Ahhh... sea cows. Those sailors must have liked women with meat on their bones. You are a wealth of information.
Tropical creatures are aesthetically unappealing beasts. That's just my POV. I'll stick with the furry critters of the north. <g>
As for Lee county (or was it Ft. Myers), the first count I saw was about 259,000. IMO, they are making substantial progress. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the next text you got from your brother said that he had power again? Fingers crossed. <g>