well... my cousins, kerry and fran, have been evacuated from marathon key tonight... mandatory evacuation . think they left a few hours ago and are heading north - not stopping til at least alabama. they took the dogs with them... but i think they left the parakeets... unfortunately, i have my doubts as to whether or not kerry & fran will have a place to go home to when the storm is over... seeing as the weather channel dude just said "this is one of the worst hurricanes that has ever been seen on earth." cripes.


