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I made it thru unscathed but unfortunately many didn’t.
Ft.Myers which is about 30 minutes from me had the usual cat 4/5 destruction with roofs removed, carports gone, boats out to sea by themselves and all other kinds of misfortune.
Ft.Myers beach was underwater earlier with one high rise underground parking garage filled up to the first floor!
Chris, I believe you dodged a bullet as Ian looks to be crossing the peninsula en route to Orlando.
Curfew is in effect due to the usual looting and even if we could go out tropical storm winds til the morning.
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Was dead on pointed at me, now nothing at all, not even rain for next 36 hoursComment
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No power now. What can I do but try and keep a sense of humor and post stupid meme’s. Others are way worse.Comment
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Anyone checked on cootertoo? I’m not sure what part of Fl he lives in
And Scot the goat fooker?Comment
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Goat man is even farther from it than I amComment
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Cooter’s in Labelle which is 35 minutes from me. Very little happened there. I went there today looking for gas and saw for myself.Comment
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I talked to our Scotsman friend and he did just fine of course Ian was afraid of him!!!Originally posted by EasTexOutlaw View PostComment
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Friend sent me these. This is some of the brutal reality of Ian.
Last edited by Old N’ Grumpy; 09-30-2022, 07:54 PM.Comment
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Wish I could tell y’all I photo shopped these but unfortunately not. Have a few more to come but cell service is getting spotty right now.Comment
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Dave, I am fine just got my power back. But many are completely destroyed such as the barrier islands of Sanibel (pics above) Captiva and Pine Lake. Also most of downtown Ft.Myers and the beach are destroyed. Bridge to Sanibel is collapsed…pier in Naples and Ft.Myers gone so no, many are far from unscathed. I live 30 east so
minimal damage.
Worst part of it…President shit for brains is coming I think tomorrow!Last edited by Old N’ Grumpy; 10-03-2022, 08:21 PM.
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And that - gentlemen - is why I will never live on the beach.Comment
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Chris…I have lived in Florida most of my life in several places.
My rule of thumb has always been to live 25-30 miles inland.
I’m 64 and have been thru all the storms since 1979 and have had some property damage but nothing like near the beaches.
I do remember vividly one storm where me and my bud had to hold my garage door with all our might as the storm was bowing it in so much that you could see the sky on both ends.
Once any opening on your house is breached the wind comes rushing in, goes upward and the roof is gone!
So we had to keep that door from blowing in. We were soaked in sweat and exhausted after 2 or so hours of that.
But all in all my plan has worked.Comment
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Old N’ Grumpy , where are you moving to, sounds pretty close to me?Comment
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Chris..."Quincy was once the richest small town in the United States. It was all thanks to a banker named Pat Munroe. In the 1920's he invested in Coca Cola and convinced more than 60 of his Quincy neighbors to join him. The group is now called the Coca-Cola Millionaires".
Lot of history there which I'm sure I will learn once I'm settled.
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