The Drop in Centre

[Starrynight22]

Hallo all 

 

I hope all the southern people are ok, kbois did you get power yet? 

 

Up here in Southern Ohio we got some of the storms caused by the hurricane and it was a mess.  Trees down, electric out.  But at least we were spared the horrible flooding that Tennessee and North Carolina had.  

 

 

Hoping this week brings everyone positive events. 

[kbois]

14 hours ago, Starrynight22 said:

Hallo all 

 

I hope all the southern people are ok, kbois did you get power yet? 

 

Up here in Southern Ohio we got some of the storms caused by the hurricane and it was a mess.  Trees down, electric out.  But at least we were spared the horrible flooding that Tennessee and North Carolina had.  

 

 

Hoping this week brings everyone positive events. 

Hi Starry!

We finally got power back last night, so we high-tailed it home. It was absolutely a beautiful thing to sleep in my own bed. My dogs finally settled down too. 

We were fortunate. I'm on a peninsula that sticks out into Tampa Bay. I saw today that our little slice of paradise had 5-7 feet of flooding. The water line on our condo building came up to almost our steps. I'm glad we are the furthest unit from the canal. 

Not even a half mile up the road were condos that got flooded. There was so much stuff that people were hauling out of their homes and garages. Once salt water saturates something like furniture, it's not salvageable. 

I did lose everything in my fridge and freezer, probably $200-$300 worth of food, but my chest freezer still had gallon water jugs that were mostly frozen so everything in there should be ok. It was mostly veggies. It sucks but I'm grateful it wasn't a lot worse.

Where I used to live got hit hard with flooding. The barrier island with the beaches we go to was absolutely devastated. It's heartbreaking to see the damage. 

One of my maintenance guys volunteered over the weekend and said all the sand that got pushed in from the surge looked like snow drifts. He helped clean out 7 houses where people lost everything. 

So, I'm happy that we are all safe and sound. I'm also going to keep a close eye on this next storm to see how it develops. We'll leave a lot sooner and I'll pack my car with anything important if we need to evacuate. 

In the spring when our lease is up, I'll be looking to move inland. 

Thanks for checking in. 

I hope everyone has a good day!🩷

 

[Kitt]

When we bought our house hubby thought I was being overly cautious in insisting on high ground. During Sandy in 2012, high water wiped out about half my neighborhood, including a house he liked better than this one but I flat out refused cause it was only 5 ft above high water mark. Sandy washed that one away. Water came up to our property line l, but house was a good 30 ft higher. Didn't even get any water in the basement. When you go inland, insist on a hill! Inland can flood too. Look at Greenville TN.