Monday, October 24, 2005
Godot arrived
Hurricane Wilma is rapidly becoming history as I type this, at least for us Tampa Bay area residents. The storm came inland on top of Marco Island, south of Naples. We've had a little wind and rain here in Clearwater. I had a dental appointment at 7:30 this morning. Just as my dentist was complimenting me on the healthy condition of my gums while reaching back for the old hammer and chisel, the power went out. Got home in time to see some video from Naples. Lots of wind and flooding in Naples, which was near the northern wall of the eye as it went over. The report from Jill is, no power and no water, and our call to her was the first news she's had this morning. Two trees are down on the roof of Dewey's newly constructed house. There are trees down all over town. Meanwhile, Wilma is racing across the state at 25 mph, slightly south of the projected track. The western edge is being flattened somewhat by the cold front that is driving it east and north. Tomorrow we are going to have lows in the 50s.
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tampa sure has been lucky! but i'm glad things are okay on the homefront... i hope the damage to dewey's place isn't too bad!
The latest word is, Dewey's new house is perfect but their old house is a mess, with the trees and bamboo down. The banyan tree next to Sally's house blew over and a limb did some damage to the roof but not serious damage. She had two palm trees down, blocking her driveway. Jill's house got water in it and the outside looks sandblasted. You can't walk to the beach from their house because the streets are full of trees. The trees at the golf course are mostly blown down. Yes, we were lucky here, very lucky.
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