Frankenstorm for Halloween??!!

[LongBlade]

Agreed.

We can't ship fuel up there, but if you need something let us know and we'll do our best to help.

[MetalDog]

just east of downtown of off 41.  Florida aint really that flat.

Looks like Old Myakka and Bee Ridge are the highest points.  There's a lot of 7, 10, 13, 16 Feet spots on that list.  Either way, I was always more worried about a hurricanes ability to pummel us than any storm surge.

[Centurion40]

Nice to see that our crews are able to help out.  Usually, it's the other way around!

http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/163071-long-islanders-welcome-ns-power-crews-in-their-own-special-way

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

I like the story.

[Gusington]

We were just talking about Canuck help here at work. Thanks for that!

[LongBlade]

If memory serves correctly there may have been some Canadian crews after some of the hurricanes in the Gulf. Certainly we got crews from lands far, far away.

Hopefully the Gulf crews are returning the favor with Sandy.

[Centurion40]

We were just talking about Canuck help here at work. Thanks for that!

We're neighborly.  It's how we roll.

[TheCommandTent]

Just about 10 days later and we finally got power back this evening around 5pm EST.  I would like to complain about how long it took to get it back but there are still alot of people without power and lots who lost everything including their homes, so I won't.

[LongBlade]

Just about 10 days later and we finally got power back this evening around 5pm EST.  I would like to complain about how long it took to get it back but there are still alot of people without power and lots who lost everything including their homes, so I won't.

Agreed. 10 days with a storm that bad and not being prepared for it - I'd say you're about par for the course.

Glad your power is back. Hope you didn't lose too much in the freezer.

[TheCommandTent]

Just about 10 days later and we finally got power back this evening around 5pm EST.  I would like to complain about how long it took to get it back but there are still alot of people without power and lots who lost everything including their homes, so I won't.

Agreed. 10 days with a storm that bad and not being prepared for it - I'd say you're about par for the course.

Glad your power is back. Hope you didn't lose too much in the freezer.

Thanks, we lost about half of the stuff in the freezer and were able to eat the rest.  Thankfully since we knew this was coming we didn't have much in it to begin with.

[TheCommandTent]

Here are some pictures of the trees (7 in all) that came down during Sandy and just missed the house my wife and I are renting.




Our house is off camera to the left.  To the right you can see the landlady's garage with a branch sticking out of the roof. If you were to inside the garage you could see the other end of the branch sticking through the roof and dry wall a good three feet inside the garage ceiling.  That tree had to come down with some force to do that.  It also mangled part of the railing to the left of the garage.




Here you can see the extent of the down trees in the back yard.  Again my house is to the left of the picture.  You can see the entrance to the cellar.




Here you can see the back of the house we are renting.  The two windows on the left are in the bedroom with the left most window right next to where I sleep.  If you look closely in the middle of the picture you can see some of the j-channel hanging in front of the middle window as well as a puncture in the siding right above it.  That is where one of trees fell and bounce off the side of the house.




Another shot of the back of the house with the large clump of trees in the foreground.




Here is looking through the down trees to the back of the house.




During the cleanup you can see the number of trees.




This is what started in all.  At the base of the stumps you can see the huge root ball that came up with this stand of trees as it fell over in the wind, taking all the trees in front of it with it.



All it all we were very lucky that nothing landed on the house.  In the pictures you can see all the other trees surrounding the house that could have easily fallen and down serious damage while we were inside.  Compared to alot of people we got off easy and for that I am very thankful.

[LongBlade]

Those are some big trees. Glad you guys are alright.

[Shelldrake]

Sitting out a major storm in a house surrounded by trees is pretty scarey. Over the years we have taken down at least 6 trees in our backyard to minimize the risk. Glad to hear that you made out ok!

[TheCommandTent]

Thanks guys.   I didn't get any pictures but a house down the road a bit had three fall on their roof.  One of them even sheared off the top of their stone chimney on the way down.  Needless to say the roof needs to be replaced.


On another note, the storm that blew through here last night was not as bad as expect, at least in my area.  Down near the city and shore it was worse considering the people still without power and homes.  There is still some strong wind today so hopefully no trees weakened by Sandy will get pushed over.

[Gusington]

Welcome back. Let me know if I can help with cleanup.