``There is a price to pay for living in paradise, and this is it,'' Kevin Conner said, pointing into the wind at the incoming storm Gabrielle. ``But it shouldn't be bad. We plan on going about our day as usual.''
That's what Kevin Conner, 40, did Sunday, lifting electronics and other valuables off the floor of his Hatteras home, which suffered tens of thousands dollars in flood damage when Hurricane Alex washed ashore in 2004. But afterward, as the storm approached, he still made a trip to the nearby beach.
