How is this not a Tropical Storm !!!!!

Come on NHC....   quit holding back....  people are getting pounded on the Outer Banks....

Closed rotary circulation..  over >25C water...  Gales.......  Name the Darn thing !!!!!!!

look at the loop.....  http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t2/loop-vis.html

I mean I know that Ike past by and everyone in Houston/Galveston got pummeled and are still suffering, but that doesn't mean you forget your charter.....  So don't you have to bring up another storm....  If there is one????

Come on !!!!!!

WOW !!! What a wind storm!!!

It was unbelievable....

The winds from Hurricane Ike yesterday were just awesome.

I probably had sustained winds of 35-40 MPH with gusts into the 60's.....

What was amazing was it lasted for 5 hours.....!!!!!

Crap was being flow around everywhere, and the street sign across from my house almost blew off the pole.

The kids little play set blew across the yard, my neighbors patio furniture went airborne "literally".

Power is out everywhere, had to come into work this morning around 5:30 to make sure everything is running okay since we lost power at the office for about 10 hours yesterday.

Man....  some storm......

Maui is AWESOME !!!!

Man....  just got back from a very very long overdue vacation with just the Mrs. (no kidz).

We went to Hawaii (Maui) with her sister and brother.

Let me tell you.  My first trip there and after what I saw, hopefully not my last.  The place is just absolutely beautiful.

I plan on having a longer post ..  but here are some quick pics from there.....