Spoke with Bambi on the phone a few hours ago. She's down near Topsail Island, NC. They had lost power an hour earlier, but other than that they are doing ok. A few trees down, but no other real serious damage. We haven't had anything to speak of so far. Just overcast skies and an occational sprinkle. Could be any other "Partly cloudy with a chance of thunder storms" day. The wind is picking up a little bit, but thats it so far. The hurricane is moving a lot slower now. By the time it reaches us it should mostly be a badly needed rain event. Hope you're all doing well. Matt Trahan <matttrahan@ecsu.campus.mci.net> or <garden@juno.com> USDA zone 8, AHS heat zone 7, Sunset zone 31, northeastern N.C.