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Originally Posted by tfmdgm
All is well. Storm went further west than earlier forecasted. Only got about 70 mph winds here.
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Thankfully, you are safe and came out pretty well. We were in nearly the same when Irma came through. We have a home in Punta Gorda, FL that we have not yet lived in. We have a vehicle and boat stored there. Up until the very last hours, Irma was to make a direct hit with a strong storm surge. Fortunately, we were out-of-state and safe, but we got all of the docs ready for insurance purposes. As DW and I discussed, there was nothing more we could have done to secure anything and it is only property. We felt for all of the people caught up in mother nature's violence.
Irma brushed past us to the east. A neighbor we had just recently met checked the property and the boat. The cover blew off the boat and two small pieces of siding came off the property. Another neighbor that we had never met put the siding back on. Great neighbors. We went through Charley, so we have had our turn. We know devastation and we know how to look out for each other. It brings people together.
Our good fortune for you and us this hurricane season is humbling as others have taken the brunt of the storms. A lot of lives will never be the same.