Free Republic 1st Qtr 2026 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $5,082
6%  
Woo hoo!! And now only $588 to reach 7%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: hurricandennis

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Awash In Storm's Rubble - ``You just have to suck it up. Tonight, we'll be crying though.''

    07/12/2005 1:10:48 AM PDT · by Cincinatus' Wife · 14 replies · 550+ views
    Tampa Tribune ^ | July 12, 2005 | BAIRD HELGESON and MICHELE SAGER
    EASTPOINT - Hurricane Dennis proved a bedeviling storm that left some of the worst damage nearly 200 miles from where it came ashore. While much of the recovery effort focused near the Pensacola area where Dennis made landfall, L.C. Catnei sat on his damaged houseboat and waited for help. He returned from his daughter's home inland on Monday to find the boat resting on the side of U.S. 98, with a huge gash in its side. ``I don't have any more money so I'm just going to sit here and wait for help,'' said Catnei, 72, a retired commercial fisherman....