[DMCForum] Re: WE MADE IT!!
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[DMCForum] Re: WE MADE IT!!



I don't know how you people live in hurricane country. I wouldn't be
able to handle it. Seems every few years a bunch of cities get nailed
hard... I bet your homeowners insurance is $$$$$.

Walt: Wish I was closer, I'd go riding with you and the gators. Sounds
like fun to me.

-Ryan

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
> I just took a drive to south Florida and saw a lot of wind
> damage.  I drove thru two towns in a row without electric
> power (Avon Park & Lake Wales).  Not even the traffic lights
> worked.  I wanted to take photos but was already late due to
> traffic.  On the way home it was too dark for photos.  There
> were tractor trailers tipped over.  Same with mobile homes.
> One I saw had flipped completely over and collapsed.  I had
> to stare at it a while to figure out what it was because it
> looked like a flat bed trailer parked on top of a load of
> trash.  There were plenty of rooves (that can't be right.
> "Roofs" looks better.)  Okay.  There were plenty of roofs
> blown off, signs & fences down, etc.
>
> The few fuel stores [sic] I saw open had long lines of
> people waiting.  I'm glad I was tanked up before I got that
> far.
>
> The PWC riding I did in the Everglades was awesome as usual.
> The water was only about 2' higher than average.  It was
> much higher last year without a hurricane.  I got flushed --
> literally -- in a loch.  I had the nose of my PWC too close
> to the doors as they opened to let the water in.  I was too
> busy looking the other way talking to my mates [sic].  Then
> suddenly the boat dropped out from under me.  I had to jump
> off or it would have flipped.  It was actually fun and kinda
> cool.  I was wearing my shirt like a hat, so it came off and
> sank forever.  The water height difference thru the loch was
> about 10', so that was alot of water coming in fast.  Anyone
> want to go riding with me?  Lots of gators, btw. ;-)
>
> Walt    Tampa, Florida


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