Report from Ground Zero - Charley destruction

[Paradox]

Glad to hear you are ok! As a veteran of Hurricane Andrew (ground Zero), you and your city mates have my deepest sympathies.

Stay cool friend! (You'll know what I mean, nights may be brutal).

[ecurbh]

Why was there an earthquake just an hour before a World Series in an area known for homosexuality

Umm... because that area sits on a fault line?

[Steve_Stifler]

http://www.nbc-2.com/#details will take you to webpage with links to aerial videos of the damage to the barrier islands.

[Guillermo]

Each state has different regulations.

Florida even has an Insurance Commissioner.

[HairOfTheDog]

Tabitha?

[Right-wing Librarian]

Prophectic foreshadow of things to come? I think we will get a lot of answers soon. This election will tell us a lot about where America stands. It truly is an election about good versus evil.


Amen!

[commish]

While most if not all of us agree with your pro-life position -- use some common sense, this post is about a devastated area and many of us have friends and family in the area-or are from the area. Our main focus is on the current state of affairs down there, and how people are coping.

Now is not the place or time for your political screed.

[Guenevere]

#14..Yes, I heard the same information.
She sounded credible.

Puntagorda, thank-you for clarifying what the news groups are trying to say, but it gets muddled.

You're there, so you should know.

[Charlotte Corday]

What really frustrated me when we lived in Dade (both pre and post Andrew) is that our decision to buy an house built in 1951 (built like a pillbox and rode out 120 mph winds without so much as a loose roof tile) wasn't worth squat in the insurance rates. Those who owned the truly dreadful sheetrock and plywood houses built 1970-85 paid the same as we did.

[topher]

Tabitha?

Supposedly, there is an abortion mill in New Orleans, Louisiana where everyone working there is a witch/warlock.

But that is a rumor and not fact (can't verify it).

You would have to be in a some sort of Witches Coven in that area to know for sure.

[sinkspur]

Please start your own thread. Your jumping from thread to thread with this stuff is against the rules of FR.

[Vinnie]

the forecasters blew this call big time...terrible

Watch for the chief forecaster of the Hurricane Center to 'retire'.

It happened to Simpson circa 1965 over a 'blown' forecast of a hurricane that was supposed to stay offshore Miami Beach and ended up coming right up Biscayne Blvd.

[topher]

This mill was not that far from the Peace River, so I don't think 30 miles is the distance.

The mill is less than a mile from the Caloosahatchee River in the Fort Myers area, so I am very wrong about it being near the Peace River.

I do not mean to attack Punta Gorda or Port Charlotte, but I am outraged about what this mill Fort Myers does.

And there will be many tragic stories that come out of this storm -- but no one hears the Silent Scream of the unborn.

[HairOfTheDog]

Fascinating

[Puntagorda]

The problem with the unknown casualty figures in Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte is that the majority of people who live here are retirees and snowbirds.

The snowbird homes are empty this time of year - so if the home is damaged, the rescuers will not know if someone is inside or not.

Same goes with lots of the mobile homes (these are called retirement villas). Many will be empty this time of year.

But the rescue squads have to go through them all to make sure.

So, there may be hundreds of homes that have not yet been searched . . . and no one knows for sure if anyone is home.

So that's why the death and injury toll is basically unknown.

My guess . . . it won't be near as high as some of the wild guesses given on the news.

PuntaGorda

[jpsb]

This storm did not go as planed, that is for sure, but the forecast was not off by much. It was clear that the storm was going to track up the coast, very close to land. This fact alone should have gotten everyone living along to coast packup and leave.

Fla, costal residents should thank G*d that the predicted 17' storm surge did not happen, thousands would have died had 18' of water rolled into Charlette bay and coatal plains that surround it.

[arthurus]

The typical homeowners' policy dates from when the home was purchased which for many was several years ago and codes have been upgraded close to annually. The only ones who will be decently covered will be the brand new acquisitions; and trailess? forget them.

[sinkspur]

Watch for the chief forecaster of the Hurricane Center to 'retire'.

What nonsense! Nobody could have forecasted this move. Anyone living on the West Coast of Florida should have evacuated.

It's not the weather forecasters' fault if people were caught in their homes.

[beezdotcom]

I'm almost 100% certain you are wrong on this, because a typical homeowners policy is for the replacementvalue of the house.

BWAHAHAHAHA! You've never had somebody you know well lose a house to a storm, have you? Not all policies are for replacement value - and the ones that are are only for replacement value of what you HAD, meaning that they're not going to pay for any fancy upgrades.

I'm still arguing with my insurance company after Isabel's damage last year to raise their settlement to cover the cost of the damage (which is still not repaired). It's like death by a thousand cuts; I've managed to push them up from 30% of what the repairs would really cost now to about 80% of the cost of the repairs. Yeesh!

[dawn53]

Yeah, good old typo. We are NOW responsible for the 2 percent deductible.

Maybe it was a Freudian typo...I just wish we were NOT responsible, LOL.