Hurricane Irma

Handymans342

I work for Catholic Charities. So anyone on here who is Catholic please donate. We need the help badly

Handymans342

We worked hard today. Lost 5 lbs. Lol

randy56

I donated to operation BBQ relief , since I'm a BBQ guy, they provided over 371,000 hot meals in Huston Texas, Now heading up on FL. Example pic.

rasbury

Nice- it's hard to know where and what to do to help...

randy56

Help some where, These folks need it. 

Handymans342

Got a little rough today. Had to get some reinforcements

J3ff

?? what does that mean? 

Handymans342

People are getting frustrated. No power, water food etc

Cableguy Greg

Unfortunately with power and communications lines, it sometimes takes longer than one thinks. They concentrate on the biggest pockets that they can get back on at once, then work from there. If they can get 500 people on, but a few left off, they will do that, roll on to the next large pocket, then circle back to grab the individuals that were missed. I understand the frustration. Since I am on the communication side, I usually have to wait for the power guys to get done before I can start my work getting the cable back on. Sometimes the cable power supply is the only thing off and the power guys put us at the bottom of the list, even though we carry 911 communications over our lines. There is a method to their madness.

Michael T

.....and Steve when I stayed in Ft. Meyers, two years ago, they were shooting each other and the weather was great. Triple homicide as well in Cape Coral. It doesn't seem to take much for gun play to erupt. 

Handymans342

 That's anywhere Mt and it's spelled Ft Myers lol

Handymans342

MT, where were you vacation now that the Turks and Caicos is flattened?

Michael T

Aruba right now Steve. Turks later - December to March. I have been told by friends on the islands (T&C) that the headlines were a lot worse than reality. There was damage , particularly to the less expensive non-windproofed housing. I think it was @Raybo who said, regarding news casts: ratings, ratings, ratings. 

Handymans342

Fake news

Handymans342

Well, looks like round 2 is coming. Maria?

rasbury

Tried to put my boat in the water to test for leaks- all the ramps are closed due to flooding....our downtown will have some flooding...

LaRea

rasbury

And more flooding...

Dude_Himself

I feel ya rasbury - I'm in Charleston, not flooding, but since Irma we've had 20+ MPH winds pretty much daily. Single engine I/O in tidal waters with a crosswind - I'm not going to bother with trying to get on/off the trailer and away from the dock without hitting anything. Hopefully the weather cooperates soon.

rasbury

It will be two months at least before we can get back into the water...and the marinas can start to assess the damages. We are probably done until the spring, at least in the river we boat. Will need to he's over to the coast. So many homes and businesses still flooded out with no end in sight. St johns river runs from a little south of central Florida around Melbourne and then runs up to Jacksonville and out to the ocean- three hundred miles of nothing but flood.

Handymans342

trailer your boat somewhere else Ras

rasbury

I still don't know that I solved my leak- not putting in salt water until I know, everything else is flooded.

halifax212

Wow Ras, once these storms are out of the news it seems like everything goes back to normal.

Dude_Himself

Well, winds finally died off, but we had lightning all day. Tomorrow is rain, then Wednesday looks boatable - so I'm crossing my fingers!

rasbury

I would not say that to the folks in Puerto Rica! My river is flooded about 7 ' over flood and house are flooded out for 350 miles...just does not make the news.

Michael T

Geez Ras, that's awful! Hope your situation improves soon! Best wishes!

rasbury

I'm fine, just can't launch my boat!

MarkB

Our adjuster only showed up yesterday. Repairs to our complex to start next week. That took a while.

LaRea

@rasbury - a buddy of mine is selling his 270, and he's wondering if there might be a market in Florida this winter for people who lost their boats in the storm.  What do you think?  Opportunity, or too soon?

rasbury

I have not heard any massive stories of boat losses- that being said fl is a huge boat market- how does he plan to market a boat for sale in fl when its not there? I looked at one in Texas before I found mine in Florida but was searching for this boat- did not stumble across it.