Tom Sorrells Quotations

Now we are talking about a very dangerous Category 4 storm. It could become the nastiest thing in the Gulf of Mexico since Camille. This is a bad storm.

It is going to rage into a major, major hurricane before all is said and done. By the time it makes landfall Sunday into Monday, we are going to be talking about a giant Category 4 storm, according to the latest models, with maximum winds of 135 mph. There is a possibility that it can rage even larger.

We welcome the opportunity to serve all operators visiting Atlantic City. Our Blackwood, New Jersey, facility has been operating at peak capacity for a year now, so the timing is right for us to expand. We've seen a 25 percent increase in business nationwide, not including our new Nashville service center, and we believe it's because customers are recognizing our commitment to them. Our presence in Atlantic City should affirm that.

We're very pleased with Greyhound's decision to add the D4505 to its fleet. The model's modern style offers plenty of curb appeal, especially with Greyhound's new contemporary livery. The D4505 provides the kind of operating efficiency and superior performance that this carrier has come to expect from our D series coaches.

Rain chances are looking better all of the time.

It's a great time to be a part of MCI either as a customer or employee. Sales of our D4505 have exceeded our expectations and complement the continued popularity of the J4500, which continues to outsell every other model in the industry. We've planned carefully, and we anticipate a robust manufacturing schedule through at least 2007 as private operators and public agencies replace aging equipment or add newer, technologically advanced models to their fleets.

The farther you go down south, the more likely it is you get into the big rain.

By the time it gets to the Gulf of Mexico, all the warm waters are going to push it to at least Category 2 strength by the time it hits in the Panhandle area late Sunday or Monday.

Hopefully it will be raining for you come Saturday night. We don't have any rain for the moment and we won't until at least Saturday night.