Posted on 09/17/2004 7:04:29 AM PDT by commish
Since we have had numerous FREEPERS in the area effected by Hurrican Ivan, I thought it would be good to start a thread for FREEPERS to check in.
Please place any damage reports, requests for assistance, etc here.
Other than that , put the wifes yard pretties back out, got the grill set back up, hoses out etc etc etc .... luckily my yard is ant free, no bites for me.
My grandkids in Pensacola rode out the storm and came through unscathed, Thank God.
The boy stayed at the downtown Winn-Dixie with many other employees. The wind was terrifying. They could hear part of the roof go, and then huge airconditioning units hurtling to the ground. All were safe, but there was major damage to their vehicles in the parking lot. Today, he and the others are working on cleanup to try to get the place up and running. No electricity is a big problem.
Daughter stayed at a co-worker's home which was more substantial than her trailer home. It was scary. They could hear trees coming down all around. No one was injured, though. However, granddaughter's vehicle had all windows blown out.
We are all very grateful for the prayers of those on FR. My grandkids will tell their grandkids how they survived Hurricane Ivan.
We're in New Orleans and we love the Gulf Shores/Pensacola area. It has been hard to look at the pictures of what happened there. We'd love to be able to do something to help.
Well, thank you very much!
We've been pleased to host our visitors, truly.
The local power co has done a splendid job keeping power on to Hotel Row.
Kudos to the cable company in keeping them connected for news reports on their areas.
It hasn't been easy, as we've had our own problems. This area is not set up to having inland hurricanes. :)
Keep us in mind in you are ever in need. Just remember to book early if you want a room. :)
There is grim news coming out of Fort Morgan.
Video of area is now available here:
http://www.wpmi.com/
Click on the streaming icon. You'll find a list of videos to the right. Aerial views available.
I hate being the one to post this.
Dauphin Island remains! YEA!
It's damaged. The reports of the homes on the West End of the Island remind me of after Hurricane Georges. The Parkway was damaged but is passable. The bridge is intact. Whew.
It could have been MUCH worse.
Oh, power is out, phones are out, cell phone use is almost non-existant. They got through to me by going to the Public Beach area.
I'm not sure about the Island airport. More on that later.
Living will be primative for some time, imo.
Amazingly enough, Ft. Walton Beach has telephone service. Nothing else, but the phones are working ;-)
You okay dude?
What is the "streaming icon"? I can't find what I should click on.
Just returned to Destin from evacuation to Tallahassee. Some damage at the beach, especially beach erosion, but minimal damage to buildings.
We had no property damage; some branches broken, trees OK.
We have power, water, telephone, electricity, cable and computer.
Some gas stations are open and people are on line, but line looked to be about 20 cars or less.
Called the water company and was told to boil water for drinking and cooking, just to be on the safe side, although they were unaware of any problems. It's OK to take showers and do laundry.
Haven't read the thread yet -- will do so now.
Yes I was born and raised there.
We're all fine in the Southack household.
Also, President Bush will be here in Alabama (and Florida) touring the damage and offering additional federal aid on Sunday. Some of you may want to extend church invitations to the White House and visiting group, hint, hint...
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I think everything is ok down there for the most part...no lives lost... i am sure their power is still out. I think Shell Belt Road got hammered a bit....Mobile county lucked out....BTW...some of the shrimpers stayed on their boats in the Bayou...not sure if that is bravery or maybe just a screw loose ;)
We sent money today to Hurricane family. Hope all is well with everyone. Any word from Dothan, Alabama?
Please see post #74.
Did not sustain any damage where I live. I live in Louisiana near Lafayette. However, I work offshore on an oil platform that took a direct hit (eyewall). We have no word yet on the status of the platform. The company is conducting thorough inspections before restaffing facilities. We had several floating drilling rigs that broke anchor moorings and went adrift. Three production platforms are reported missing so far. Oil companies are assessing further damage today. Does anyonme know of any other platforms damaged besides the ones for Noble Energy?
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