So that accounts for all Long Islanders that I know of, except for Donn. And I hate to say it, but if he is on a canal in Amityville, it is very likely that he's got his hands full with a total mess. My brother (same location)had 5.5 feet of water in the house (ground floor/only floor - a ranch)and it is a total loss. He spent the week this week dragging out furniture over runined floors and prying drawers on dressers/nighttables/cabinets open with a crow bar because the wood structures had swelled and tightened, keeping the contents hostage. When he got to the the contents - everything absolutely ruined. Papers, pictures, a 20 year collection of video tapes of family events. Every piece of furniture, every appliance, most all clothing except for things on the highest closet shelves. He has insurance and FEMA may help, but anyone who has ever gone through an emergency that called for insurance knows that it just won't cover everything. For instance, his outdoor hot tub is neither a household "content" or "structure" (thousands to replace) and all the landscaping around the property too. He is VERY lucky that our Mom still lives in the too big for her family home. He's moved back in there with wife, dog and busniess (he works from home) they all get along well, which is good, becasue he is saying he will probably have to rebuild entirely and that will take some time.

Lisa, It's all about timing. Your hurricane formed right in the middle of a remarkable run of, I think, 8 named tropical cyclones in September 2010. With such a long run of named storms forming rapidly one after another, I think your hurricane got lost in the crowd. Sorry. Your hurricane formed way out there in the Atlantic and stayed way out there so it didn't get a lot of U. S. media attention. You formed from a low pressure system that came off the coast of Africa near the Cape Verde islands. For a while, tropical weather watchers weren't sure you'd make it up to hurricane strength, but you did, becoming a Category One hurricane with a small pinhole eye. You were forming in the Atlantic as Karl was winding down in the Caribbean. If you'd like to read more about your hurricane, you can click on the link to Wikipedia below. Don't worry....we'll just wait another six years for your name to be used again. They recycle the current naming lists, except that countries can petition for a storm name to be retired if that particular storm was a traumatic one for that nation's people. Since you were a nice hurricane in 2010, your name is at no risk of being retired. It's a good thing we don't name tornadoes or earthquakes in this state, because if we did, it is likely we'd run out of names. Dawn Here is a link that might be useful: 2010 Hurricane Data

Thanks for the interest folks. The rep was at my house but would not give me an estimate even after I sat through his whole sales pitch. I informed him that I would not be paying for this purchase on my own, my two sisters would be helping out. My one sister was held up at work and could not attend this initial meeting with the rep. He now has rescheduled for a time when both of us can be there, hopefully there will be some numbers crunched then. (my other sister is out of state and will be depending on our advice). Anyway, the company is "Storm Tight" and the rep says they manufacture their own windows in Pennsylvania. The sales literature mentions "Regency Plus" windows. They do seem like a nice vinyl window, with all of the bells and whistles, however I am a might put off by this type of sales approach. Any opinions on "Regency Plus" brand windows? Hopefully will get a quote on the second meeting. Thanks for your interest janedos

Thanks, cpartist, but you know how it goes in coastal FL. You have to wait till you buy to see who is going to deign to cover you at all. This house is two blocks from the Intracoastal. I've looked through all the pics I can find from the 1928 storm, which came ashore right in this area, but can't find any photos of this house. I guess that means it didn't fare too badly back then, at least. The garage/casita still has the original 1920 tin roof on it.