Alpha, I am about 1/4 mile from the water!! We have what is called the sound and its a body of water that leads to the Gulf, well when hurricane Opal hit here all the water was pulled out of the sound and then rushed back it. They say it was a weird sight. thank goodness I wasn't here at that time or I would have been nuts. This is supposed to be a mild storm, but any storm to me isn't mild...lol Leigh, big ol' chicken!!!