Hurricane Francis Pics

I can't even imagine seeing a tree uprooted like that! How scary!
Glad all of our Floirda PTers seemed to make it through with minimal damage.

Yes,
Thanks guys....Thank God it was all Yard work....Sorry Libby.....About That Trade....Don't think John would be into it!!! ;)

Tonya,You are Right....All Power should be underground.....That damage was fixed with a flick of a switch.....Not Our big Poles...
There were Hundreds os poles down....in just a 3 mile radius of where I live.....

Yes,That was The Best Cup Of Coffee the Morning after the Hurricane......What better use of a Generator????

Amy,Diana....So Glad that We Didn't have to worry about Carl being down here....I think Melbourne did Not get the eye,Which means they Got ALL Barrier winds & storm....so they had No Relief..
Again,Thanks Guys.....

:eek: :eek: Wow! I'm glad your home didn't seem to sustain any damage. I had to laugh at the coffee pot picture. You do have your priorities right, don't you? LOL! I'm glad you won't have to deal with Ivan. Enough is enough! FoxGal your yard looks like you will be busy for quite some time! Did you have any damage to your home?

I glad to hear you both came through the storm with okay!!

These pictures are actually from Charley.

Tree uprooted on a truck, across the road from Justin's parents house.
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This is my parents fence.
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This is my parents pool.
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I'm just glad ya'll are okay.

You just Really have to be thankful that No body is hurt.....

Kblaix....
That is what the rest of my neighborhood looks like......I hope that FEMA is helping your parents....and their insurance co.
I could not believe that our screen enclosure survived with no damage....a Miracle....

Randi,
We went to a house that John just built....we didn't have Hurricane Shutters...only some wood...and that house did...
The Furkids....Hurricane??? Whats' a Hurricane,Mom???;)
Whens' Dinner???

We got basically the same damage, which is surprising since you guys got hit sooner than we did and it died down before.


There's a tennis cort near my school which is completely demolished. Trees and branches down everywhere. The reason these trees fell and uprooted were because the ground was so saturated and they had week root systems. One fell on my cousin's car.

We have a large oak tree that i'm terrified of being uprooted, but it's soo large and has a massive root system it'd really be something if it ever did.


My cousin, his wife, and his baby just moved down here and they've had to evacuate their home (my brother's) twice now, within the few months of living here. I guess this is their welcome too Florida.




(and please excuse any typos.. i'm so tired right now and I just woke up from a nap so i'm very out of it.. I had to correct myself a few times. :p )

Kayann,
I am glad that you & your family are alright....So sorry that your relatives did not have a better Welcome to Florida....It Really is such a wonderful place to live.....a couple of hurricanes won't ruin its' rep...Just remember,You have Plenty of Warning of a Hurricane...Can't say the same for Tornadoes or Earthquakes...or Floods.....
Gotta Try to look on the bright side...;)

Glad that you are safe & well

I am glad you are all OK!

Thanks for those pics. We don't have any idea what hurricanes are like here downunder .................:eek:

Captain,
What type of natural disasters do you guys get???
I never hear of anything in Australia....no floods,no earthquakes,no Tornadoes,no hurricanes,no typhoons....
Sounds like Australia is the Perfect Place!!!! ;)

We get bush fires .............. every year, and I really wish I could say they were a "natural" disaster - but sometimes, they are deliberately lit by morons!!!!! :mad:

Now Ivan hit the other coast HARD....Its' been a Tough Hurricane Year....

Captain,
Stupidity Does Run Rampid!!!!!

I still think Australia is the Perfect Place!!!!

Wow!!! :eek: That is scary. I'm so glad you all made it through ok!

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Originally posted by Tonya
Jeepers! I sure am glad that I don't live in Florida! Hurricanes scare me much more then our occasional earthquakes. From a phone tech perspective-I cannot believe that Florida has telephone poles! With the hurricanes, the power and phones should be all underground not aerial! What were they thinking?!

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Ditto on that. I'm surprised Florida doesn't have underground power and phone lines. With all those hurricanes, they should! Just like the foundations of homes in California are built with *springs*, so they move along with earthquakes, without breaking. They don't use much brick here in construction either. It prevents a LOT of damage. If there were no springs in the foundations of homes here, or if the homes were made of brick or some *strong* material that wouldn't budge, the earthquakes would most likely shatter the whole state.

We have underground power and phone lines where i'm at. Not every city does.