Anyone k ow what’s going on in Ft. Myers?
We had to use them until last year when they finally ran new lines. AT&T had a monopoly and refused to upgrade the lines; they’d fail and they would just splice it. There are so many splices that it doesn’t take much. Praying all is well; keep us updated.
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Thanks. It’s just so remote up there. We were last there in 2017-18 when we toured clemson. Before that I was last there in 1988! And I think I’m the most recent member of my family who’s been there.
H’s dad grew up in Bakersville, NC so he’s used to remote. And even he and younger S were like like woah… there are a couple of small houses on the street, but I know the nearest one is now an Airbnb for hikers.
But my sister and I agreed that it also is very likely she wouldn’t think that anyone would be concerned about her. So likely all is fine.
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Ft. Myers is in pretty good shape.
Ft. Myers Beach had flooding and sand on the road. Some beachfront pools are sand-filled. Many businesses have reopened. Some businesses and homes will need some work.
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I snagged these pics from the Pinellas County FB page. This is Indian Rocks Beach and Treasure Island which are in between St Pete Beach and Clearwater Beach. You can see the water line on the car and restaurant wall.
The entire island was covered in 3+ feet of water. The new dunes are gone (apparently all piled on Gulf Blvd now) from surge damage. Anyone with anything ground floor level has damage from the surge. So, anything in a garage or living space ground floor level. Still no power in many areas. No sewage in south Pinellas County.
Until three months ago, this was the area we lived in. It is heart wrenching to see friends with ruined cars and homes. Furniture, appliances, A/C’s. Any electrical touched by salt water is ruined. Many electrical fires are occurring.
And now there are concerns that another system with a similar path is forming.
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I can’t imagine how you and your H must be saying “what if we were still there” - I’m sorry for your friends and neighbors still there.
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Some of our church members are stranded near Asheville - they’d been on a cycling trip of all things. SW Virginia was extremely hard hit as well. Downed trees, no power, no communication. It will be a long road to recovery for many.
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My daughter and son-in-law haven’t been able to reach his dad and stepmom. They moved to the Asheville area a few years ago.
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Wow - we sort of considered Asheville as a retirement destination, but never considered a need to worry about hurricanes when we were thinking about it.
It’s so sad to hear about all the flooding, loss of electricity, etc., and especially the loss of lives.
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I am heartsick for my beautiful home state, N.C.
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I feel like I’m experiencing some survivor’s guilt.
Most of our friends were either in places that were built up or at least on the 2nd floor of buildings. But, not all. And, even if living quarters are okay, there is still much to deal with. The area will undoubtedly be in a disrupted state for quite awhile.
New builds cannot have habitable space on the ground floor, but there are obviously many older structures that do. Lots of street level businesses, too.
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My aunt had a home in Port Charlotte. Put the house on the market and had damage from a past hurricane that took a long time to repair.
Just sold that home this summer. I’m sure she’s happy to not have to deal with more damage and stress.
@Hoggirl I’m sure you are sad for your friends but happy to not have to look at extensive repairs at this moment.
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I went to Walmart (Clemson region), and it was full of families fleeing the mountains from Brevard, Asheville, Hendersonville, etc. The gas stations were full of the same; stations that are open here are low on gas and don’t have non-ethanol for the generators. The people fleeing had no access to resources or power. Greenville is still 86% without power, so people are heading this way or onto Charlotte or Columbia. Greenville county is asking people not to drive because they’re still trying to clear roads and have limited resources, especially gas. Local helicopter groups are gathering supplies to take up to the mountain towns.
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@Tigerwife92 thanks for the update. Best I can tell with my aunt is that she has no power, cell or landline service. And the road between her and brevard is closed according to the NCDOT. I hope the cabin is ok and she has enough power and water because I’m sure it will be awhile.
As a strange aside, Apple Maps won’t even tell me how to get there now. It says directions are not available at this time.
@Hoggirl i am so sorry for all your former neighbors. I can’t imagine. How lucky you must feel and awful for everyone at the same time.
And now we have more tornado warning. After the last one, I am a bit more spooked. The last one was 7 miles long and 225 yards wide. Good thing we are rural since it only destroyed 20 homes. Horrible for those 20. It was probably only a couple of miles from SIL
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We just got our power back on after two days without in SWVA. There is severe flooding along the New River (second oldest in the world behind the Nile), which last I heard, crested at 31 feet, 16 feet above flood stage. We’re about 10 miles from the river and weren’t affected by the flooding.
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My daughter flew into Jacksonville on Thursday morning because her BF was in a wedding in St. Augustine on Friday (his brother). They had no problems at all and arrived home to denver on Saturday without delay.
Friends traveled down from Hilton Head on Friday (were supposed to go on Thurs) for the CU - UCF football game in Orlando on Saturday. She said once they were traveling on I-95 through GA there was no damage at all, that more storm damage at their house from wind and rain than they saw along the way. The game was to start at 3:30 but had a delay to 4:20 (which we all think was to welcome the Boulder folks) and the weather cleared up nicely. They were soggy from the pre=game events when it did rain hard for a few hours.
I have several friends who live along the Atlantic coast and all reported no damage.
Other daughter’s fiance drove from TN to GA to help his father put in a wheelchair ramp and was shocked, shocked I tell you to find trees down, power out, and flooding. It is almost like 30 year olds don’t have a hand held device to check the weather!
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lol on the 4:20 time start and the not checking the weather
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That photo of 6 flags was from several years ago (2009). NOT from the current storm!!!
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My Asheville son’s power came back on tonight and we even got a text, so cell service is back, too. That was much faster than expected. 
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