Megos: 1 Charley: 0

So much for that hurricane. It obviously was no match for the Mego household since it is still standing, we are all alive - animals included - the 'cane is now gone. The eye of the storm went right over us, and if you have never been in an hurricane eye before, it really is very creepy. One minute we had nice strong 110 mph sustained winds, the next moment, it was dead calm aside from some light rain. If you can be so lucky as to face a hurricane in the future, it is a highly recommended experience. Just try not to catch any of the missile debris flying around.

The worst part for us at least, was having the power knocked out for 46.5 hours (approx). So what to do when your power is out? Why go .6 miles north to the store, which had power, or to the mall across the street from the store, which had power, or to the movies which was next to the mall, which also had power. Despite our obvious jealousy at which they got their power back, it was good in the sense that we saw 2 movies in theater we probably wouldn't have been able to. Both AvP and the Bourne Sup and they both get the Mego Seal of Approval.

And when not watching movies, one can always read. I started Douglas Adams' "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul". And like all DA books, its really funny. A notable quote to end on:

"It suddenly became very clear to her that the checkin concourse of Terminal Two at Heathrow Airport had been hit by a meteorite. Silhouetted in the flare was the fur coated figure of a big man who must have caught the full force of it and been reduced instantly to a cloud of atoms that were free to go as they pleased."