2005 - 09-01-05

# 2005 - 09-01-05

From:

North of Jewfish Creek

Dear Friend & Subscriber,

It seems to me it would be almost sacrilegious
to write about anything in this issue other than the massive
misery and destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina.

I'll begin by describing my own personal experience
with this storm.

As far as I can remember, Hurricane Katrina wasn't
even mentioned on the news until Tuesday or Wednesday of last
week. At that time, it was described as "something we didn't
have to worry much about." The weather forecasters said
it might hit southeastern Florida but, it would probably hit
as a tropical storm or a very weak Category 1 hurricane. For
those of you who don't live in "hurricane country",
to qualify as a Category 1 hurricane, it has to have sustained
winds of at least 74 miles per hour.

On Thursday, I was scheduled to fly out of Miami
to Baltimore to speak at the Agora Internet Marketing Seminar.
(Which, by the way, was an excellent seminar.) My plane was
scheduled to leave mid-afternoon. But I was afraid it wouldn't
take off before the winds got so strong from the "outskirts"
of Hurricane Katrina, all the flights from Miami International
Airport would be delayed or outright canceled.