Posted on 10/25/2022 2:12:41 PM PDT by MtnClimber
FORT MYERS, Fla. - When Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida on Sept. 28, Robert Long rode out the Category 4 hurricane in a dinghy hooked up to his pickup truck.
He spent more than 2 hours inside the small boat being battered by ferocious winds and stinging rain as floodwaters rose.
Long said he watched the weather radar leading up to the storm, but that he was caught off-guard by how powerful Ian would be.
"I figured I was going to lose power, maybe get a small branch through the roof of my house," he said. "I had no intentions of moving until I saw the water coming up and knew that that was a real problem at that point."
When evaluating his options, he noted how a neighbor across the street was trapped in her home, with floodwaters rising nearly up to her roof.
"So, I knew being trapped indoors wasn't an option," Long said. "I took the least of the evils – I grabbed the boat, and I went to the highest part of the property that I knew there was a fixed object that I could anchor to."
That object was his pickup truck, which kept Long from drifting off, especially as he had no paddles in the dinghy.
Long said that he was also worried about shielding himself from wind-driven debris from a nearby trailer park that was flying around.
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He sounds a little dingy to me.
So they’ll be adding a dinghy on the beer can artwork too?
As I read the story, I wondered: Did he even try to help her?
Lol To heck with the truck what kind of dinghy was it?!?!?
New advertisement… I don’t always go fishing in a hurricane But when I do it’s in a (insert boat brand here)
>>As I read the story, I wondered: Did he even try to help her?<<
I am wondering the same thing? Did he help her or leave her there?
I’m surprised he wasn’t high on meth and naked...
that would be “high on crack and nekkid....” /s
Sometimes more entertaining than a “hold muh beer” moment.
Florida has many wonderful stories.
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