You know, I just remembered that a friend of the family used to be a police chief down there. Let me call him tomorrow and see if he knows anyone that could possibly stop by her house and check on her and the condition of the house.
Don't give me any personal information or address just yet, but you did say she lives in Hialeah, right?
Even if you could fly in tomorrow, if the area down there is anything like it was after Charlie here, it may be difficult to navigate the roads for a few days.
We have a taxi driver who has been faithful in checking on my aunt over the last couple years. He will be going by tomorrow, too, as he did this evening.
What I need most is a licensed, honest roofer to go by and see what the situation is so we can contract with him to put up the tarp or whatever is necessary for temporary protection before the permanent solution is formulated with the insurance company.
Your police chief may know someone who can help get a roofer there, so I would appreciate it if you would contact him.
If his phones are out, too, it may be a real challenge to get in touch with him.
As posted above, almost a million homes in Dade County (excuse me Miami-Dade County) are without power. It's a real mess down there.
You know, I just realized I called Home Depot in Hialeah and there phones were working because they answered, so the phone situation may be just locally there.
I think I'll call the phone company and let them know that block is not functioning.
I'm on hold for AT&T now.
Nice fellow at AT&T is going to check with Bell South the local carrier and get back to me in 1/2 hour or so.
I also gave him the telephone number of her neighbor whose phone is also out.
Sure dropped the ball not thinking of doing this earlier.