Back to normal

Memories are what we as residents of Volusia County, Florida will be left with after Tropical Storm Fay has made her final track across the State. All five media trucks from the local area television stations will be gone. There will be no more reporter standing against the blowing wind with a drenched wet rain coat. There will be no more random interviews of what the long time resident or visitor thought of the storm. The beach erosion will still be there. The garbage services will be back to normal. All of the city services will be back on a regular schedule. There will be sunrises and sunsets on a regular schedule. Plus, the kids will finally have to go back to school. I feel fortunate to have kept power during the storm. I also feel thankful not to live in Brevard County. The one plus issue the reporters did bring out is how bad the sewer system is in Brevard County. I hope the officials seriously look at the issue not only as a matter of Health, but a matter of maintaining a good productive County. The residents have a hard enough time just holding on to a job in today's economy. The layoffs at the Space Center and the drive time to get to a job is enough stress placed on the local resident. The streets being flooded with sewage is not something anyone would want to encounter. If change comes about because of the news reports, then this would be a good thing. The water in Volusia has been good for the yards and makes things grow. It also will help in keeping down the wild fires at least for a while. I don't hear the howling wind like I did yesterday. I had a glass of beer with chili and rice which was my tropical storm celebration. There were no margaritas or Florida Hurricanes consumed by me this time. My little key lime tree can go back outside. Plus the garbage and recyclables can go outside for the pickup . The hurricane shutters never went up on our house, so we don't have to take them down. This was an OK storm, but I hope we can be excused from the next one.