Thanks Warren. We got power back last night. I believe most of our area is powered up by now but not everyone. Next is trying to figure out what can be done for those in the hardest hit areas. As far as I can tell, at this time ordinary folks would likely just get in the way of the official responders. So, maybe contributions to relief organizations like the Red Cross are probably the best way to help. Hope your mother has power now Pap!

PS -- Just to be clear, when I said most people in "our area" are powered back up, I just mean Tallahassee/Leon County. There are large areas to the southwest of us that will likely be without power for many more days if not weeks. A friend of mine who was down at Mexico Beach this past weekend checking out what was left of his place there said that as far as he could tell there was no power and nothing open between Mexico Beach and I-10.