member of St. George's Dinghy Club, recalls Hurricane Emily which struck our islands September 25 1987.

"She started out as a tropical storm. The forecast said gale force winds as she passed south of Bermuda. From the start I was worried about my plants and garden. I was in my night shirt when I gathered all my potted plants. The wind was blowing so fiercely my night shirt blew up over my head! "We ran around and closed shutters and moved lawn furniture inside. We got out the candles and matches.

"And you might know, I had a freezer full of food when the electricity went out. I decided rather than try to keep it and use as needed that I would cook After Emily "We invited our family and neighbours to come by and feast on turkey and such. We had a wonderful time getting with our neighbours and friends.

Everybody had stories to tell and we had a lot of laughter and good chee r despite being without electricity.

"As time progressed, the worse thing was flushing with the two buckets. Every time I went to the loo my two buckets would be either empty or amiss! "Showers were more fun. Nothing like closing your eyes, holding your breathe and having someone throw an ice cold bucket of tank water on you. It was refreshing! "The fact that we didn't have electricity for a couple of weeks made us appreciate it more. I know some of the poorly developed countries are without electricity all the time. In Bermuda we have so much to be thankful for and the hurricane experience heighten my awareness,'' concluded Mrs. Hayward.

Dixon Spurling's most vivid memory is Hurricane Emily cracking the roof of his family home, `Echo Heights' at the junction of Ferry Reach Road and Mullet Bay, St. George's shares a few memories of hurricane Emily.

"The worst thing we endured was the eastern roof on our house. I didn't actually loose it but it was severely cracked. I happened to have had on hand some cement, sand and lime. A decade ago I was a younger man. After the hurricane I very carefully jolted up on the roof and repaired it myself. That hurricane created a monstrous blow.

"Like others, we were without electricity but had the good fortune of having a gas stove. My lovely wife, Bernice, cooked up some delicious meals! We had a lot of food in our freezer and Ann Hamilton was kind enough to let us store frozen food in the freezer at their grocery store.

"Bernice is always prepared with home made jams, pickled fruits and vegetables in her pantry. My boat dragged its mooring. A lot of boats in the bay were moved about.

"We felt like we were living in olden times particularly when bath time came around. We had a huge pot for boiling bath water. I'd dip from the tank, heat up the water and pour into our bath tub. That particular task made us appreciate electricity more,'' finished Mr. Spurling.

ROAD BLOCK -- After Emily, many roads were blocked by fallen trees and telephone poles. This photo shows McGall's Hill, Smith's Parish.

SAIL TRANSPORT -- All kinds of transport was used after Hurricane Emily.

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