[Joe Brower]

Well, we lucked out big-time. The eye was coming right at us here in Venice, and then, at the last minute, the storm made a 15-degree turn to the northeast, and the eye skimmed by us about thirty miles to the east. You've probably seen the news of what happened to the two main communities around Charlotte Harbor where the storm entered, Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda, got wasted. Arcadia, about fifty miles from there, also got wiped. But all I had to do this morning was get the storm shutters off the windows and clean up about 4 trash cans of stuff that blew down off the trees, and that was it.

I’ve included a pic for the shooters’ group that I thought might enjoy. This was taken after Charley passed in Pt. Charlotte. Funny how the liberal newspapers immediately shut up about us “gun toting whackos” when reality bitch-slaps them across the face like this storm did. Note also the lettering on the wall in the background.

[Battle Hymn of the Republic]

Thanks for posting the photo.

Prayers to all in FL.

[Dont Mention the War]

Do I see Conspiracy Guy in the background there somewhere? ;)

[OXENinFLA]

Nice Pic.........


PING back to #368.

[NautiNurse]

A couple of good pics:

Erica Austin removes her pet bird from her
home in Punta Gorda, where her father has
painted a stern warning against looters.

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush tries to comfort a
distraught woman whose Punta Gorda home
was severely damaged.

[OXENinFLA]