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Posted: 8/14/2004 5:31:44 AM EDT

[#1]

Fingers crossed still for all those riding the fallout.

Damn looters.

Posted: 8/14/2004 5:33:03 AM EDT

[#2]

News showed the storm on the way up the coast,hope all is well for our Fl. members.

Let us know what might be needed.

Huge storms have a tendecy to bring up gold & silver from the treasure fleet.

Posted: 8/14/2004 5:34:14 AM EDT

[#3]

Tallahasse came through with little to no damage.

Posted: 8/14/2004 5:37:55 AM EDT

[#4]

Moved to pg3 & still updating via edit.

<12:00 edit> Thanks for posting to let us know you're okay y'all. Request more of your posts confirming you're safe. Please also post if you know of some corrections that need to be made to the "Waiting for an update" list so I can edit.

Waiting for an update:
Aim4MyHead (thanks M1-Matt )
DougR
Hawkeye
LDHunter
Lockedon (thanks 3-7INFANTRY)
QP031
SPIErig
Ungwaha
USCG_Always_Ready

Posted: 8/14/2004 5:47:45 AM EDT

[#5]

redfisher.......clearwater fla
High and dry

Posted: 8/14/2004 6:05:48 AM EDT

[#6]

Moose in Jacksonville Beach, doing fine...

Posted: 8/14/2004 6:58:36 AM EDT

[#7]

My friend Chris came through ok. Minor damage considering where he was at in relation the the storm.

Still trying to get ahlod of Lockedon.
His phone has been busy so that is a good sign.

I am realy glad the rest of you guys came through ok.

Posted: 8/14/2004 7:09:05 AM EDT

[#8]

As the morning goes on the list of "confirmed safe" is thankfully getting longer. However, it's beginning to take up a lot of space and when you post your message, that accomplishes the same thing. Therefore I think that maintaining only the list covering the folks that were likely to have been in the path is okay. Any objections? I'll give it another 10 or 15 minutes and re-edit that way unless y'all have a better idea or see something wrong with mine.

<oops> Didn't mean to step on your post 3-7INFANTRY. Glad to hear about Chris too. Is that his handle?

Posted: 8/14/2004 8:02:59 AM EDT

[#9]

Older_Crow in Bradenton (south side Tampa Bay) checking in. Still dodging Mother Nature's 'bullets'.

We've had more rain this AM than we did all of yesterday.

Posted: 8/14/2004 8:12:11 AM EDT

[#10]

My mother in law lives in the Deltona,Fl. area. But she has been out of town for more than a week. And as a result did nothing to prepare her house for the storm.

She called my wife this morning and was kinda freaking when she heard the storm basically went right through that area.

Do any of y'all live close to that area? If so. How did it fair?

Posted: 8/14/2004 8:15:02 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Older_Crow in Bradenton (south side Tampa Bay) checking in. Still dodging Mother Nature's 'bullets'.

We've had more rain this AM than we did all of yesterday.

The definition of irony would be to survive a mandatory evac and have my home destroyed by a level 4 thunderstorm today. We got way worse weather coming in right now than we had last night.

Posted: 8/14/2004 8:48:15 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Older_Crow in Bradenton (south side Tampa Bay) checking in. Still dodging Mother Nature's 'bullets'.

We've had more rain this AM than we did all of yesterday.

Glad you're okay. I just moved from B'ton 4 months ago and still have many friends their. How did Manatee fair?

Posted: 8/14/2004 9:09:19 AM EDT

[#13]

Ah, electricity!

My neighborhood is alive with the sound of at least 10 chainsaws.

I’d say Merritt Island got of pretty easy compared to what I can now see on tv.

Mike

Posted: 8/14/2004 9:24:58 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:How did Manatee fair?

Yesterday we had one feeder come through about 4 AM with a little rain and wind. Other than that it was a very peaceful day. I have not heard of any damage locally. What little rain we did get, especially out east, will exacerbate the flood watches we've had this month.

The anticipation was stressful until Charley made that first eastward move. After that it was prayer time for the folk down south. With all the early attention focused on Tampa Bay I'm sure that many people down south and in the interior were caught off guard.

Posted: 8/14/2004 10:24:39 AM EDT

[#15]

A BTT update - The list is getting shorter and thanks again for posting to let us know you're okay. I'm receiving some IMs too now. Please also post info if anyone knows of some corrections that need to be made to the "Waiting for an update" list. The original list was created by reviewing recent hurricane threads with locations so there could have been a misinterpretation on my part and I appreciate the help.

Waiting for an update:
Aim4MyHead (thanks M1-Matt )
DougR
LDHunter
QP031
SPIErig
Ungwaha
USCG_Always_Ready

Posted: 8/14/2004 11:39:03 AM EDT

[#16]

WOW! We are getting pounded with rain today. As you know Charley was predicted to hit us head on, well it didn't. It barely rained at all yesterday, but today its pretty intense. A Tornado just touched down less than a mile from my house!

Funnel clouds and tornados are everywhere, as reported on the news.

Be carefull out there, its not over yet!

Posted: 8/14/2004 12:59:21 PM EDT

[#17]

Jacksonville, which includes such fine folks as NewARGuy, Hawkeye, Fl A1A, and myself, has emerged unscathed.

Posted: 8/14/2004 1:57:22 PM EDT

[#18]

Originally Posted ByC:
Jacksonville, which includes such fine folks as NewARGuy, Hawkeye, Fl A1A, and myself, has emerged unscathed.

Thanks for the good news JohnnyEgo.

Posted: 8/14/2004 4:31:36 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
A BTT update - The list is getting shorter and thanks again for posting to let us know you're okay. I'm receiving some IMs too now. Please also post info if anyone knows of some corrections that need to be made to the "Waiting for an update" list. The original list was created by reviewing recent hurricane threads with locations so there could have been a misinterpretation on my part and I appreciate the help.

Waiting for an update:
Aim4MyHead (thanks M1-Matt )
DougR
LDHunter
QP031
SPIErig
Ungwaha
USCG_Always_Ready

madmedic checking in from Port Saint Lucie...we are directly East of the big lake, and all we got is some heavy rain.

My department is sending two teams with two rescue trucks (and I dont know what other apparatus) over to the West, to help out.

Posted: 8/14/2004 4:42:28 PM EDT

[#20]

My parents are in Fruitland Park. Zero Damage.

Now, off to call my brother in Morehead City, NC.

Posted: 8/14/2004 5:21:13 PM EDT

[#21]

Indian River County made it through Charlie. Had the transformer on the pole behind us short out 06:15 this morning, hell of a way to wake up. We have had far worse weather today than we had yesterday/last night.

Posted: 8/14/2004 6:45:39 PM EDT

[#22]

Got a lot of rain here in NW Jax. Got a little windy from about 1:00-2:00 AM, but that was it. Moved out pretty rapidly after that.

Posted: 8/14/2004 6:59:55 PM EDT

[#23]

In my subdivision on the Indian River Lagoon, Merritt Island, there are 25 homes.

Only four of us have power.

We hardly got hit at all. A few 50 mph gusts and almost no rain.

I suspect that there are parts of interior central Florida we’re not hearing from, and that they have it a lot worse than us.

I have two gensets out back in my hobby shack/workshop. A 10 Kw diesel Kohler on skids and a 6 Kw gas Honda.

Since I have electrons flowing thru the grid I’ve offered them to any of my neighbors. No one took me up.

I still feel guilty though when I see all the dark houses around me.

Mike

Posted: 8/14/2004 7:12:53 PM EDT

[#24]

I talked to some relatives in Orlando and they say most of the city has lost power and the electric company is saying it might take 4-5 days.

Posted: 8/15/2004 1:54:01 AM EDT

[#25]

Yep. Professional duty, power problems, and personal priorities will delay check-in for sure.

Oh, & glad you didn't need to "man the life-rafts" Hawkeye. Your front yard was bad before it even began down here.

Richard Gazda emerges from flood water after trying to clean out the drains near his home in Naples after Hurricane Charley moved through the area. Image © 2004, Associated Press.

Canine specialist Bill Kidd of Miami Dade Fire Rescue sends his dog, Tenshi, through a hole in a mobile home to search for victims of Hurricane Charlie in Punta Gorda on Saturday. (Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY)

The roof of a garage is blown off onto Charlotte County Sheriff's cruisers from winds of Hurricane Charley in the parking lot of the Charlotte County Airport. Image © 2004, The Associated Press

Posted: 8/15/2004 5:28:17 AM EDT

[#26]

<edited>

SPIErig?

Posted: 8/20/2004 4:19:41 PM EDT

[#27]

WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO I gots a/c again!!!!!!!!!!!

I came out of this with 2-4" diameter branches in the back yard and no power for 6 days!
And now the kicker I flew out Tuesday to MI for a funeral and got back last night to a nice cool house. My cuz rents a room from me and called me while I was in the air and yelled "WE HAVE POWER!"

Ung................out

Posted: 8/20/2004 9:36:31 PM EDT

[#28]

Condolences Ungwaha but welcome back. DougR, LDHunter, and QP031 have also been able to reconnect. Just waiting on SPIErig now. I'm sure others are still unable to log in and many I didn't know about have already posted their experiences. I'm trying to figure out a better way for us all to get to know who our ar15.com neighborhoods include. Take a look in our hometown forum for the new tacked thread and a voluntary county-by-county listing poll. I think folks can use the list as they see fit and may choose to try and connect with each other in some way if/when we have a repeat.

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