Hurricane IRMA check in thread

[Red_desert]

Hey Frank (huntsman53)...

You're awesome... thanks for remembering me and checking on me good sir. We did in fact move back to the Keys but wife's job opportunity brought us back to Vero Beach area again last year... so back to hunting the treasure coast buddy.

We bought a house and faired well in Irma... just yard/tree damage...
I am putting together a response team to get down to the Keys once it opens up and help folks out anyway I can... it is my true place in this world and I will always have a heart for it even though we're here on the TC for now...

The eye made landfall literally right where we lived... if we hadn't moved back here, things would be very different for us right now...

We have many friends down in the Keys and I can't wait to reach out and help anyone who needs it if I can... prayers go up for all affected by this monster storm...

So, you moved back to Vero Beach area again...glad to hear everyone is safe.

 

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[night crusader]

I took a red eye flight out of LAX to FLL to help evacuate my Aunt only to have it follow us to Sarasota were we road it our on Siesta Key. I can tell you we dodged a bullet because if Irma would have came in as a CAT 4 I would not be here today. We were safely able to ride out the storm and I was able to bring her back to her house that had not been damaged. I then raced up to Tampa to see my Mother and sister before headed to North Naples to aid in search and rescue. I was able to hand out water bottles to people who needed water, acquire gas for rescues when the lines were two hours long and asses damage on Marco Island. I was humbled by the unity through all the chaos I had seen. A piece of my heart will forever be in the state of Florida.

 

[Salvor6]

Have not heard from Aquanut in Ft. Myers. Last week he was still without power and no internet.

 

[grossmusic]

Most harrowing experience for me was staying in a motel on OBT* in Orlando to ride this one out. If you ever get the chance to stay anywhere on OBT, don't.

Dodged a lot of bullets in my family with 6 houses (3 are mobiles) - Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Lake Panasoffkee, Cape Canaveral + 2 in Orlando - & nothing but a couple screens blown out & a small patch of ceiling loosened. My yard cleanup required a rake & about 15 old garbage cans.

Thank God this was not Charley all over again (for us).

Sad to see others haven't fared so well. I know what it's like from 2004.

Let's pray Maria gives everyone a break with a right turn as predicted.


(*Orange Blossom Trail)

 

[WannaDig3687]

Just got back from Aquanut's place in Ft. Myers. The eye went right over his mobile home park. It's a mess. Some mobile homes lost their roof, some were untouched. It's weird. John has minimum damage but no power, no internet but he does have a generator. All the gas stations down there are out of gas. We waited in line for 2 hours to get gas at the only station that was open. Here is a pic of John's neighbor.

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Have not heard from Aquanut in Ft. Myers. Last week he was still without power and no internet.

Prayers said

 

[WannaDig3687]

140 hours....later...

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and just like that.....we have power again! Two guys in a power truck from ohio showed up today on the street.....they have been working nonstop...and had that look....

He said, easy one.....30 minutes and I will have your power back on....

I should have been a lineman LOL....

Woot! Woot! Ohio!
Glad to hear you're ok!

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

Always glad when someone comes back online!
Saw Aquanut online last night, think they gsd just come up. Not sure how else they're faring.
I'm still tearing down a carport.....

 

[Boatlode]

Always glad when someone comes back online!
Saw Aquanut online last night, think they gsd just come up. Not sure how else they're faring.
I'm still tearing down a carport.....

Glad you're ok Patsy. Sorry to hear about your carport. I lost my fence.

 

[KEYSHUNTER]

well made it,spotty connection on computer dont own fancy phone..got ac back two days ago....wild ride,the old house made it,,every body around us got breeched with water and wind,glad they had left,took a chance and stayed...

 

[agflit]

Glad to hear from ya Keyshunter


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[Salvor6]

Glad to hear you made it agflit.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Hey all..... waited 11 days to get my power turned back on.
Cold showers in the dark suck.
Lost 20 pounds due to work, stress, and eating like a bird.

I deliver water for a living.
These past 3 weeks I've delivered 3 months worth of product. Now, we are statewide very short on water, production got shut down for a week....
it's all I can do to keep not only my customers happy, but keep my stores stocked up too.... every Publix, Winn Dixie, Home Depot, Lowes, and Walmart...18 stores on my route alone. Thousands of bottles....I'm freakin exhausted.
My body physically cannot withstand another storm.

I feel like I've aged 20 years. Ive been expecting to keel over from the Big One, that Fred Sanford always felt coming.

My house is ok, but my neighbors trees are now in my yard. My neighborhood is a mess, massive piles of debris and trash line every street in town.

My damn chickens are now laying eggs in the dog cage in my house, because their coop got destroyed.

Im taking the next week off.
Told my boss it's a mental and physical health sabbatical....it's actually just a well timed vacation.
God I need it.

 

[WannaDig3687]

So glad to here you are all back!

Our best friends and his brother and wife had a vacation planned in Punta Cana. They flew out Thursday. I hope they're okay!

 

[ivan salis]

well had to cut out 4 feet around the entire house of not so "dry wall" ( mold on the backside 2 foot up the wall inside ) all the carpeting is toast ,,as is all the furniture that was in contact with the floor ....just got the tree cut off the rear house and debris removed --going to have to repair the shingles but at first look it appears the tree did not punch thru the roof or crack the inner support beams --thank god ... finally got a bit of insurance help at last

THE RIMBRANT under the bed wasn't covered --a real -- joe rimbrant-- deer painting on velvet --it was under the bed cuz the wife couldn't stand looking at it (sumpin about the deer being cross eyed)... should have seen the look on the insurances guys face when I asked is my rimbrant painting covered?

 

[KEYSHUNTER]

well here in the keys we have no walls,but i stayed and im a pool guy so if anybody needs work you can buy new walls in no time,its not a snowflake job.....pulling out muck to coral rocks , been looking for treasure too....

 

[Blak bart]

I here you guys. Finally getting back to kinda normal. I lost my kitchen to a broken pipe. I've been doing the same thing Ivan , cutting drywall out. Had a vinyl pool but had to cut the bottom out to drain all tad pole and mosquito water out. They just came and got my pile of debri, starting a new one now. Found some 1733 pieces already and have only treasure hunted twice. I've tried to load the pics a couple times but it just won't happen. Found a gold wedding band in my yard too. Got no Internet or T. V. Trying to post from the phone. Great bunch of people in my neighborhood, we are much closer now and I've made some great new friends. Going to hunt for coins down south this week. Incredible amounts of sand have been moved around. Happy hunting everyone.

 

[stevemc]

Blak Bart and Aquanut, glad you are ok.

 

[Blak bart]

Things are alot better down here now woolly. Still a few things that are not up and running yet, and one must think that they may never be rebuilt. The one plus to living in the keys after something like this....is that there are only so many homes and trailers that have to be rebuilt. What I mean is that the limited land to build on means that only so many homes can fit here. This means that with time every home eventually gets fixed repaired, or replaced. One can only describe life after a hurricane in 2 ways......the way it was before irma.....and the way it is now. Everything has changed....but everything is still the same.....if that even makes any sense. People's memories are short and it's to beautiful here to keep people from moving down. Sooooo......today is the first day of a new storm season and there's already a little something over the yucatan. It will probably get sucked north right across Texas and the midwest and dump more rain in the flood zone next week. Hang on folks and get those shutters dusted off !! Hurricane season is here.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Irma is on the list as to why I moved to Maryland.... After living through 23 years of hurricane seasons, I’m ready for bone chilling cold and snow.

 

[Blak bart]

Hope your adjusting dave....Maine lobster instead of Florida lobster, and new England clam chowder instead of conch chowder.....cant be to bad.