Hi Bambi, Once again those on barrier islands suffer more damage than those on the mainland. The barrier islands were created by nature to function in just such a manner. They sure are beautiful places to live though. Glad to know that yall as well as your neighbors are mostly ok. Allen who once lived on a barrier island Bastrop Co.,Tx Michael & Bambi Cantrell wrote: > Hi all, > > We're through the storm (Bonnie) with no major damage here. There is some > local flooding which includes some houses, some trees down, and roofs > blown off nearby, but overall, the storm did much less damage and was much > less severe than was feared. > Farther south, and the barrier islands nearby recieved more damage than we > did, but, again, not nearly as severe as had been predicted. > > Thanks for all the kind words, thoughts, and prayers. Our ISP was down > along with the electricity, so we lost any messages that may have been sent > to > us, along with the email from the lists. > We're glad to be back and to be safe and sound! > > Bambi > Coastal Carolina > USDA zone 8 > Sunset zone 31