Hurricane headed my way
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Seeing the shingles come off the roof is a very bad portent. That's how rain gets in and soaks the insulation, which then crashes through the ceiling. The result is a totaled house full of mold within days. Ask me how I know ...
Answer: that was what happened to my folks' house in Country Walk near the Miami Metrozoo during Andrew. The house had to be demolished and rebuilt from the slab up. The whole neighborhood had to be rebuilt.
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@Daniel I'm sorry to hear that you weren’t able to get out. Keep us posted on how you’re doing!
@Steve-Miller OMG!!
Also, @Piano-Dad that must have been a nightmare!!
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SK, So far, so good. I just got done with my shower and organizing the house as well as I could do it. The wind is frighteningly strong. I'm pretty sure I'm hearing items being thrown around as projectiles but obviously I'm not going outside to look.
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Stay safe, @Daniel !!! Fingers crossed for you!
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@ShiroKuro Thank you!
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Hang in there @Daniel .
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Keep posting as you can. I’m so sorry your shelter plan didn’t work.
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Watching ABC News. Coverage seems reasonable. Lots of damage, maybe not as bad as predicted.
Good.
Hero of the moment is the mayor of Clearwater. This is the guy you want in charge when things go bad. Very impressive - discusses plans and situations in a complete deadpan. This happened, we’re doing this in accordance with the plan.
I want this guy on my side.
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Thank you, Mik and wtg!
The electricity went off but I knew that would happen.
The wind has slowed a little. It's still bad
Steve, that's an intense picture!
I live in Clearwater.
I know about Tampa's mayor because she became the mayor around the time I turned 15!
I'm glad to hear your positive impression of Clearwater's mayor.
I can't say I've heard anything about him until your post.
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Edit-- it was only a lull in the wind. It's forecast to get worse if I understood the forecast correctly.
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The road in front of our house is slightly flooded including our carport is covered by six inch of water.
A piece of our roof or more likely a plastic piece of our roof that might have been a moisture barrier and/ or used to hold down insulation has separated from the roof.
It is hanging from the roof line down to the ground by the apple tree. I couldn't get the ladder from the tool shed/ laundry room to inspect it because of the wind and flooding. There are no leaks from the ceiling.
The wind has stopped blowing.
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@Daniel hope you’re doing ok! Hopefully the worst has passed and when the sun comes up, you’ll find things are mostly ok.
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Glad you’re OK!
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Incredible amounts of rain. And the tornados that preceded the hurricane were an unwelcome bonus for so many.
@Daniel , I hope things aren't too bad at your house.
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Glad you’re ok, Daniel.
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Thank you, everyone.
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And he has power! (well, battery power anyway)
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Whew, glad to see you posting @Daniel !
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@ShiroKuro Yes, good to see you posting.
I assumed you got out and was too busy to check the forum for anything. -
What a nightmare!
The power came on 10 minutes ago.
My phone has 89%.
My charger has 0%.
My flashlight is still working.
I have no replacement batteries.
I was up all night with the hurricane because I kept hearing projectiles. I didn't realize I was hearing trees falling over and parts of roofs being ripped off included a non-structural part of mine (a massive piece vapor barrier and some insulation).
Everything is a mess.
I was exhausted.
RM woke me up 15 minutes before his sister arrived to take him (and me if I wanted to go) to her house.
There was zero chance of me getting ready and leaving in 15 minutes.
I don't know what time she got here but he used the entire morning and at least a couple hours in the afternoon getting ready.
He didn't have any trouble walking in my room and barking what he wanted to say when I was sleeping. I can only conclude he chose his timing.
I haven't had a hot shower in days. I will soon.
I'm going to study my calendar in artificial light.
I might groom myself if I get ambitious.
I've been very uncomfortable, in pain, half blind, and very depressed.
It's good the power came on. Hopefully it will stay on for a few days. The rent is late and I have been emailing the manager. RM has had paid no part of any bill since August. Then he broke his ribs. How is that relevant to bills getting paid? It's not. Now he's decided to ditch me here so he doesn't have to live without creature comforts and has left it to me to negotiate with the manager while he's miles away.
He started working from home. He worked a single shift.
He won't stop telling me everything is my fault. That goes hand in hand with taking responsibility for nothing.
I'm going to look on the bright side (sic). At least I have power for now.
