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Thanks for the concern. I'm OK. Better than OK really, given the circumstances. My apartment building on the beach in Long Beach survived, by the grace of God. Scroll to the center of this huge image and you'll find my building circled in red.

I was able to salvage everything except the mattress, box springs, and a bookcase that needed to be thrown out anyway. The apartment did have some minor water damage, as rainwater leaked through the places where the shingles were blown off. There was some mold, too, after 2 weeks of being couped up with no A/C. I'm still in the process of cleaning everything, so we'll see if the mold infiltrated my stuff or not. So far, most of it looks good.

A small piece of the ceiling fell down onto my TV and VCR and there were some water spots on the tops of both, but they fired right up on the first try!

I bugged out to Memphis initially with friends, before heading to my parents' houses in NC for a couple weeks after realizing it'd be a while before I could return. It is a mess down here, to say the least. Driving down a path cleared through a 15 ft. pile of rubble is not anything I ever want to do again.

520 posted on 09/16/2005 12:19:34 PM PDT by mwp99

Hooray! I am so thankful you are safe, and that you were able to salvage most of your property. Thank God!

Have been worried about several FReepers we haven't heard from since before the storm. I really appreciate you checking in. I see from the photo your roof took quite a beating. Great to see you online again - did your computer survive the storm, or did you evacuate it with you to safer ground?

If there is anything you need, please let us know. Welcome back!

521 posted on 09/16/2005 1:37:37 PM PDT by NautiNurse (The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)

524 posted on 09/16/2005 4:35:15 PM PDT by alnick

To: mwp99; NautiNurse

God Bless. I'm so happy to hear this.

Having dealt with mold all I can tell yu is BLEACH.

529 posted on 09/16/2005 5:07:51 PM PDT by Gabz ((Chincoteague, VA) USSG Warning: portable sewing machines cause broken ankles)

OMG! I can't get over the destruction!!!

God bless!

530 posted on 09/16/2005 5:13:59 PM PDT by trillabodilla (Jesus Saves)

To: mwp99; NautiNurse; gulfcoast6

Excellent news that you're back, mwp99.

Has anyone heard from FReeper Gulfcoast6? (Toby)

531 posted on 09/16/2005 5:21:55 PM PDT by blam

To: mwp99; gulfcoast6; WKB; NautiNurse

GOOD to hear from you, mwp99!

gulfcoast6 and WKB = http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1472358/posts?page=520#520

Thanks for all of your work, NautiNurse!

532 posted on 09/16/2005 5:30:08 PM PDT by onyx (North is a direction. South is a way of life.)

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