No issues except a delay in issuing insurance on my new boat which has caused the closing to be delayed until next week. Insurance for hurricane coverage for a boat being docked in the Florida Keys is becoming so expensive that I will most likely self-insure except for liability.

I canceled the hurricane insurance on the house in Marathon after the last storm. I have the highest lot in the area and I had no water damage in the house. The pool was filled with sand, and the fence was destroyed but the insurance only paid a small amount a year later.

Idalia passed about 100 miles west of the coast and 135 miles west of the ranch. I had no issues at the ranch or the house here in Sebring.

The hurricanes are becoming more intense and Ian caused so much damage ( 100 billion) that homeowners insurance has doubled. Some homeowners are being forced to sell and leave the state because they can not afford the insurance that is required if they have a mortgage.

Insurance is becoming a real problem here.

The realities of climate change will cost everyone money no matter where you live.

Best wishes to everyone affected by these storms.

Billy

All this reminds me of the last hurricane in Marathon. This was a pile of debris thirty feet high a block away from the house.


Last edited by Planobilly; 08/31/23 07:34 PM.
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