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Re: Fyreball27 post# 49

Saturday, 09/16/2017 1:16:53 PM

Saturday, September 16, 2017 1:16:53 PM

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We were hit directly by Charley back in 2004. Ripped like 60% of the roof right off our house with tornados touching down on all sides of us, without electricity if I remember correctly for weeks maybe longer. It was rough because it devastated basically everything in it's path because of poor construction. Then Ivan and Francis still impacted pretty hard because we were already flooded and without power and they delayed emergency efforts. Even Katrina had an impact because most of the west coast was still being rebuilt and the wind gusts tore a lot of the tarps down causing even more water damage and forcing the electric companies to turn off power for a spell.

I remember FMB when Charlie hit. Leveled almost everything. I think because of the new construction codes, when Irma hit the damage was minimal. Our house is like a fortress, new construction, impact windows... every hurricane code up to par but we were still on the edge of our seats. And sure enough the last minute she shifted to hit the west coast and even with the house being up to code, the surge possibilities is what made us have to leave to Melbourne to stay with family, my ex brother in law.

We have to give the state of FL a ton of credit for being prepared. Even though it was hectic, it wasn't chaotic. All local businesses were prepared, local gas stations had plenty of gas coming in up until the storm was a few hours out, and even though congested, traffic was well directed with well organized evacuation efforts.

In the aftermath, clean up efforts have been astonishing compared to Charley but, I have to say I'm disappointed with the local grocery stores, mainly Publix and Walmart. All their locations throughout impacted areas were closed for several days after. When Charley hit I was a manager for Publix. We were called back to work as soon as the winds dropped far enough to allow trucks back on the roads with our jobs being threatened if we didn't show up. I remember trucks getting delayed because of the roads being blocked but, almost all of them made it and there was zero injuries.

But now I guess with millenniums running these places, there's too many soft hands and people working at these places that don't know how checks work or how to do cash with a calculator let alone operate the location off a generator or no power at all. I didn't see it in the news but many Walmart and Publix locations were broken into and looted bad, it's because there was nobody there after the storm running the places and w/o electricity, there were no alarms to trip. That just made getting supplies a little rougher, caused more panic buying, while forcing them to stay closed even longer. Even gas stations were very slow to get up and running again.

Our biggest problem now is electricity. The heat and dry air is kicking in and many shelters are full. Tons of people just walking around stores and businesses with power to stay cool. Even the local internet providers had their services back up in decent time. But we have schools canceling classes for weeks because of no electricity in so many houses. That means there's no way for the kids to access the internet to do homework. Very poor planning on the school boards behalf but I strongly believe that there's a ton of opportunity for electric companies to implement hurricane proof connections, especially in the day and age we live in. They would just shut it down during emergencies then turn it on as areas are inspected and cleared. A good new company to invest in if you see them start to advertise hurricane proof electric connection capabilities.

It does suck for anyone who is affected badly by these storms. In Bonita Springs and a few other places, the flooding was terrible. Lets just hope these cities can fix the drainage and storm surge issues during the rebuild process.

Your nephew's wife is a smart lady. I'm familiar with FMB and anyone who stayed had a good chance of getting injured or worse. But evacuating is touchy. Either you leave a week ahead of time or wait until the last minute when you know what side of FL the storm will hit.

On a different note, interesting your are in crises management. Bot from the other board is in fire fighting and I'm from a third generation law enforcement family and we were all on the B&D board. Just shows how stupid the management is running that company. I had over 20 retired cops interested in BDIC once they stabilized but now they're gone. I could only imagine how many people in professions like you guys and my family were waiting to invest in them. Really pisses me off they are a bunch of stooges running the thing.




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