Hurricane Irma Aftermath
Well, what can you say...after a week of 24/7 news coverage, endless doomsday pontifications, mass evacuations, and great hysteria...the storm is gone. Lots of regional flooding, downed trees and pow...
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As I alluded to before, Florida neither "dodged a bullet" or "didn't dodge a bullet". Guess what...we fine folks in FL got exactly what we would have gotten anyway. The bullet went where it wanted to, and we either took the bullet or the shrapnel or the sonic burst or just missed it. One way or another, EVERYONE in FL (and arguably much of the SE) is feeling the effects of the Hurricane. If you live in FL, you might not have lost your house or taken any damage, but your street might be flooded and previously convenient everyday necessities have suddenly become scarce or simply absent.
Some folks in our community were so thankful that they received no damage, but then they watched the river rise 15 feet in 36 hours...and still rising. Yeah, they dodged the bullet of the storm, but they aint gonna get away from the flood bullet.
Our utility crews are working in Texas right now due to Harvey. Well, the lines closest to my house were repaired by a group of linemen from Texas. We have some local utility workers that had to leave our area and travel to central FL to assist those crews. And while we greatly appreciate the work those folks are doing, keep in mind, they're in it for the money. Almost all those employees will make HUGE money tending to storm damage.
Some folks in our community were so thankful that they received no damage, but then they watched the river rise 15 feet in 36 hours...and still rising. Yeah, they dodged the bullet of the storm, but they aint gonna get away from the flood bullet.
Our utility crews are working in Texas right now due to Harvey. Well, the lines closest to my house were repaired by a group of linemen from Texas. We have some local utility workers that had to leave our area and travel to central FL to assist those crews. And while we greatly appreciate the work those folks are doing, keep in mind, they're in it for the money. Almost all those employees will make HUGE money tending to storm damage.
