Looking at the hurricane aftermath.

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I have been looking at the many you-tube videos of the destruction in Florida . Just the other day, I was watching one from Grove City. The reporter girl was standing on the very street my dad once lived on, and if I identified the house correctly [with the heavy damage] she was standing right in front of his old house. ....... It gives a different perspective .

They reported from Manasota key as well [he @ one time owned a motel there] but they used a drone, and it didn't look too me like they flew over his old place.

Horrible damage for sure, best wishes and hopes for a quick recovery for those affected.
 

I moved to northeast PA after Hurricane Agnes (1972) devastated the area with flooding. Right after the flood, there were cameras everywhere, care packages, a Presidential visit, then nothing. All the work of rebuilding had to be done at night and on weekends, and it took not only hard work, but money. It was years before Agnes was erased from the area. It does seem Florida might be better prepared than N.E. PA was.
 

I have done the same thing, watching a series of YouTube videos.
We lived in several of those hard hit areas, so we are very familiar with them. It is heart breaking to see the destruction. These last storms were very unpredictable. The weather reports were constantly changing making it difficult for people to prepare adequately. Those areas are large and heavily populated because of their natural beauty.
Evacuations are costly, not everybody is able to handle it.
YouTube also showed a variety of videos that are very interesting concerning the future of Florida. Investigative reports on insurance, housing crisis, homeless population, condo crisis, and also studies on the role of local and national government. I have been quite taken by those reports.
My present area suffered some damage. Roof damage mainly. Our area is woody. We have a lot of big oak trees. We lost quite a lot of them and some roads were impassable because of it. I was amazed by the quick response from our utility companies to restore services as well as hauling the debris.
 
I was there on the barrier islands. Devastation for miles and miles along the Gulf but most houses
were intact. Films show only the worst examples, mostly homeowners, mobile owners and those living on first floors.
Like me in south St Petersburg *Zone A must evacuation. Residents living in higher floors of buildings
are not flooded but everyone loses power. And businseses close, gas stations and some pharmacies
and even a hospital near me closed. Those who live in Safe Zones suffer no damage.
It is extremely stressful, mentally.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
I moved to northeast PA after Hurricane Agnes (1972) devastated the area with flooding. Right after the flood, there were cameras everywhere, care packages, a Presidential visit, then nothing. All the work of rebuilding had to be done at night and on weekends, and it took not only hard work, but money. It was years before Agnes was erased from the area. It does seem Florida might be better prepared than N.E. PA was.
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That's the problem ........ after the headline fades ...... so too does much of the concern and support.
 

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