[Info-vax] Any news how Island Computers faired with the Hurricane Matthew?

[Rich Jordan]

On Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 6:34:44 PM UTC-5, David, Island Computers wrote:
> 12 trees uprooted
> Several more snapped.
> Neighbor's Queen Palm snapped in half.
> Very slight water damage around windows from the 100MPH + wind pushing 
> water through the window frame around the actual window.
> Not much else. THAT is why you build houses with oversized timbers and 
> stucco down here in the south (or concrete if the ground can handle it)
> 
> On 10/12/2016 8:22 PM, Alan Frisbie wrote:
> > On 10/12/2016 04:57 PM, David Turner wrote:
> >
> >> ALIVE AND BACK ONLINE
> >
> > Yay!   Many of us were worried about you -- equipment can
> > always be replaced.
> >
> >> Our small office is on Highway 80 on Tybee Island and my
> >> Home is on Tybee also (a little hammock on Tybee)
> >
> > How much damage?
> >
> >> Even a Category 2 Hurricane scared the hell out of my wife and myself.
> >> We were inland about 30 miles and realized that was NOT far enough
> >> 100mph winds and to add to that a Tornado touched down at 3:47am
> >> (sounded like a highway overpass or a freight train) about 400 meters
> >> from the house where we were hiding out
> >>
> >> Not FUN!
> >
> > But now you have some great adventure stories to tell!  :-)
> > I bet it is up to Category 5 by the time you're done.  :-)
> >
> > Best wishes from California, where we just have earthquakes.
> >
> > Alan "shake and bake" Frisbie

I always figured if we retire to hurricane country we'd build one of those monolithic concrete dome homes9 with a second one for my garage/workshop).  They seem to do well in bad weather areas, even if they are ugly.