every possible never we could, to no avail, that i literally threw the phone down, ran out the back door, jumped in my vehicle, left my home here in nadic and went to my father's home in na dxnadic. my sister contacted me. mom's called, they're safe, they were evacuated. apparently one of the police officers or someone must have handed a telephone to them, tell people you're safe. at that point my tears of horror went to tears of joy. i can't even express how unbelievable it was. >> quite an amazing few hours for you and your family. do send them my very best. your stepfather played a major