[DMCForum] Re: WE MADE IT!!

["Mike" <mcquinlan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I've lived in Florida since 1976 (except for 4 years while in the 
Army) and this is the first hurricane I've been in.

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ryanpwright" <yahoo1@xxxx> wrote:
> I don't know how you people live in hurricane country. I wouldn't 
be
> able to handle it. Seems every few years a bunch of cities get 
nailed
> hard... I bet your homeowners insurance is $$$$$.
> 
> Walt: Wish I was closer, I'd go riding with you and the gators. 
Sounds
> like fun to me.
> 
> -Ryan
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
> > I just took a drive to south Florida and saw a lot of wind
> > damage.  I drove thru two towns in a row without electric
> > power (Avon Park & Lake Wales).  Not even the traffic lights
> > worked.  I wanted to take photos but was already late due to
> > traffic.  On the way home it was too dark for photos.  There
> > were tractor trailers tipped over.  Same with mobile homes.
> > One I saw had flipped completely over and collapsed.  I had
> > to stare at it a while to figure out what it was because it
> > looked like a flat bed trailer parked on top of a load of
> > trash.  There were plenty of rooves (that can't be right.
> > "Roofs" looks better.)  Okay.  There were plenty of roofs
> > blown off, signs & fences down, etc.
> > 
> > The few fuel stores [sic] I saw open had long lines of
> > people waiting.  I'm glad I was tanked up before I got that
> > far.
> > 
> > The PWC riding I did in the Everglades was awesome as usual.
> > The water was only about 2' higher than average.  It was
> > much higher last year without a hurricane.  I got flushed --
> > literally -- in a loch.  I had the nose of my PWC too close
> > to the doors as they opened to let the water in.  I was too
> > busy looking the other way talking to my mates [sic].  Then
> > suddenly the boat dropped out from under me.  I had to jump
> > off or it would have flipped.  It was actually fun and kinda
> > cool.  I was wearing my shirt like a hat, so it came off and
> > sank forever.  The water height difference thru the loch was
> > about 10', so that was alot of water coming in fast.  Anyone
> > want to go riding with me?  Lots of gators, btw. ;-)
> > 
> > Walt    Tampa, Florida

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