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the air is filled with the smell of fresh cut pine,
blue tarps on roofs,the whine of generators,the buzz of chainsaws
swarms of yellowjackets,babys crying for milk,looting,curfews,
no power.no water,no phone,no cable,no nothing since sept 16
where will the next bag of ice come from?crickets,no birds,wires everywhere
million dollar boats stacked like pringles,shelters,MRE's,no gasoline,
short tempers,the best of people,the worst of people,rolls of wet carpet,
appliances laying everywhere,the beach is a landing strip,interstate bridge
crumbles,--- life is simple,all your problems vanish,nothing really matters
except protecting your family and your home
we took it hard
growing up on the east coast and living here for 30 years i've been thru
my share of storms both on land and at sea- six hurricanes since i've
been in florida and i have never experienced anything like this
total devastation - sadly 12 people lost their lives to ivan and hundreds
of familys are homeless
sustained wind at my house was 125-130 with gust of 150-160
my house took the storm fine - but i was not so lucky with the tornados
took a 22" pine tree to the roof and put 2 bedrooms out of commission
blew my barn away,lost 4 trees total,1 blown out window-no one was hurt
we rode it out here-
not for the the faint of heart-it was dicey for about 5 hrs as to whether
or not we could keep enough wind out of the house to keep the roof on
but we prevailed - did'nt sleep for 2 days
the bikes and hot rods were well protected and made it fine
trapped om my street for 2 days till we could cut a bike trail down the
street-once again kawasaki proves itself as it was my only source
of transportation for a week and performed flawlessly as a pack mule
hauling ice,water and mre's to folks who could not get out.
a few of us teamed up with law enforcement to provide assistance where
we could with curfew enforcement and looting control - but we still felt helpless
many many thanks to the guys from arkansas who cut the trees
the guys from texas who restored the power
volusia,pasco,st petersburg,sherriff's dept.
the florida national gaurd
the united states army
the doctors
the nurses
local law enforcement
the truckers
and the list goes on and on - these are the heros-the real heros
i'm glad to be back with my web friends and have some catching up to do
but i'll be busy for a little while cleaning up
thanks to those who sent pm's to me saying i was in their thoughts
they know who they are
hope everyone here is doing well and i've thought of several of you!!
blue tarps on roofs,the whine of generators,the buzz of chainsaws
swarms of yellowjackets,babys crying for milk,looting,curfews,
no power.no water,no phone,no cable,no nothing since sept 16
where will the next bag of ice come from?crickets,no birds,wires everywhere
million dollar boats stacked like pringles,shelters,MRE's,no gasoline,
short tempers,the best of people,the worst of people,rolls of wet carpet,
appliances laying everywhere,the beach is a landing strip,interstate bridge
crumbles,--- life is simple,all your problems vanish,nothing really matters
except protecting your family and your home
we took it hard
growing up on the east coast and living here for 30 years i've been thru
my share of storms both on land and at sea- six hurricanes since i've
been in florida and i have never experienced anything like this
total devastation - sadly 12 people lost their lives to ivan and hundreds
of familys are homeless
sustained wind at my house was 125-130 with gust of 150-160
my house took the storm fine - but i was not so lucky with the tornados
took a 22" pine tree to the roof and put 2 bedrooms out of commission
blew my barn away,lost 4 trees total,1 blown out window-no one was hurt
we rode it out here-
not for the the faint of heart-it was dicey for about 5 hrs as to whether
or not we could keep enough wind out of the house to keep the roof on
but we prevailed - did'nt sleep for 2 days
the bikes and hot rods were well protected and made it fine
trapped om my street for 2 days till we could cut a bike trail down the
street-once again kawasaki proves itself as it was my only source
of transportation for a week and performed flawlessly as a pack mule
hauling ice,water and mre's to folks who could not get out.
a few of us teamed up with law enforcement to provide assistance where
we could with curfew enforcement and looting control - but we still felt helpless
many many thanks to the guys from arkansas who cut the trees
the guys from texas who restored the power
volusia,pasco,st petersburg,sherriff's dept.
the florida national gaurd
the united states army
the doctors
the nurses
local law enforcement
the truckers
and the list goes on and on - these are the heros-the real heros
i'm glad to be back with my web friends and have some catching up to do
but i'll be busy for a little while cleaning up
thanks to those who sent pm's to me saying i was in their thoughts
they know who they are
hope everyone here is doing well and i've thought of several of you!!
