If we had predicted the damage in advance of what Hurricane Wilma would inflict, based on its wind speeds and path, we would have predicted almost exactly the number of poles that failed.

If you have wind, rain or flood damage to your home or business, we are not going to energize transformer to those buildings even though we may have the grid up and running there,

It's very heartbreaking. It's real troublesome ... In remembering back to (Hurricane) Camille in '69 and the damage then, and they say that this is worse ... It's just hard to imagine.

The damage from Hurricane Katrina is so great and so many people's lives have been thrown into turmoil, we know our customers will appreciate the opportunity to send help. Food Lion is proud to partner with our customers and the American Red Cross to help those in need.

We don't know what the damage is, per se. We don't know if its salvageable or not. But while the building is damaged, our spirit is strong.

There has never been a hurricane here. The residents don't know the threat from the wind. There's a certain disbelief,