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I
had the Weather Channel
on through much of the weekend following
Hurricane Irene's destructive
tear up the Eastern seaboard from North
Carolina all the way to Maine.
With the storm passing through major
population centers like Washington,
D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York and Boston, I
knew that a lot of people from our
industry were experiencing the storm
first hand and was hoping they would
escape personal injury or serious
property damage. I've heard from a
couple but it will be awhile before the
storm's full toll trickles in (though
experts agree the damage will run into
the billions of dollars).
Some
are just now getting back |
Hurricane
Irene (NASA Photo taken from space) |
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online
after losing their electricity for
nearly two days. Long time friend and
fellow domain investor Richard Meyer,
who lives near Baltimore, told me he
electric went out Saturday night around
10pm and he didn't get it back until
after 2pm today (Monday).
Fortunately, Richard's property
weathered the storm well and his biggest
loss may be limited to the contents of
his freezer. As more people get their
power back, allowing them to get back
online, I'm sure we will hear a lot more
from friends and relatives in the
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Rob
Grant happened to be visiting friends in
Rye, New York when the storm hit and while
riding in their car the group got caught in the
tidal surge that came in from Long Island
sound. Rob sent me a picture of their
predicament and fortunately, though the car was totalled,
they all made it back to dry land soaked but
safe and sound. As high as the
water is in the photo below, Grant said it was
taken an hour before high tide when the
water went even higher. 
Domain
investor/developer Rob Grant was riding
in this car when it was swamped
by the tidal surge Hurricane Irene pushed
ashore on New York's Long Island. Last
fall I was among those onboard the Carnival
Imagination cruise ship for the
first DNCruise conference when the
boat had to be diverted from its original destination,
Cozumel, Mexico, when Hurricane Paula
blew up unexpectedly in the Gulf of Mexico
and chased us thousands of miles east to the Bahamas
instead. Though game nights on DNCruise were a
blast, I'm hoping we won't be playing
"Dodge the Hurricane" again when DN
Cruise II leaves from Tampa
next Monday (Sept. 5)! Cozumel is on the planned
itinerary again and I like our chances of
actually making it there this time (and even if
we don't I'm sure it will be a lot of fun with
the domain crowd that will be onboard).
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One
other note from the conference front, the
current $1,595 registration rate for the 2011
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference coming up October
16-19 at the Ritz Carlton on Ft.
Lauderdale Beach expires Wednesday night
(August 31). Prices go up to $1,795 on
Thursday.
Show
organizers also announced there will be no
online bidding for the conference's live
domain auction on October 18. They will
accept phone bids from those who pre-qualify and
register to bid at least 72 hours before the
event.
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Pool
area at the Ritz Carlton Ft. Lauderdale Beach
where T.R.A.F.F.I.C. 2011 will be held October
16-19. |
