My old neighborhood in Viera (Melbourone) are still passing the beers from house to house like we used to do and they still have phone and power.
I fear we may lose our power again this time though. We lost it for 12 days last time with Frances and the winds are much higher.
IF FPL did their jobs good, we will last, otherwise, we go into about 6 weeks of no power as all the power company trucks (which came down here in caravans, miles long) have migrageted up to the panhandle and La. and Ak., Miss., etc.
It's exciting, I must say, but the curfew is no fun.
DL
I stopped at a little coffee shop there once in 1984-5. Stayed in Melbourne and have friends in Stuart. Palm Beach was not my style too many Kennedy and Limbaugh types .