Florida Gulf Coast

[Phoenix61]

First time on DU since Micheal blew through here. It's unbelievable. Looks like a bomb went off. They are saying power won't be fully restored for 2 months. One of two hospitals was heavily damaged. I've never seen so many downed power poles and trees. Verizon lost something so have to travel quite a ways to get cell phone service. I'm one of the very lucky ones. House came through with no damage but not sure what I'm going to do next. A friend has offered me a house a couple hours away and I may take her up on it. Grab some stuff and my three cats and go.

[beachbum bob]

1. still fortunate that Michael didn;t landfall another 50 miles up the coast towards Destin, the

damage be 10x worse as well as loss of life

[redwitch]

2. Glad that you, kitties and house came through unscathed.

What an awful mess though! I don’t know how we as a nation are going to handle constant back to back disasters.

[mopinko]

3. my first thought on seeing the pics was

where the fuck are they even gonna put all that rubble?
i hope they are picking the steel, brick, etc. otherwise, they will need several new landfills.

[irisblue]

4. Thanks for the check in.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. I'm curious how FEMA handles the aftermath.

They usually help people who cannot stay in the area because of the damage.

[Phoenix61]

6. I don't know but I guess I'm going to find out

I know they have a service center set up but gas has been difficult to find so haven't ventured out to find it. I'm lucky to have friends with a generator, Dish, and a pool.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. I hope you get back on track as easily as possible.

and fair winds from here on out.

[Totally Tunsie]

8. Good to hear you made it through, Phoenix61.

Seems it'll be a long time before any normalcy returns. I wish you, your family, friends and neighbors well, and hope you receive all the assistance necessary. Good luck to you all.