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In a message dated 10/3/2002 10:27:41 AM, [log in to unmask] writes: << I am feeling so helpless and totally on edge this morning as Hurricane Iris rapidly approaches Lafayette, LA... my hometown and where all of my friends from the university and childhood are as well as my son and his wife, my younger brother, my father his wife and 2 kids and my 94 year old grandmother are. Even as the Hurricane reached a category 4, they decided to stay. I am very grateful that it has been downgraded to a 2. It has been reported that over 1000 people in Lafayette have lost power and the worse is yet to come. Sustained winds right now are around 60 miles per hour with gusts up to 100 miles per hour. They can't be reached by phone and all I can do is wait, watch the reports on TV and the internet and pray for them. >> Deborah, I hope your family and friends will not suffer anything more than a temporary inconvenience or two...having grown up in FL I know the power of a strong hurricane. I have been looking out my window here in NY, trying to reconcile our beautiful, calm sunny day with the storm unfolding down south. I too will be thinking and praying for your family, your friends, and everyone in the hurricane's path. Love, Kathleen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn