Well back to the local scene, after most of the cigar and the drizzle let up, I walked down the Avenue and saw a proper young backpacker returning from some adventure, and for all I know not much is happening after I returned home. Well I have to go to bed soon, and today when I wake up, is house cleaning day. I suspose any weather watchers might volonteer funds for local weather observers to monitor weather on the internet. Of course if you get hit by lightning, don't blame me, that is why old German boot makers use to put nails in British Calvary Boots, while they the Germans mucked around with spikes on their heads. Enough of foreign intrigue, and ancient history. I have a feeling the local advisorial forces are plotting their various propaganda strategies. I have traveled around the United States of America, and Greenwich, Connecticut is as good as it gets, if the United States Government cooperates. Of course other substancial people and ordinary citizens might have simpler homes elsewhere. Well over and out from the "Oasis Rest Home for the Aged and Infirmed". CIO
Note:<888>9/26/98 Saturday 4:25 A.M. EDT: I was up at midnight and had cold chicken with tabasco sauce, mixed vegtables, potatoe, ice tea, and Capacinno. I went out about 1:30 A.M. after showering. I bought three packs of Basic Ultra Lites at the Shell Station for $5.67. I chatted briefly with the attendant and a regular customer. I drove down by the Harbor on Steamboat Road and chatted with a fisherman from Biluoxi, Mississippi and we chatted about the hurricane formation down in the Gulf of Mexico. I walked around the lower part of Greenwich Avenue. I heard a young couple coming out on the last train chatting about problems with Email with Eudora and Netscape. I sat in the Post Office Circle and surveyed the area. I returned home about 3 A.M., and read weather reports from around the country with Xenocode, Inc. Weather Warnings Program . It gives the National Weather Service Warnings and Forecasts, for example it is in the mid 90s in Kansas. I suspose you might want the weather forecast for Southern Connecticut, so here it is.
FPUS51 KOKX 260802
ZFPCT
ZONE FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
400 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 1998
CTZ009-010-261700-
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...STAMFORD...NEW HAVEN
400 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 1998
.TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AT FIRST. INCREASING AFTERNOON CLOUDS. HIGH
IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST
WIND AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS. BREEZY. A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN
30
PERCENT.
$$
CTZ011-012-261700-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLD SAYBROOK...GROTON...NEW LONDON
400 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 1998
.TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AT FIRST. INCREASING AFTERNOON CLOUDS. HIGH
IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST
WIND AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS. BREEZY. A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH AROUND 80. CHANCE OF RAIN 30
PERCENT.
$$
CTZ005-261700-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DANBURY
400 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 1998
.TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AT FIRST. INCREASING AFTERNOON CLOUDS. HIGH
IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW 60 TO 65. LIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS. BREEZY. A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH 80 TO 85. CHANCE OF RAIN 40
PERCENT.
$$
CTZ006>008-261700-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES
OF...MERIDEN...WATERBURY...MIDDLETOWN...NORWICH
400 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 1998
.TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AT FIRST. INCREASING AFTERNOON CLOUDS. HIGH
IN
THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW 60 TO 65. SOUTHWEST
WIND
5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS. BREEZY. A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH 80 TO 85. CHANCE OF RAIN 40
PERCENT.
$$
WOOLDRIDGE
Well it was a quiet pleasent morning, and one can get work done in the peace and quiet for a change. CIO
Note:<888>9/25/98 Friday 6:05 P.M. EDT: I updated Scott's Index scopor01.htm . Well I think it is going to be a real quiet evening, and I think the youngsters should try to do some homework for a change, and maybe a little reading for a change. This town is suppose to be a real quiet town, so the quieter the better. If nobody goes downtown except for the skelton crew, we might have a little bit more peace and quiet. Well let's make the town, so quiet you can hear a pin drop. As far as I can tell, it will be a cold winter this winter, and while the weather is reasonable, it is advisable to get ready for winter, and not try to pretend we're all living down in South Florida. I feel Old Man Winter creeping up to our doorsteps, so think about winter prepartions. I suppose whatever happens with the economy, it is safe to assume quite a few people live up in the north country whom will have to deal with a colder winter, and most of them won't be able to escape to the tropics for winter relief, which is really not all that great down there, since conditions constantly change, and there is a more advanced infrastructure up in this neck of the woods. Well I am just doing a little net work, and I don't suppose much really happened today. Any communications from this neck of the woods is just based on maintaining the usual routine. CIO
Note:<888>9/25/98 Friday 3:50 P.M. EDT: I checked with the United States Secret Service White House Intelligence Division 1-202-435-5000 and advised them the storm in Key West did not seem too severe, and gave them the telephone number of Marriot's Casa Marina 1-800-626-0777 which is not working at the moment, but they could probably give one a quick summary of the situation down there. Other numbers I keep handy and have not checked recently are the CIA 1-703-482-1100, FBI 1-203-777-6311, Champaign, Illinois Police Department 1-217-333-8911, Lake Forest, Illinois Police Department 1-847-234-2601, and the Secret Service has another number 1-202-395-2020. I chatted with Officer McCormick at the Lake Forest Police Department, and briefed her on the Key West Situation. She said they did not bother with the internet, and a lot of that area has been developed. Well I had breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast, vitamins, orange juice, and Capaccino. I am now sipping my Capaccino and doing a little internet work. CIO
Note:<888>9/25/98 Friday 3:00 P.M. EDT:The Weather Channel Key West, FL Satellite Photo. I have noticed that a local company at 600 Steamboat Road in Greenwich which is on the waterfront recently made the news for losing about $5 billion dollars in their hedge fund Fear Of Wider Damage Fueled Long Term Bailout. Well I suspose in Multi Trillion Dollar World Economies, $5 billion dollars is not that much to lose. Needless to say, none of those Old Fashion American Greenbacks Seem to be Coming My Way. Well time for breakfast. CIO
Note:<888>9/25/98 Friday 4:40 A.M. EDT:CyberConch Zine Key West-Florida Keys News , What are Key West and the Florida Keys like RIGHT NOW? , Intellicast - Miami NEXRAD Base Reflectivity Image , Intellicast - Miami Satellite Image , Caribbean Satellite Image , http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/pub/forecasts/discussion/MIATWOAT , http://www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/Gif/atl.latest.gif , latest CyberCounch links. Signing Off. CIO
Note:<888>9/25/98 Friday 4:00 A.M. EDT: Any military personnel who are not essential should evacuate the Florida Keys. Any Old Retired Duffers hanging out at the Brass Money Bar in Marathon, Florida who have seen 200 mile an hour Typhoons at sea, and are not worried about Hurricane Georges should think about the personnel around them whom will not leave until, the senior officers leave. I suppose keeping the hurricane in perspective, one can always rebuild. Still I suggest informed local sober individuals whom have local experience best know the local situation, and I advise you to get on any available aircraft left in the Florida Keys and if weather conditions permit, fly the heck out of there to a safer location up north. If pilots are not available in the Florida Keys, perhaps a trucker in a sturdy truck might make it out of the Florida Keys. I am not briefed on the local situation in the Florida Keys, and all I know is the New York media reports and the internet weather reports. I suggest any strong willed individuals whom may not worry, might learn from experience if they survive this lower category 2 at present hurricane. Needless to say depending on the tide and timing there will be a storm surge that will make the Florida Keys non operable, and any personnel whom think it advisable to leave with their essential equipment are free to do so, and should be ready to return PDQ at a moments notice. I suppose we can chalk this one up to experience, and remember the hurricane season is not over. If I were stuck in Key West with no shelter, I would consider taking refuge in any place even possibly the Monroe Country Jail by the Truman Annex, but not on the ground floor, and remember that the rights of private property do exist, and I suggest any place on higher ground away from the South East Shore might be safer in a higher story of a structure, but one does not want to be stranded in a structure by a locked entry or exit or faulty electronic devices like elevators or other security devices. Possibly the Key West Hospital which is on the Northwest of Key West although low, might have emergency facility. I am not that familiar with Marathon, but it is possible that the airport would have transportation, but more than likely all servicable aircraft have evacuated. I suggest that people in the Keys seek shelter, and not try to ride this storm out in a non secure environment. Also I suggest that U.S. Military personnel in the area might make certain military facilities available for relief, if the Military Bases are not flooded. Well this is all from the Mind's Eye, and I am not sure what the actual situation is presently in the Keys. Well I am completely tired, and am at present non functional until I get some rest. CIO
Note:<888>9/25/98 Friday 12:50 A.M. EDT: I went out at 9 P.M. when my guest departed. I noticed that somebody had ripped off the "U" off his license plate, which is against the law. I stopped by the lower avenue news store and bought a Robert Burns cigar for $1.35. I walked the lower part of Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with a couple of young New York City gals, and they said they were developing townhouse condos on East 64th Street for $3,000,000 apiece. I told them about a few other New York City real estate properties I knew about. I chatted with a local racehorse enthusiast and he said the horse racing business in New York is down the tubes, and nobody is going to the racetracks anymore. I sat in the Post Office plaza and smoked the Robert Burns cigar. I don't think I will smoke many more since they are expensive and make me dizzy. A Phillip Morris representative from Germany stopped by to chat, and I chatted with him about the tobacco business and other business items. I walked up the Avenue and chatted with a veteran. I chatted with two French patrons of Citron and Versailles about French matters. I surveyed the young crowd at the Dome restaurant and they seemed to be enjoying themselves. I drove down Steamboat Road, and noticed one fisherman down there, and a few quiet lights climmering on the water. I stopped by the Grand Union and bought two Tropicana Ruby Red orange juices for $1.99 each, $3.98 total; GU whole milk half gallon $1.67, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Light .99 for a total of $6.64. I chatted briefly with the English butcher and Jamaican cashier. I wanted a gallon box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers, but the Grand Union only had smaller boxes. I drove up to the Grand Union in Glenville and they close at 11 P.M. on weeknights. I drove down to the Food Emporium and chatted with the usual curtious night staff there about general matters. On the upper shelf in the Goldfish Crackers section, they have lots of gallon boxes of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers for $4.99 each. I reminded the staff that the A&P Foodstore chain have lots of valueable warehouse properties down in Key West, and whatever stocks are in the Key West's A&P warehouses are at risk from the hurricane when it strikes this morning. I suppose valuable merchandise could be preserved. For all I know they have gallon bottles of Angostora Bitters down there. I told one of the internet staff users, I originally started my directory for people who are ice bound in the Antartic Research facility during our summer, their winter. I told him the site had expanded in scope. I told him I did not know about the winter snow season yet. It is cooler now in the 50s, so it might be a colder winter. My arthritis is bothering me a bit. I chatted with a local youth observer whom seemed thirsty downtown, and I told him about my college where I went at Lake Forest College, and he said he was thinking of majoring in social work at the University of New Mexico. It was a relatively quiet night for a Thursday night, and I got a few errands done and a short walk done. Well back to a little net surfing, but since I only had six hours sleep this morning, I might bow out earlier. CIO
Note:<888>9/24/98 Thursday 6:25 P.M. EDT: I fell sleep about 6 A.M. and was up at 12 Noon. I had breakfast of Cheerios, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I went out at 2 P.M. after watching a little weather news. It is a very nice day here. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop before. I went by the Greenwich Library and PC Week and the Greenwich Times. I check my two internet sites on the library internet terminals, and the site in Florida comes up five times faster than the California site, so it shows how much traffic is between both sites. Hopefully people out west and in Asia and Australia will be able to access my west coast site faster now. I drove down by the Greenwich Harbor Inn and they were setting up for a wedding. I chatted with two British fellows on a Italian Cabin Cruiser from Jupiter, Florida about South Florida. I drove through Bruce Park and I saw about a hundred young fellows jogging from the Windward School. I drove over to the Stamford Train Station and arrived at 4:50 PM. I chatted with the Burns Security Agent there, and he told me that Burns Security bought Wells Fargo Security, and that Burns Security is owned by Borg Warner. I picked up a friend at the Amtrack at 5 P.M. coming down from Mountpelier, Vermont. He said the train was not busy until New Haven. It arrived on time and was going to Washington D.C.. He said the leaves are just begining to change. I returned home with my guest, and I am cooking a Purdue 8 pound Chicken that should be ready in about an hour. I also updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . Well I will chat with my visitor for a while. CIO
Note:<888>9/24/98 Thursday 4:50 A.M. EDT: I am bushed, time to go to bed. CIO
WWUS31 KMIA 240657 HLSMIA FLZ063-066>078-241000- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 3 AM EDT THU SEP 24 1998 ...HURRICANE WATCH FOR MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA... ...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS... ...EXTENDED FLOOD OUTLOOK FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF DADE...BROWARD...PALM BEACH...COLLIER...MONROE...GLADES... AND HENDRY COUNTIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA IN PREPARATION FOR HURRICANE GEORGES. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MONROE...COLLIER...DADE...AND BROWARD COUNTIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. HURRICANE WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR A PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA LATER THIS MORNING. NO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PALM BEACH...HENDRY OR GLADES COUNTIES AT THIS TIME. ALTHOUGH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THIS MORNING...THE OUTERMOST RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GEORGES WILL LIKELY BE MOVING INTO THE KEYS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD BE APPROACHING THE KEYS AND EXTREME SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT. A HURRICANE WARNING LIKELY WILL BE ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA LATER THIS MORNING. ONE OF THE MOST ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OF GEORGES WILL BE THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. BECAUSE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS...ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN WILL CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING AND PERSONS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO KEEP POSSESSIONS DRY. A FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA. RESIDENTS WHO OWN IN-GROUND POOLS SHOULD AVOID LOWERING THE WATER LEVELS. THE PRESSURE OF THE WATER IN THE SATURATED SOIL SURROUNDING THE POOL WILL CRACK THE POOLS FOUNDATION OR LIFT IT OUT OF THE GROUND IF THE WATER LEVEL IN THE POOL IS LOWERED TOO MUCH. A HIGH WIND WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA WITH INLAND HURRICANE WARNINGS POSSIBLY REQUIRED ON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...THE FORECAST TRACK OF GEORGES PUTS MUCH OF SOUTH FLORIDA IN THE PORTION OF THE STORM THAT FREQUENTLY SPAWNS TORNADOES. AT 2 AM EDT...HURRICANE GEORGES WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.7N 76.0W OR ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST...MIAMI AND FORT LAUDERDALE AND 525 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NAPLES. GEORGES HAS A VERY RAGGED CENTER WHICH HAS BEEN MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST. CONTINUED WEST-NORTHWEST MOTION AT AROUND 12 MPH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST UNTIL TONIGHT WHEN THE CENTER OF GEORGES IS FORECAST TO MOVE BACK OUT OVER OPEN WATER. AT 11 PM...THE PROBABILITY THAT GEORGES WILL PASS WITHIN 65 NAUTICAL MILES OF SOUTH FLORIDA LOCATIONS WITHIN THE NEXT 72 HOURS IS AS FOLLOWS... CITY STRIKE PROBABILITY MARATHON 34 PERCENT KEY WEST 31 PERCENT MIAMI 29 PERCENT MARCO ISLAND 28 PERCENT WEST PALM BEACH 22 PERCENT MONROE COUNTY ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE ORDERED A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL PERSONS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. NO SHELTERS WILL BE OPENED IN THE KEYS. EVACUEES SHOULD FOLLOW SIGNS TO THE DESIGNATED SHELTER ON THE CAMPUS OF FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN WEST MIAMI. ALL COUNTY AND STATE PARKS IN THE KEYS ARE CLOSED. MARINE INTERESTS IN THE KEYS SHOULD KNOW THAT BRIDGES AT SNAKE CREEK AND JEWFISH CREEK ARE LOCKED DOWN. IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS IN THE KEYS... RUMOR CONTROL...800-955-5504 TOURIST REQUESTS...800-771-KEYS COLLIER COUNTY ACTIONS... A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT AND A HURRICANE WARNING MAY BE ISSUED LATER THIS MORNING. CURRENTLY NO MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT AND NO SHELTERS ARE OPEN. HOWEVER...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS FROM ALL MOBILE HOMES AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. DADE AND BROWARD COUNTY ACTIONS... NO MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED AT THIS TIME AND NO SHELTERS ARE OPEN. THOSE IN EVACUATION ZONES SHOULD HAVE AN ESCAPE ROUTE IN MIND. ALL TRI-RAIL SERVICE WILL BE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...EFFECTIVE THIS MORNING. MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL BE CLOSED IF SUSTAINED WINDS AT THE AIRPORT EXCEED 55 MPH. PALM BEACH COUNTY ACTIONS... NO HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME...BUT RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND HAVE A HURRICANE PLAN IN MIND. NO EVACUATIONS ARE PLANNED AT THIS TIME AND NO SHELTERS ARE OPEN... HOWEVER...IN ANTICIPATION OF LOCALIZED FLOODING...THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER IS PREPARED TO OPEN SHELTERS IN THE BELLE GLADE/PAHOKEE REGION. ALL TRI-RAIL SERVICE WILL BE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...EFFECTIVE THIS MORNING. GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTY ACTIONS... NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME...BUT HIGH WIND AND FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE NECESSARY SOMETIME TODAY. NO EVACUATIONS ARE PLANNED AT THIS TIME...BUT RESIDENTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN MOBILE HOMES OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...SHOULD HAVE A PLAN TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. BESIDES THE WEB SITE AT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...ADDITIONAL WEB SITES FOR HURRICANE ADVISORY INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH FLORIDA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES: MELBOURNE...HTTP://SUNMLB.NWS.FIT.EDU TAMPA BAY...HTTP://WWW.MARINE.USF.EDU/NWS JACKSONVILLE...HTTP://WWW.NWSJAX.NOAA.GOV TALLAHASSEE...HTTP://WWW.NWS.FSU.EDU THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 600 AM TODAY. NNNN
Note:<888>9/24/98 Thursday 3:15 A.M. EDT: I finished initial proofing of my new site at www.mikescott.org . I probably still have to check items like stats, etc. CIO
Note:<888>9/24/98 Thursday 12:55 A.M. EDT: Hooray, Scott's Site in San Jose, California at www.mikescott.org is up and running. Thus we have hurricane backup unless San Jose gets wiped out by an earthquake. CIO
Note:<888>9/24/98 Thursday 12:50 A.M. EDT: I put together a page of IBM Frequently Asked for URLs at www.mikescott.net/ibmfreq.htm . CIO
Note:<888>9/24/98 Thursday 12:10 A.M. EDT:TipWorld Email Subscriptions, use Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 format for "HTML" format , I subscribe to these email news stories.
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 11:25 P.M. EDT: I played with the Weather Warning IWIN Downloads program for a while after dinner while drinking my Capacinno. It works great and sends out warning whenever there is a whether emergency anywhere in the USA. However, about 9 P.M., its server was busy, so I had to quit using it. I went out downtown and walked the lower area of Greenwich Avenue twice. I bought two Robert Burns Cigars at the lower Avenue stationary store for $2.75 and gave one of them to the night custodian at the senior center, and enjoyed the other one in the post office bench area and walked the lower avenue while smoking it. It was about the first cigar I have had in about 20 years, and it was a good smoke, but made me a little whoosy. I noticed they also sell Monte Cristo Cigars there, which were a favorite of my fathers in his Corporate Days. I noticed quite a few people out enjoying the nice cool evening in the 50s. I did not see any tan refugees up from South Florida or the Carribean. I suppose there is a lot in between that might be warmer. I told the movie theatre manager he should show "Key Largo" for all the hurricane interested people. I mentioned that my roommate in New York in the old days looked a bit like Lauren Bacal. Well as far as I know not much is happening around here, and it is very quiet. I have to pick up a friend up at the Amtrack Train station in Stamford, Ct. tomorrow coming down from Burlington, Vermont about 5 P.M.. Well lets keep track of the South Florida Hurricane situation at www.mikescott.net/weather.htm . I guess by tomorrow noon they should exactly where the hurricane is going to hit and what intensity. I suppose most people up north having never been down south, don't appreciate the situation down there; but it is a severe situation that I am happy not to deal with. I upgraded Scott's Index which was up quite a bit today at www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . Enjoy your night. CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 7:35 P.M. EDT: On a conservative note, assuming South Florida and the Florida Keys will be hit by Hurricane Georges, people evacuating might consider what will happen if electrical power fails. Beside the usual outages, more than likely Gasoline stations will not be functioning, so keep a full tank of gasoline. Also since ATM Cash machines, and credit card machines might not work, one should probably have some extra cash on hand for expenses. I suppose the Federal Reserve Bank in Miami of Atlanta will have to inject extra amounts of cash into the local South Florida economy to meet the demand for the enormous amount of extra cash users after a severe hurricane. Of course some of the locals might be able to get credit based on their long time experience in the area, and the barter economy will probably be in full force. I read a note in Yahoo News Florida, Remembering Andrew, Preps For Georges that certain locals in Key West are preparing to weather it out in Captain Tony's and are sandbagging the joint. As I recall on a good night Captain Tony's can hold about 100 people, so remember the old "Key West Library Committee of 100". I use to hang out in Captain Tony's not drinking since I did not have much money enjoying the warm fireplace on cold 40 degree winter nights. The Cystern where the pool tables are is also a good place because it is cooler on hot humid eveings. I suppose what is left of the sunset crowd got a view of the old saying, "Red Sky in Morning Sailor's Delight, Red Sky at Evening, Sailor Take Warning". Well the local color in Key West will be more sedate for a while. I saw a Jamaican couple down on Steamboat Road this eveing enjoying our clear blue skyline this evening. Greenwich was busier this afternoon with lots of people going about errands. Remember to tell any hurricane survivors without electricity that you can use sterno to heat water in an open air environment, providing you have instant coffee, and instant milk or cream, and sugar for your coffee to keep you awake. Hurricane lanterns can cause fires if not properly attended to. I suppose all copies of the movie, "Key Largo" have been checked out of the local video store. Well I suspose Key West will survive this Hurricane Georges, there will be just more work for snowbirds this winter to clean up after. Well lets wait and see, and wait and see what comes next, remember the hurricane season is not over until the end of October usually. Well time for my Stauffer's frozen lasagna dinner in 15 minutes in the microwave oven, and 5 minutes to cool. One of my medical friend's mother passed away this week at age 101. CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 6:20 P.M. EDT: I went out at 4 P.M., and toured the Hospital Thrift Shop. I stopped by the Exxon station and filled up the car with $13.10 gasoline. I went by the Greenwich Library and read PC Week and last week's PC Week and Infoworld. I also read the local paper. I told the Internet Information directory about my internet www.mikescott.net/weather.htm page. I went down by the water, and one local resident is back in town, since the flag is flying. I am still running the Weather Program. I will watch the ABC evening news at 6:30 P.M. CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 3:40 P.M. EDT:
WWUS31 KMIA 231855
HLSMIA
FLZ063-066>078-232200-
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
3 PM EDT WED SEP 23 1998
...HURRICANE WATCH FOR MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA...
...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS...
...EXTENDED FLOOD OUTLOOK FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
DADE...BROWARD...PALM BEACH...COLLIER...MONROE...GLADES... AND
HENDRY COUNTIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA IN PREPARATION FOR HURRICANE
GEORGES.
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MONROE...COLLIER...DADE...AND
BROWARD COUNTIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS.
HURRICANE WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR A PORTION OF THE WATCH
AREA
LATE TODAY OR EARLY THURSDAY. NO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PALM
BEACH...HENDRY OR GLADES COUNTIES AT THIS TIME.
PERSONS SHOULD NOT BE FOOLED BY THE FAIR WEATHER THAT WILL OCCUR
ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY...TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. THE
OUTERMOST
RAIN BANDS WILL LIKELY BEGIN AFFECTING SOUTH FLORIDA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. ONE OF THE MOST ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OF GEORGE WILL BE
THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. BECAUSE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED
FROM RECENT RAINS...THE ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN WILL
CAUSE
SERIOUS FLOODING AND PERSONS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO KEEP
POSSESSIONS DRY. AN EXTENDED FLOOD OUTLOOK HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
SOUTH
FLORIDA WHICH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS FLOODING IN
THE
NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED
AS
THE HURRICANE APPROACHES.
A HIGH WIND WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ON THURSDAY FOR INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA WITH INLAND HURRICANE WARNINGS POSSIBLY
REQUIRED ON FRIDAY.
IN ADDITION...THE FORECASTED TRACK OF GEORGES PUTS MUCH OF SOUTH
FLORIDA IN THE PORTION OF THE STORM THAT FREQUENTLY SPAWNS
TORNADOS.
AT 2 PM EDT...HURRICANE GEORGES WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.5N 74.7W OR
585
MILES SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST AND MIAMI FLORIDA...600 MILES
SOUTHEAST
OF FORT LAUDERDALE AND 650 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NAPLES. GEORGES HAS
BEEN DRIFTING WESTWARD WHILE THE CENTER IS REFORMING. A GRADUAL
TURN
TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 MPH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
24
HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AS THE HURRICANE MOVES AWAY FROM CUBA.
AT 11 AM...THE PROBABILITY THAT GEORGES WILL PASS WITHIN 65
NAUTICAL
MILES OF SOUTH FLORIDA LOCATIONS WITHIN THE NEXT 72 HOURS IS AS
FOLLOWS...
CITY STRIKE PROBABILITY
MARATHON 34 PERCENT
KEY WEST 31 PERCENT
MIAMI 29 PERCENT
MARCO ISLAND 28 PERCENT
WEST PALM BEACH 22 PERCENT
MONROE COUNTY ACTIONS...
MONROE COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE ORDERED A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR
PERSONS IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. NO SHELTERS WILL BE OPENED
IN
THE KEYS. EVACUEES SHOULD FOLLOW SIGNS TO THE DESIGNATED SHELTER
ON
THE CAMPUS OF FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN WEST MIAMI.
IN THE UPPER KEYS...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF MOBILE HOMES AND
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES HAS BEEN ORDERED.
NON-RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE KEYS ARE URGED TO LEAVE. ALL COUNTY
AND
STATE PARKS IN THE KEYS ARE CLOSED.
MARINE INTERESTS IN THE KEYS SHOULD KNOW THAT BRIDGES AT SNAKE
CREEK
AND JEWFISH CREEK ARE LOCKED DOWN.
IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS IN THE KEYS...
RUMOR CONTROL...800-955-5504
TOURIST REQUESTS...800-771-KEYS
COLLIER COUNTY ACTIONS...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT AND A HURRICANE WARNING MAY BE
NECESSARY LATE TODAY OR EARLY THURSDAY. CURRENTLY NO MANDATORY
EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT AND NO SHELTERS ARE OPEN.
HOWEVER...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS FROM ALL MOBILE HOMES AND
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
DADE AND BROWARD COUNTY ACTIONS...
NO MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED AT THIS TIME AND NO
SHELTERS ARE OPEN. THOSE IN EVACUATION ZONES SHOULD HAVE AN
ESCAPE
ROUTE IN MIND.
PALM BEACH COUNTY ACTIONS...
NO HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME...BUT RESIDENTS
SHOULD
MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND HAVE A HURRICANE PLAN IN MIND.
NO
EVACUATIONS ARE PLANNED AT THIS TIME AND NO SHELTERS ARE OPEN.
GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTY ACTIONS...
NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME...BUT HIGH WIND
AND FLOOD WATCHES ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY. NO EVACUATIONS ARE
PLANNED AT THIS TIME...BUT RESIDENTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN MOBILE
HOMES OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...SHOULD HAVE A PLAN TO EVACUATE IF
NECESSARY.
BESIDES THE WEB SITE AT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER...ADDITIONAL
WEB SITES FOR HURRICANE ADVISORY INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED
THROUGH
FLORIDA WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES:
MELBOURNE... HTTP://SUNMLB.NWS.FIT.EDU
TAMPA BAY... HTTP://WWW.MARINE.USF.EDU/NWS
JACKSONVILLE... HTTP://WWW.NWSJAX.NOAA.GOV
TALLAHASSEE... HTTP://WWW.NWS.FSU.EDU
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 PM.
LUSHINE
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 3:20 P.M. EDT: I downloaded the two files from Weather Warning IWIN Downloads of about 5.4 megs and 3.4 megs and installed the programs and the plugin. The program is good for 30 days, and I will see if it expires, or try reinstalling it. I am downloading the information files with the weather program right now. Their site is Xenocode, Inc. - Your Homepage For Weather for the complete site information. I watched a little news while downloading mostly on the weather. It is a nice day out, so I will go out shortly. I have cleaned up and am ready to go after the Weather program downloads all its information. CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 1:15 P.M. EDT: Weather Warning IWIN Downloads
New! EMWIN ByteBlaster Internet Data Broadcast(beta)
New! WeatherNode 4.0
New! Digital Atmosphere version 2.1
IWIN/EMWIN Download Page
CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 1:10 P.M. EDT: Interactive Weather Information Network CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 1:05 P.M. EDT: NOAA United States - Hurricane and tropical storm reports , NOAA National Warnings Area CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 12:40 P.M. EDT: CyberConch Zine Key West-Florida Keys News Florida Keys Evacuation Notice. CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 12:30 P.M. EDT:Intellicast - Key West Satellite Image CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 12:25 P.M. EDT: Happenings in Key West during better weather Key West, Florida USA, Scott's Internet Hotlist and Key West Weather http://www.bridge.net/~toddsing/weather.htm . CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 12:20 P.M. EDT: Somebody ought to make sure that nobody steals the gold out of this museum in Key West Mel Fisher Museum Discover: Key West - Museums and Tours . CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 11:40 A.M. EDT:Florida Keys ordered evacuated starting with Key West Lowe's Storm98 Hurricane Central: Atlantic Storm Season '98 CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 3:00 A.M. EDT: I am bushed, time to call it a day. CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 2:55 A.M. EDT:NOAA Interactive Weather Information Network CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 2:45 A.M. EDT:National Weather Service Hurricane Season '98 CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 2:35 A.M. EDT:GHCC - Interactive GOES-8 Visible 1 km Satellite Data Selector CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 2:35 A.M. EDT:SoFla.com - Your Guide to South Beach and South Florida CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 2:25 A.M. EDT: FEMA: La Niņa 1998-1999: An Extreme Climate Pattern Expected to Bring Unusual Winter Temperatures and Precipitation to the U.S. CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 2:15 A.M. EDT: http://www.fema.gov/hu98/AL0798p.gif CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 2:15 A.M. EDT:FEMA -- TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE WATCH INFORMATION CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 2:10 A.M. EDT: http://www.fema.gov/hu98/imgs/geo0922e.gif CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 2:10 A.M. EDT: FEMA: Mercer Island Approved For $1.3 Million Problems Could Happen Near Paul Allen's Home. CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 1:45 A.M. EDT: Personal AccuWeather(tm) Hurricane Center CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 1:35 A.M. EDT: Personal AccuWeather Main Weather Page - KEY WEST , I think they have the weather wrong. CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 1:30 A.M. EDT: NRL Monterey Satellite Imagery with Model Overlays CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 1:20 A.M. EDT:NRL Florida Satellite Photo goes8_images/miami_vis/LATEST.jpeg g8_nh , NRL Satellite Photo goes8_images/extnh_ir/LATEST.jpeg g8_nh , NRL Vapor Satellite Photo goes8_images/extnh_vapor/LATEST.jpeg g8_nh , NRL Monterey Tropical Cyclones . Updated www.mikescott.net/weather.htm . CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 1:00 A.M. EDT:NRL Satellite Photo goes8_images/trop_atlantic_vis/LATEST.jpeg tropics I think the Old Sea Lords in the Old Days called the area between Cuba and the Bahamas in the ocean "Hurricane Alley", it looks like Georges is going to go right up Hurricane Alley intensifying, and making landfall in the center of the Florida Keys around Marathon with highest winds around Key Largo. Current winds of 80 mph will intensify while the hurricane is over the water mostly for the next two days. It looks like it will cut right over the center of the keys and go up the west Coast of Florida, right up past Tampa towards the Pan Handle of Florida. CIO
Note:<888>9/23/98 Wednesday 12:15 A.M. EDT: I posted a Hurricane Warning Broadcast at www.mikescott.net/sound.htm . Let's hope it is not as bad as it looks like it will be down there in Florida, The Keys, and the Carribean. I advised people they should leave the Keys and South Florida, if at all possible, or take cover in the interior up north at higher elevations, or even fly out of the area entirely. Keep tracking it at www.mikescott.net/weather.htm . All military personnel should persue maximum hurricane plan. I think the government should airlift out any personnel military of civilians out of the Keys and other low lying areas who have not evacuated. Better to be safe than sorry. CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 10:55 P.M. EDT: I went out and stopped by the library and read the Greenwich Times. I also read Infoworld and Computer World. I still have to read last week's computer newsweeklies. I noticed one of the library patrons has a 1995 Nissan Altima GX2 GXE 4 door with front wheel drive, black color, with 38,500 miles on it for sale for $10,500 this link for value Kelley Blue Book - Used Car Report dealer trade in value $6,656 and and Kelley Blue Book - Used Car Repor Retail Value $10,752 thus they're trying to ask too much . Their number is 203-869-8608. The car looked to be in decent shape, and not to flashy. I went downtown and walked the lower part of Greenwich Avenue. I saw a John Scully lookalike. I heard on www.ttalk.com yesterday, that a company in Korea is coming out with a $600 clone of Apple's new $1,300 IMAC. I chatted with the observer from Bridgeport. She said she will probably need a place once it gets cold. I noticed all the flowers are out in full bloom. I went by the Grand Union and bought a Purdue Chicken at .79 a pound for $6.05. I chatted with one of the local library researchers about the hurricane weather effecting oil prices. He mentioned next week after the hurricane in Florida if it strikes and causes major damage, he might invest in insurance companies after their stock goes down. He also mentioned that Royal Dutch Shell is in business in over 150 countries around the world. I mentioned to him that despite Microsoft's large and deep pockets, once the internet technology gets to be much larger scale that IBM sells a lot of the more expensive equipment and software that large players will need. I also mentioned that some recent IPOs like www.broadcast.com loose more money the busier they are, since they don't always have advertising. Thus the real bottom line is yet to be relized. I heard that there is a Condominium next to the Breakers Hotel in Kennebunkport for sale for $179,000 at Kennebunkport Reality Kennebunk Beach Realty linked from this page Kennnebunk Beach Realty - Condominiums. I also saw this today that John D. Rockefeller is the richest man in the history in America accounting for current dollar values and Bill Gates is only number five linked form this story Gates No. 5 among richest Americans of all time (9/20/1998) . Thus like Aladin said, there is more money in oil, particularyly in the long run, but at the moment it is not as profitable as Microsoft. Well I returned home with the Purdue chicken and poured a glass of ice tea and put some goldfish crackers in a bowl. Well it is back to the net. Remember to keep following www.mikescott.net/weather.htm . Maybe some of the senior stockholders will get out of their rocking chairs and come pay us a visit if hurricane conditions get too bad in South Florida or across the Gulf of Mexico. Well enjoy the evening. CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 7:55 P.M. EDT: I finished my laundry, while down in the laundramat I chatted with one of my neighbors, who told me about her recent trip to Louisiana. Well time to stop by the library, and maybe go for a walk downtown. CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 7:25 P.M. EDT:Maimi Beach South Beach http://www.justsurfit.com/southbeach/webcams/cam1.shtml ,WTMI's CocoCam! , www.mikescott.net/atlbeach.htm more South Florida surf cams. CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 7:15 P.M. EDT:Bermuda Triangle [WebCam 1] Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida surf cam, watch the waves during the hurricane. CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 6:25 P.M. EDT:Welcome to Internet World Fall '98 . I had a Tony's 4 cheese pizza for dinner, ice tea, and capacinno. My visitor left. I am doing laundry and should be done with it, in about an hour and a half. CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 5:05 P.M. EDT: I reinstalled the original CMOS Bios 11/20/97 that came with the motherboard, and that cured my drive hesitation problem. I suppose I could use the CMOS update from 7/28/98, if I were installing a new hard drive, but since the existing hard drive was Fdisked and formatted with the original CMOS, the system needed to have the original CMOS. Well the system is working fine again without drive hesitation. A friend came down to pick up the used Toyota that he bought for a relative at Peabody's and will drive up to Vermont, and while he was there the used Volvo Wagon sold. I went downtown to the lower Avenue stationary store, for three buy two get one free cigarettes for $17.70 total. I stopped by the Arnold Bread Store outlet, and got two loaves of Healthnut Bread with my Arnold Coupon card that they stamp. I returned home, and updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . I also got a copy of Internet World and WindowsPro magazines. Remember to track the hurricane heading towards the Florida Keys at www.mikescott.net/weather.htm . Well have a good evening, my visitor is still here. CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 2:05 P.M. EDT: Well time for a rest or a nap. CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 1:35 P.M. EDT: Information on the Microsoft Windows 98 Easter Egg Tips on Task Bar icons, MIDI players, and Easter in September (InfoWorld)CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 12:55 P.M. EDT: I updated www.mikescott.net/favorite.zip which is linked from www.mikescott.net/download.htm . It has over 1,300 links for adding to the Windows Favorites directory. CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 12:25 P.M. EDT: St. Michael's Abbey, Farnborough, England, Monk Site CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 12:15 P.M. EDT: I updated www.mikescott.net/current.htm . I had Cheerios, toast, vitamins, orange juice, and coffee for breakfast. CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 10:50 A.M. EDT: I updated the Music page www.mikescott.net/music.htm . CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 9:50 A.M. EDT: I am up now, and still have to eat breakfast, and will do laundry later on today. I now have 50 megs of disk storage in Florida at www.mikescott.net , about half of which is used. I have uploaded the files to the site that I temporarily removed. Well have a good day, lets hope Key West, Florida USA, Scott's Internet Hotlist is not hit by the hurricane. They are not very high, and from what I hear tell, a number of Greenwich people now have homes there. Well time for breakfast. CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 2:05 A.M. EDT: Time to call it a day. I had Ramen noodles and a peanut butter sandwich for dinner. Remember to follow the tropical storm activity at www.mikescott.net/weather.htm . See You Later, Alligator. CIO
Note:<888>9/22/98 Tuesday 12:25 A.M. EDT: I transfered all the files to my second site in San Jose, California at www.mikescott.org . Since the Internic name won't be active for 2 or 3 days, I will have to wait to proof the site. I have to eat and start my regular internet routine. I won't be going out this morning, and will probably go to bed soon. CIO
