Posted on 10/04/2022 7:46:01 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
In the sunshine state, we met the sofa survivor.
In the worst hit part of southwest Florida, David Dean told us how he saw out Hurricane Ian.
"I found myself around three or four in the afternoon, floating on a sofa with my head just above the ceiling fans, 18 inches below the ceiling. I was gasping for air."
As the water rose inside David's 1970s single-storey park home, he planned for the worst - and an exit route.
"From that point, it was going to be to try to get out the door and hold on to a palm tree or something. The water was very cold and I was shivering. It was pretty horrific," he said.
"For about two-and-a-half hours I was bobbing in that water. I couldn't touch the bottom and was just waiting for the storm to pass."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Whoa! That is one heck of a story!
No TV?
Genius Redneck.
If you’re gonna survive the apocalypse, you may as well do it comfort. I hope his beers weren’t too warm.
I didn’t know sofas could float.
Should be a statement not a question... “Redneck Genius”!!
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