the decision to ride out this monster category four storm almost category five that came ashore with maximum sustained winds at 155 miles an hour. with gusts more than that. so strong it knocked out the gauges which record the wind. we heard some stories including one from a man that says he thought he would be safe in a second story condo. it just came fast. just came in so fast. the surf came in. when it did, the houses that we were facing on the beach, it destroyed them. rose up half of the parking garage to the first floor. busted the glass siding doors. we had to go to the fourth floor. when the storm came, it was so fast, you couldn t see anything. the rain and the wind was so strong. you didn t know what was going on around you. once it subsided, you saw the