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I'm in Calgary, but much of my family is in Pensacola, and a few are in Birmingham.
My dad and his house came through okay, but they're talking about potentially weeks without power. He and his neighbors have banded together and are cooking everything perishable at communal parties. I heard that today they were going to go out looking for ice and water.
My uncle's place in Gulf Breeze (peninsula south of Pensacola, between Pensacola and the barrier island) apparently took some damage, but I've not heard how much yet.
Good news is that nobody (in my family, anyway) got hurt, but I'm still waiting to hear about the people I know that own sailboats. Looks like boats took quite a pounding.
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If you are morbidly curious about the damage to the city, pics can be found here.. http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/news/guides/hurricane/galleries.shtml
My dad and his house came through okay, but they're talking about potentially weeks without power. He and his neighbors have banded together and are cooking everything perishable at communal parties. I heard that today they were going to go out looking for ice and water.
My uncle's place in Gulf Breeze (peninsula south of Pensacola, between Pensacola and the barrier island) apparently took some damage, but I've not heard how much yet.
Good news is that nobody (in my family, anyway) got hurt, but I'm still waiting to hear about the people I know that own sailboats. Looks like boats took quite a pounding.
Edited to add...
If you are morbidly curious about the damage to the city, pics can be found here.. http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/news/guides/hurricane/galleries.shtml
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You don't have to be morbidly curious to look at those pics, they will give you a small idea of what those people endured and will endure. I'm a S Fla native and have lived through and seen this more times than I care to. So far, we down here, have been lucky to escape the brunt of these 3 storms to hit the state. We have been in the bullseye for all three and hurricane season still has 5 or 6 weeks to go. It's like being shot at by a spastic sniper with bad eyesight. He's gotta get lucky sooner or later.
If Ivan had come ashore as a CAT 5 rather than a CAT 3/4, it would have been much worse. Even at 130mph winds that was enough to destroy concrete homes leaving just the foundations. The barrier islands are gone, 20 to 30 ft dunes washed away by the storm surge. Likewise, the beaches are gone, same deal. If you have never seen it for yourself, it's almost impossible to grasp the enormity of the destruction. My prayers go out to the whole state. Every county has been impacted to one degree or another by these 3 storms.
Rob
If Ivan had come ashore as a CAT 5 rather than a CAT 3/4, it would have been much worse. Even at 130mph winds that was enough to destroy concrete homes leaving just the foundations. The barrier islands are gone, 20 to 30 ft dunes washed away by the storm surge. Likewise, the beaches are gone, same deal. If you have never seen it for yourself, it's almost impossible to grasp the enormity of the destruction. My prayers go out to the whole state. Every county has been impacted to one degree or another by these 3 storms.
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We're praying for you guys. I hope everyone gets back what they lost.
This was a strange experience for me. For 32 years whenever natural disasters happened (and we get hurricanes, tornados, and ice storms) I was at work with Alabama Power. When the authorities were advising everyone to stay in because of dangerous conditions, that was when I had to go. My wife was left with the kids to cope. I am lucky that she is a country girl who keeps a level head, doesn't freak out, and copes extremely well.
Being now retired, this was my first big one for which I had to stay at home and just ride it out, and I must say that I like being on the job much better.
Where I once with a few phone calls could import hundreds of crew personnel from other utilities, I now couldn't even do anything about the power outage to my neighborhood. We had no significant house damage, just a few shingles gone. Power out for only three days, though. Had to leave Kathy and Kim Friday afternoon and make 120 mile trip to my mother's house to get her taken care of as well. She's 85 years old, insisting on living by herself on the old homeplace, without power, and very opposed to moving to my sister's house for a few days. Being in a rural setting, she isn't likely to have power back on very quickly.
Being now retired, this was my first big one for which I had to stay at home and just ride it out, and I must say that I like being on the job much better.
Where I once with a few phone calls could import hundreds of crew personnel from other utilities, I now couldn't even do anything about the power outage to my neighborhood. We had no significant house damage, just a few shingles gone. Power out for only three days, though. Had to leave Kathy and Kim Friday afternoon and make 120 mile trip to my mother's house to get her taken care of as well. She's 85 years old, insisting on living by herself on the old homeplace, without power, and very opposed to moving to my sister's house for a few days. Being in a rural setting, she isn't likely to have power back on very quickly.