God bless and hope everyone is safe. I am here in Ft Meyers area and rain is starting here from the outer bands. Looks like she is going to become a nasty bitch.
Hurricane Helene
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Yes, like once or twice a month now over in Estero for a couple nights each trip. We bought a Chevy store so growing the business and dealing with the growing pains. Sitting in the hotel tonight watching the rain finally show up for a bit. The wind has been blowing pretty good all day. Diving back to Ft Lauderdale tomorrow and then heading to Pensacola on Monday for the week. Hoping the ATL mess is cleared up by then as I have to fly there to get to Pensacola. - Grant
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Godspeed all in Helene's path.
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It’s funny as fuck….you just have to be a good leanerI missed my calling. I definitely want to be one of the guys reporting on TV fighting the wind.
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We will be down for the winter/spring in Nov. Let me know when you are there and we can have lunch - and discuss C8 allocations for at your new dealership!
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Look like the downtown surge was 6.44' at 0030. Ian was 7.24', so we might have had water on the pool deck and elevator wells/first floor/parking garage floor. we got about 8" in those areas with Ian, so it will be close
Oh the drama too.
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So just heard from a neighbor at our condo - Norths Star Yacht Club. Pool deck/first floor garage/elevator wells all stayed dry. So it looks like we dodged it.
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Clearwater Beach flooded, several feet over the island. Just got off the phone with someone who rode this out on the island in the second floor of a building. First floor had water coming in the windows.
Description was "massive destruction" from water.
Description was "massive destruction" from water.
Just saw a news push showing boats up against homes along Treasure Island. All smaller center consoles and a couple of pontoon boats
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not good in Sarasota. I got the full 4-7 surge. Never happened here in the last 50 years at this property.
Infrastructure is a goner. 1-2 months would be my guess. All Transformers and distro panels under water. Lost a boat lift (collapsed). Lost a Mercedes, and probably the 5th wheel. Can't get there yet. Punta Gorda looks like 4 ft plus.
Bad day to quit drinkin....
Infrastructure is a goner. 1-2 months would be my guess. All Transformers and distro panels under water. Lost a boat lift (collapsed). Lost a Mercedes, and probably the 5th wheel. Can't get there yet. Punta Gorda looks like 4 ft plus.
Bad day to quit drinkin....
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I am never happy when a boat is damaged by weather, even a pontoon.That will make @highslice happy!
I was watching Fox Weather and they showed all the boats on Treasure Island. The ones they showed all looked less than 30' and the anchor says: "There are some extremely large boats that have washed ashore...".
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Treasure Island in Panama City Beach?I am never happy when a boat is damaged by weather, even a pontoon.
I was watching Fox Weather and they showed all the boats on Treasure Island. The ones they showed all looked less than 30' and the anchor says: "There are some extremely large boats that have washed ashore...".
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Probably Treasure Island in Pinellas County - a few miles south of Clearwater but on the same barrier island.
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Ahhh. I'm not familiar with it.
Seems like the real damage started just north of Ft. Myers, although Ft Myers Beach took anther wipeout. I'm sure Sanibel and Captiva suffered terribly. Punta Gorda had quite a bit of damage and Scarysota took a heavy hit.
Seems like the real damage started just north of Ft. Myers, although Ft Myers Beach took anther wipeout. I'm sure Sanibel and Captiva suffered terribly. Punta Gorda had quite a bit of damage and Scarysota took a heavy hit.
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Our surge in Ft. Myers was only 9" less than Ian - that made the difference on canal/river homes.
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This might be the video High Slice was referring to:
It’s the Treasure Island Causeway north of St. Pete Beach…..and generally speaking, lots of small boats off lifts and liveaboards aground…..we even had a couple of jet skis and a deck boat drift into our condo community.
SPB has taken a big hit along Gulf Blvd….lots of small local bars
and businesses flooded out…Woodys and the Toasted Monkey to name a couple…lots of streets still closed…hopefully, they can rebuild and return to “normal”.
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It’s the Treasure Island Causeway north of St. Pete Beach…..and generally speaking, lots of small boats off lifts and liveaboards aground…..we even had a couple of jet skis and a deck boat drift into our condo community.
SPB has taken a big hit along Gulf Blvd….lots of small local bars
and businesses flooded out…Woodys and the Toasted Monkey to name a couple…lots of streets still closed…hopefully, they can rebuild and return to “normal”.
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We had much stronger winds than predicted here in Beaufort, SC. Probably twice the wind speed than predicted. Had up to 80mph. Lots of down trees on power lines still. No power at my house or marina so we’ve been living on the 400DB with generator running nonstop. Downed tree on lines affecting our house is pretty close to us, but no crews have come near it yet. Lots of boat issues at both our Marinas. Two sunk at our marina and probably a dozen at downtown marina attached to dock with only one line as the others broke (picture is a. Example). I went to check on my buddies boat right after the storm and I ended up helping several boat owners reel their boats back onto the dock and tie new lines.
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EXTREMELY LUCKY here! Never lost power. Water covered pretty much all of the local streets. Was able to move cars to neighbors higher driveway as a precaution earlier that day. Had about 6" to 8" left before water would have started coming in to the house. At that time around midnight, tide was showing signs of receding. Two cocktails later and a quick check to see water had gone down more, we all crashed an slept well that night!
Nightmare everted!
Best to all who were effected.
Regards,
D
Nightmare everted!
Best to all who were effected.
Regards,
D
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