First from my wife, which surprises me because she rarely likes to dig into tech:

If we could only get the State of Wisconsin to try this.

Secondly, my sister-in-law sends this link which has some photo galleries of the damage Hurrican Charley has caused. They were right in the middle of the whole thing in Port Charlotte which is merely minutes away from Punta Gorda, (to the best of my knowledge), where Charley hit the hardest.

As it turns out, the members of my family are all okay, but there are plenty in need.