1.   Floyd, the monster hurricane that started rolling up the Atlantic Coast two weeks ago, lived up to its billing in pummeling shoreline homes, harbors and boats.

2.   The couple were among the multitude that fled coastal areas of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina as the monster hurricane menaced the lower Southeast coast.

3.   The margin between a catastrophic once-in-a-century monster hurricane and the wimpy winds we actually got was that thin.

4.   We complain about oceanic-temperature cycles brewing monster hurricanes.