Hurricane Irma

[Iansky]

Sorry Marilynne for arriving late to this.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and everyone affected by these storms and I hope you are all safe and able to get your lives back on track again very soon.

Take care.

 

[Marilynne]

Sorry Marilynne for arriving late to this.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and everyone affected by these storms and I hope you are all safe and able to get your lives back on track again very soon.

Take care.

Thanks Iansky. A friend came over yesterday and we got a lot of the tree off the roof. He cut, my husband threw the cuttings off the roof and I got to drag them to the curb. Slept really great last night.

 

[Iansky]

That is good news and I hope the recovery continues to improve and you can get things back in order very soon.

 

[Marilynne]

In some circles, that's a rolling redneck pool! Remember, no diving!

WM

 

[Whiskeyman]

Not quite yet still waiting for @Needa and @PapaST to post

From what I remember, PapaST lived close to the river in Jacksonville (Jax.) Although some parts of the city encountered flooding, I can't determine if the area he lived in did. Hopefully, he did not have flooding.

But to show that some have not lost their humor, an acquaintance from long ago joked that their "waterfront property" was now "water-all-around property." Fortunately for them, they are covered by flood insurance.

WM

 

[Whiskeyman]

Thanks Iansky. A friend came over yesterday and we got a lot of the tree off the roof. He cut, my husband threw the cuttings off the roof and I got to drag them to the curb. Slept really great last night.

How are you and Chris doing, Marilynne?

Any work on Wako and Green Cay? I've read reports that the C-B-B was hit pretty hard and is still closed. No word on why it's closed, but I did hear from someone that the water levels were very close to covering the trails. No word about trail blockage.

WM

 

[Whiskeyman]

All it needs is a floating chair with a beverage in the holder!

Wayne

 

[Marilynne]

How are you and Chris doing, Marilynne?

Any work on Wako and Green Cay? I've read reports that the C-B-B was hit pretty hard and is still closed. No word on why it's closed, but I did hear from someone that the water levels were very close to covering the trails. No word about trail blockage.

WM

We're doing okay. A little worn from chopping and dragging part of the tree from the roof to the curb.

Green Cay is open and Wako is closed. I think Kevin mentioned CBB had some trails flooded.

Here's a link to GFBWT site, scroll down for site status
GFBWT |

 

[Kevin H]

Add a heater and aerator you got a travelin hot tub

 

[Kevin H]

All it needs is a floating chair with a beverage in the holder!

Wayne

Add a heater and aerator you got a travelin hot tub

Put these two together and when's the party starting

 

[PapaST]

How are you doing over on the First Coast? The talk is of a flooded Jacksonville.

WM

Thanks for checking up on me. We JUST got power back last night after several grueling days. The generator sure earned its keep at my house for another year. We missed the brunt of the blow and we consider ourselves very lucky, but it was still a Cat1 and our area was heavily flooded. My neighbor across the street could literally paddle board from his backyard to his neighbor's OVER the property fence that stands 6' tall. That's how bad the flooding was here.

Lots of damage in this area. We're in recovery mode now and just getting ourselves back to normal. We are fine and consider ourselves lucky considering all the other damages we've seen so far.

Here's a snippet of a video I took at our neighborhood park a couple of months ago when we test flew a drone. And then below is probably one of the iconic photos that embodies Irma and Jacksonville (found on Jacksonville.com website).

 

[Marilynne]

Thanks for checking up on me. We JUST got power back last night after several grueling days. The generator sure earned its keep at my house for another year. We missed the brunt of the blow and we consider ourselves very lucky, but it was still a Cat1 and our area was heavily flooded. My neighbor across the street could literally paddle board from his backyard to his neighbor's OVER the property fence that stands 6' tall. That's how bad the flooding was here.

Lots of damage in this area. We're in recovery mode now and just getting ourselves back to normal. We are fine and consider ourselves lucky considering all the other damages we've seen so far.

Here's a snippet of a video I took at our neighborhood park a couple of months ago when we test flew a drone. And then below is probably one of the iconic photos that embodies Irma and Jacksonville (found on Jacksonville.com website).

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Glad to hear you're okay. Thanks for checking in.

 

[Marilynne]

Some one's still missing. Can't remember the handle (having a senior moment), but he lives in Pt. St. Lucie.

 

[Whiskeyman]

Thanks for checking up on me. We JUST got power back last night after several grueling days. The generator sure earned its keep at my house for another year. We missed the brunt of the blow and we consider ourselves very lucky, but it was still a Cat1 and our area was heavily flooded. My neighbor across the street could literally paddle board from his backyard to his neighbor's OVER the property fence that stands 6' tall. That's how bad the flooding was here.

Lots of damage in this area. We're in recovery mode now and just getting ourselves back to normal. We are fine and consider ourselves lucky considering all the other damages we've seen so far.

Here's a snippet of a video I took at our neighborhood park a couple of months ago when we test flew a drone. And then below is probably one of the iconic photos that embodies Irma and Jacksonville (found on Jacksonville.com website).

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PapaST. It's good to hear from you. That's quite a story; was your house flooded as well?

WM

 

[Whiskeyman]

Their up here for the summer Wayne they have been told one piece of siding is off and a small piece of the steel on the roof Dad called a guy to fix it no water got in but they've heard others in the park have alot of damage

That's fortunate. I hope everything gets fixed up quickly for them. Also, I'm glad to know that they are ok and weren't in danger since they were up north.

Wayne

WM

 

[Whiskeyman]

Here's a link to GFBWT site, scroll down for site status
GFBWT |

I wish I could send you a cold front, Marilynne! Thanks for the link; it's a good one!

Wayne

 

[PapaST]

PapaST. It's good to hear from you. That's quite a story; was your house flooded as well?

WM

Thankfully no we didn't have flooding. We just had a little roof damage, fence damage and lots of cleanup. We are just about back to normal now.

 

[Stoshowicz]

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLDEP/bulletins/1b7c5b0

76 STATE PARKS REOPENED, 92 STILL CLOSED , THIS BULLETIN HAS LIST

 

[Whiskeyman]

Thankfully no we didn't have flooding. We just had a little roof damage, fence damage and lots of cleanup. We are just about back to normal now.

That's good to hear, PapaST. Have you had much rain over this weekend?

WM

 

[PapaST]

That's good to hear, PapaST. Have you had much rain over this weekend?

WM

It's funny you should ask. This weekend we had a noreaster roll in much the same way Irma came in weeks ago. As the rain continued and the winds picked up I kept getting a shellshocked twitch in my eye. haha, yes, it rained almost all weekend.