Then we may just not get to see some Front Street friends this trip and I'm sure you know who I mean, but thank you for the info, ruralcarrier. I didn't see that anywhere prior to your post.

And I wonder whose brainchild it was to interrupt Front Street businesses during the last few days and weeks of their last busy time of year, including Carnival? Maybe they took their lead from the Orient Beach construction planners?

And on another note, we had crazy rain last night and I didn't sleep well because of it and because of that I slept late this morning (this isn't a particularly bad thing) and I completely missed the day break/sunrise but it looks right now like the day is off to an awesome start. Sunny and breezy and beautiful.