Tropical Storm Fay: Sunday
A well-worn map in Collier County's Emergency Management Center tracks the predicted path of Tropical Storm Fay at the Collier County Administration Building on Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff
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Alejandro Rios and Emilo Guedeney, of Naples, load hurricane supplies at the Home Depot on Davis Boulevard in preparation for Tropical Storm Fay on Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff
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Customers are reminded to buy hurricane supplies at the Home Depot on Davis Boulevard in preparation for Tropical Storm Fay on Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff
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Naples resident David Witting makes a trip to a gas station on Davis Boulevard to fill gas cans in preparation for Tropical Storm Fay on Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff
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Emergency Management Director Dan Summers holds a press conference to warn residents of dangerous conditions surrounding Tropical Storm Fay at the Collier County Administration Building on Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff
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Naples resident Wally Beal, 64, picks up a generator at Home Depot on Davis Boulevard where it was assembled by employees Rolando Corosnio, Pete Gibson and David Silva, at left, in preparation for Tropical Storm Fay on Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Naples. "I don't have a choice. I have oxygen at home that uses electricity," said Beal about the purchase. David Albers/ Staff
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Naples resident John Morrison loads plywood and gas cans into his truck at the Home Depot on Davis Boulevard as he prepares for Tropical Storm Fay on Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff
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Emergency Management Director Dan Summers holds a press conference to warn residents of dangerous conditions surrounding Tropical Storm Fay at the Collier County Administration Building on Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff
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Emergency Management Director Dan Summers holds a press conference to warn residents of dangerous conditions surrounding Tropical Storm Fay at the Collier County Administration Building on Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff
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Naples residents Mark Royan, left, and Wes Thompson remove the sail on Royan's 27-foot Catalina sailboat at Beacon House Marina as they prepare for Tropical Storm Fay on Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff
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At Sunshine Ace Hardware on Bonita Beach Road, Jerry Carlin of Bonita purchases fasteners to cover the few weak points in his home with plywood. Carlin had hurricane windows installed in his home in Hacienda this year, but wants to be sure the house is more than safe.
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Brad Wright and his wife, Joni Wright, put storm shutters on their rental home in Bonita Shores Sunday afternoon. Wright was born and raised in Naples and said he doesn't want to take any chances after Charlie. Wright's already had the shutters ready in case of a storm, and gets a tax write-off for having them available. "Here I sit as a tenant with no insurance if my house floods over," said Wright, "But at least I've got a roof over my head for now."
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Sunday afternoon May Foo of Bonita uses a hurricane preparation list available in the front of Sunshine Ace Hardware to be sure she is ready for Tropical Storm Fay. Foo purchased gas containers, candles, matches, and other supplies from the specially prepared supply shelves at the front of the store.
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Mark Bransfield, floor manager at Sunshine Ace Hardware on Bonita Beach Road, explains generator options to Frank Jones, pastor of the Church of God on Old 41, on Sunday afternoon. According to Bransfield, managers from all six Ace stores in Southwest Florida rented trucks and drove to the main warehouse in Tampa late last night to assure that their stores would be stocked with plenty of supplies.
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