Hurricane CHarley, yes, it was a week ago, but... |
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Hurricane CHarley, yes, it was a week ago, but... |
 Aug 22 2004, 01:59 PM
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 Revolution to the Destruction  Group: Paragon Caste Posts: 2007 Joined: 14-March 03 From: The Black Spiral Member No.: 21  |
As to where I've been the past few days, I've been offline as a result of Hurricane Charley, which also hit us in central Florida. Initially it was going to hit Tampa, but it took a turn for the worst. We got off fairly easy (as did my girlfriend in Orlando), but that thing left so many homeless. All we lost was the power, and all 6 of our solar panels (to heat the pool), and the yard was littered with debris. Things are beginning to regain some semblance of normalcy over here, but the places hardest hit will be upside-down for quite some time. There are power and various other crews from 17 states down here working diligently to restore things to normal. We were only without power for about 4 days. In my cousin's town, the looting was so bad that there had to be national guardsmen armed with machine guns inside and outside every store. My internet connection is back, but it's hella slow. Better than nothing though.
edit: Didn't realize Elli beat me to it. -------------------- "Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid. Human beings are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant. Together they are powerful beyond imagination." -Albert Einstein |
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Aug 22 2004, 08:10 PM
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 Local 804 Group: Associates Posts: 737 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Brooklyn Member No.: 66 |
Good to have you back, DE
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Aug 23 2004, 11:34 AM
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 Antarctica Traffic Control Group: Dark Templar Posts: 1823 Joined: 10-December 02 Member No.: 1 |
Glad to have you back DE, I'm happy to hear that the hurricane only affected you and your family minimally.
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