Hurricane Irma

[Rossum]

That is good. Did you get water inside?

This is my place:

My guess is that we did not get much, if any water in it.

 

[Kenna]

Don't think I'd be out playing in water that has an outhouse tipped over in it but that's just me

Yeah, that water has a flesh eating bacteria in it. It's been a problem here with every storm. The least break in the skin can be bad.

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[Opinionated]

We went out and inspected the trees on our property just now. Three fell down and two more are partially uprooted and leaning over the road. If they come down before the tree people get here they will block the road and probably take the power line with them .

Edit: three guys who live in the neighborhood and have a truck, chain saw and tractor with bucket just stopped by and cut off the ends of the ones that were leaning over the road and power lines. They are neighbors being neiborghly. Spent the whole day driving around doing this for anyone who needs it. Warms my heart

That's awesome!

 

[Opinionated]

This is my place:

My guess is that we did not get much, if any water in it.

Yep. Doesn't look bad. That's good!

 

[Kenna]

The inner dune held where there was a gap between it and the outer dune. But it failed at the north end of the property where inner and outer dune merged together. Live and learn.

Still, I don't have anywhere close to as much sand around the house and all over the lot as last year, and I'm speculating that the inside of the house didn't take on any water (based on pics from a neighbor who stayed). Won't know for sure until tomorrow at the earliest because the authorities have the whole barrier island on lock-down today.

Fingers crossed & prayers for everyone.

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[Opinionated]

Lost it when I helped rebuild a treatment plant in St Louis after their flood and got sick as a dog for three days

Lol..I was kidding.

That does suck about your story though... Glad you weren't sick long!

 

[Kenna]

We went out and inspected the trees on our property just now. Three fell down and two more are partially uprooted and leaning over the road. If they come down before the tree people get here they will block the road and probably take the power line with them .

Edit: three guys who live in the neighborhood and have a truck, chain saw and tractor with bucket just stopped by and cut off the ends of the ones that were leaning over the road and power lines. They are neighbors being neiborghly. Spent the whole day driving around doing this for anyone who needs it. Warms my heart

Good for those guys! I used to go out with my Dad & do things like this. Basically just drive around & look for people who need help, & get it done, then go find someone else to help.

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[zoiDman]

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Edit: three guys who live in the neighborhood and have a truck, chain saw and tractor with bucket just stopped by and cut off the ends of the ones that were leaning over the road and power lines. They are neighbors being neiborghly. Spent the whole day driving around doing this for anyone who needs it. Warms my heart

These are the Kinds of Things that support my faith in Strangers Helping Strangers in times of Need.

 

[Kenna]

yep, we got hammered but good. No real damage to the structures. The old fencing in back (east side) got blown down, which was on the list to be replaced anyway, lots of small stuff all over the yard from the oaks, and a couple of fair size limbs, but nothing major. All and all I think we came out good considering how strong Irma was. Glad everyone else is doing good.

(Doing this on a cell phone sucks)
Still no power, cable, or internet. Do have a generator to keep from loosing our food.

That is all good news, sounds like you've squeeked thru well.

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[Kenna]

This is my place:

My guess is that we did not get much, if any water in it.

That is soooo close!

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[oldbikeguy]

This is my place:

My guess is that we did not get much, if any water in it.

Nice little shack on the beach there !!

 

[Rossum]

That is soooo close!

Yeah, it seems to get closer to the ocean with every storm.

 

[Katya]

Thank God it's over. Now the cleanup...............

Good luck, y'all.

 

[classwife]

I am so relieved to see that everyone is reporting in and fine !
My power came back on about 30 minutes ago !
I was freaking at hearing it would be 7 - 10 days !!!
I think we may be on the same grid as the fire station tho...so that probably helped !
You could hear all the neighborhood cheering !

Ohmygosh it got intense last night ! Wowzer it did !
No power so no tv to drown it out...ugh !
No damage for us.
Three houses down had an oak tree go over and I can see several homes with screen sections missing from pool cages.
We got dang lucky.

I am thankful we are all still here

 

[halfempty]

HI all, just checking in. Have no Internet or cell phone service at the house, so I haven't been able to keep up with the thread.

Only real damage is a few roof leaks, nothing I can't deal with until the roofers stop over charging. Have power already, but no electronic connection to the outside world. Kind of peaceful.

Hope everyone else fared as well or better.

 

[Rossum]

My power came back on about 30 minutes ago !

FPL is reporting 5 million customers without power -- the most ever for any storm. It's gonna be a while until they're all back on-line.

 

[Katya]

My power came back on about 30 minutes ago !

YAY! Welcome back, Classy!

 

[classwife]

FPL is reporting 5 million customers without power -- the most ever for any storm. It's gonna be a while until they're all back on-line.

Let's hope they get moving fast !

Thank you for being there Rossum

 

[Rotowoman]

Being a Louisiana resident, I've weathered quite a few of these storms, with the worst being Andrew. I watched this one with a lot of anxiety, not because we were in the target zone, but because I've become acquainted with so many fine people from this site, and I was damned worried about everybody. I've been cheering to myself for every person I see post here that is all right. I'm still sending prayers that way because, well, that's what I do.

 

[Two_Bears]

My top two recommended battery packs are

Mugenter 10,000 mah
Poweradd 20,000 mah

Other good ones

Kmashi 10,000 mah
Kmashi 11,200 mah
Kmashi 20,000 mah
Nationite 10,400 mah

If i was forced to recommend just one it would be the Poweradd 20,000 i have four of them.

Here is two i recommend. People avoid.

Tohlo 20,000 mah i had two of them and both had issues.

#1 only held 8,700 mah
#2 held 18,000+ mah but one of the charging ports was DOA.

The other is the Imuto 20,000 mah. This one has two problems

#1. The power button is only 4x10 mm and flush with surrounding area so pressing the button with average fingers is nigh impossible.

#2 when it arrived it was 99% full but didnt have much over 15,000 mah. So charged it again and running the test again.

I read my kindle books on an old iphone 4S. The iPhone only holds 1,436 mah so far i have charged my iPhone 3 times. That is only 4,308 mah, and according to the power meter 35% of the power has gone.

After i complete the second test i may change my mind but so far i cant recommend it.

Thanks for letting us know.


You might check with @Two_Bears. He recommends a couple that he has been using and I believe has reviewed.