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Worst Natural Disaster
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As I said starting this thread, I've been through my share of hurricanes, but Ivan was a way bigger storm than anything I've seen and what it left in its wake is news.
When I look at the videos of Pensacola and Pensacola Beach -- wow; I received an email the other day about the destruction on NAS Pensacola -- again, wow. Roads inpassable, 90% of the buildings were damaged, no water, no sewage, no electricity, aircraft hangars built for the area lost their roofs... Pensacola Beach -- the island was cut in half, the bridges are out and may not be handling traffic for months. Homes that were designed for hurricanes destroyed. On and on. If I was still living in Pensacola I hope I'd have made the decision to evacuate rather than ride it out -- otherwise looking at the damage, I'd be dead. I wonder how many made the decision to ride it out on the beach... and folks are saying they'll rebuild -- put the pilings in deeper, make it higher and use more concrete.
Anyone familiar with the Norfolk area knows Willoughby Spit; it was put there by a Hurricane and now people live on it.
When I look at the videos of Pensacola and Pensacola Beach -- wow; I received an email the other day about the destruction on NAS Pensacola -- again, wow. Roads inpassable, 90% of the buildings were damaged, no water, no sewage, no electricity, aircraft hangars built for the area lost their roofs... Pensacola Beach -- the island was cut in half, the bridges are out and may not be handling traffic for months. Homes that were designed for hurricanes destroyed. On and on. If I was still living in Pensacola I hope I'd have made the decision to evacuate rather than ride it out -- otherwise looking at the damage, I'd be dead. I wonder how many made the decision to ride it out on the beach... and folks are saying they'll rebuild -- put the pilings in deeper, make it higher and use more concrete.
Anyone familiar with the Norfolk area knows Willoughby Spit; it was put there by a Hurricane and now people live on it.
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Hey Carthage,
I have always wanted to go back to the mountains to live, that I enjoyed so much, as well... Now that I have a family, it just gets harder and harder to ever see how that may come to fruition. And as you say those leaves will be in full bloom by mid October. It is funny though, I can remember that you can be driving down a road on one side of the mountain and see less half the leaves on the trees turned to its first shade of color... Then drive on the other side of the same mountain, and as you turn the corner, it would be like turning on a switch, and ALL the leaves would have the most brilliant beautiful color... God's Country!
I have always wanted to go back to the mountains to live, that I enjoyed so much, as well... Now that I have a family, it just gets harder and harder to ever see how that may come to fruition. And as you say those leaves will be in full bloom by mid October. It is funny though, I can remember that you can be driving down a road on one side of the mountain and see less half the leaves on the trees turned to its first shade of color... Then drive on the other side of the same mountain, and as you turn the corner, it would be like turning on a switch, and ALL the leaves would have the most brilliant beautiful color... God's Country!