Pray for our Florida FABO friends

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gzig5 said:
Our place is in Port Charlotte.
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OK cool, I know that town good. Friend owned a home there back in 2011 he let me stay at one Winter for a month. He no longer owns.

The Streets Chevy Chase and Halle Berry were close by on the West side of Tamiami Trail. Nice area, lots of canals to get out to ocean access .

That was back when the housing market crashed, lots of forecloses and places for sale. Liked that area, I eventually found a place on the East Coast that was to my liking and budget as a Winter snowbird getaway.
 
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Here is how you tarp a roof.
Pine Island

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Nice, but you should also angle the 1x2 strips so the water doesn't pool behind them.
 
More Power across the state getting turned on by the day.

Oct. 2nd power out: 868,395

2 days later
Oct. 4th power out: 414,959

That's 400,000 more people that had their power restored in just 2 days.

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Any members lose a car in the storm ? That Superbird and Daytona just made me sick ….
 
People behind me still don't have power.

I've seen several out of state bucket and electric trucks driving around like they're looking for something.

I give them a thumbs up.

...and the debris pickup rig is outside right now.

I swear it looks like the Jawa sandcrawler from the original Star Wars.

I thought they were coming for my droids.
 
Trucks and bulldozers back filling washed out Pine Island Road.

Off to a good start, lots of fill to haul and push.

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A barge is also being assembled to float police and public works vehicles over to Pine Island as the road is in the process of being built.

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That's pretty cool.

They should sell a DIY version to keep on hand.
 
Not much internet service. Our house is intact, got 4ft of water inside. Been back for 3 days now. Looks like a war zone here.

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I feel for you buddy, wish I was closer and could help, Joe
 
Time to Celebrate

Pine Island Road is Finished!
Wednesday October 5th 2022, 3 days ahead of schedule.

They brought in 130 Trucks hauling fill, Track Hoes and Bull Dozers.
Great Job Everyone.

Ready for residential traffic to Pine Island and St. James City.

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Trucks:

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Track Hoes:
Clearing Debris and Prepping the Road Bed.

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200,000 more households have power turned back on now today. That 200,000 less from the 400,000 that were out yesterday.

Great progress on getting the state powered back up, and quick too.

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I extend my thoughts and prayers to all of you down there affected by this major storm.
 
pt70 said:
From one side of your mouth you're making a snide remark about the President Biden [brandon], and from the other side of your mouth you're begging for help from U.S. taxpayers. Spoken like a true socialist.
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More like spoken by a true hypocrite. Never ends
 
...and our gas tax holiday has been usurped by the OPEC production cut news.

5 days of $3.02.

Now $3.19- $3.29 with the tax removed.

Almost as much as it was before the "holiday" ($3.33).

I managed to fill up my daily driver at $3.09 yesterday but didn't have time to fill anything else.
 
I got to the house in Port Charlotte today. They got the power on 15 minutes before I pulled in so I'm not going to have to rough it too bad. Inside of the house is a mess. Ceilings fell in every room. Drywall and insulation all over the place. Walls are wet, but question is, how much? I think we'll have to remove all the drywall and insulation to rebuild. The bones are good but she's got a skin condition. Can't say enough about the neighbors helping out while I was 1450 miles away and the state and federal services seem to be on top of thier ****. Publix is open and well stocked, gas stations have gas, power in on, and folks are working on getting back to normal. I'm going to be cleaning for a few days and hopefully can get the insurance adjuster in while I am here.
 
gzig5 said:
I got to the house in Port Charlotte today. They got the power on 15 minutes before I pulled in so I'm not going to have to rough it too bad. Inside of the house is a mess. Ceilings fell in every room. Drywall and insulation all over the place. Walls are wet, but question is, how much? I think we'll have to remove all the drywall and insulation to rebuild. The bones are good but she's got a skin condition. Can't say enough about the neighbors helping out while I was 1450 miles away and the state and federal services seem to be on top of thier ****. Publix is open and well stocked, gas stations have gas, power in on, and folks are working on getting back to normal. I'm going to be cleaning for a few days and hopefully can get the insurance adjuster in while I am here.
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Good luck to you and all the others. Sounds like you have a lot of work ahead and the right attitude to git'r dun.
 
Wow, that's a sobering look at the reality of the devastation. As an engineer, I wonder why some houses look untouched while next door the house is flattened. There must have been differences in the design or the actual construction execution that contributed. Florida has continually upgraded their required codes from what they learn after these storms. It will be interesting to see what, if any, changes come from this one.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected.
 
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