Checking in here. Living on the east coast of FL, I got lucky. A couple of days of gale force winds, plenty of hurricane force gusts, and a lot of rain.

We lost a lot of small branches and plenty of palm fronds, nature's pruners at work. We did lose one big branch from an oak tree, but it didn't land on anthing that won't grow back.

Our biggest loss was that our Thursday night gig got cancelled.

Like I said, we got lucky.

Originally Posted by Matt Finley
I can't even imagine, but my mother grew up in a house on the ocean in Florida. <...snip...>

I've been in every hurricane since Donna in 1960. As much as I would love to live on the beach, or the barrier islands, I know better. It's just gambling on disaster.

I saw 1/4 mile of barrier island disappear during a storm. Gone with everythig on it. They tried to rebuild it by pumping new sand, but the currents took the sand out almost as soon as they put it down.

I've seen Fort Meyers beach (average elevation 3 feet) get washed over and destroyed 4 times now. And yet the rebuild. It doesn't make sense to me. Cedar key, has been washed over many times, too.

It seems the storms are getting bigger and stronger as we warm the planet. The gulf is 10 or so degrees warmer than it was when I was a child. Warm water fuels bigger and more intense hurricanes. What happened in Carolina and adjacent states, was predicted, but we do nothing to stop or slow the warming.

My heart goes out to all who weren't lucky this time around. Some lost everything.

I gave a donaton to the red cross, and I'll be donating blood next week, as it is a light gig week for us.

Last edited by Notes Norton; 10/03/24 05:41 AM.
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