It was pretty ugly here for a while, and still is for many unfortunate souls here in Florida. I left for Bonneville the day before Charley was due to hit, and was due to return last Wednesday. When I found that power was still out in Winter Park, and not expected to be back before the weekend, I did what any gearhead would do - changed my return flight and stayed an extra two days
Sure enough, when I returned Saturday AM, there was no power, no A/C, no cold beer
...but a crew from Tennessee was by today, patched a broken line in my back yard, and now I'm chillin again.
We didn't have the devastation that hit coastal Florida, but it was bad enough, with hundreds of huge oak trees uprooted and many homes damaged. I was lucky in losing only an avocado tree and a few shingles off my roof, and my swimming pool is now a tadpole breeding pond.
Once I get all my Bonneville pictures sorted out, I'll post a special page here and the Nov/Dec 12 Port News will have lots more, with all the new records and behind-the-scenes drama -and believe me, there was plenty!
Thanks to everyone who has called and E-mailed with concern over us Florida Crackers. And God Bless the power crews who have been working around the clock to get power back to us down here.