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Re: Stories
      Tue Aug 17 2004 12:35 AM

Here's an update to my story in the on-going Charley saga.

3 days after the hurricane and finding a gas station with gasoline to sell is near impossible. Last night I drove around for almost an hour before giving up. By now, one of my two vehicles was out of gas, which necessitated car-pooling in my household. After work today (first day back since the storm), I finally found the service station right in front of my neighborhood had received a gas delivery. I ran home, grabbed the car needing gas and got into a looooooooong gas line. I noticed there was a police officer guarding the pumps. After an hour in line, I finally got to the pumps to find they were nearly sold out...with only one remaining pump running. I talked to the cop, who told me that fights had broken out over getting gas. This is a really sad commentary on the state of affairs. Instead of pulling together, people are bickering over gas. The Orlando Sentinel newspaper today is filled with such stories.
After getting the car filled with gas, I went home.....only to find my house with no power. Those who read my earlier posts might remember that I was one of only 10 houses in my entire 1400 home neighborhood that did not lose electricity....and now I lose it 3 days after the storm! I called the power company and was informed that a substation somewhere in town was severly damaged and some sort of chain reaction backlashed through the system, knocking the entire grid out. They have no idea when power will be restored.
School has now been cancelled until at least Aug 24.....a week from Tuesday! That has many families in a quandry. One of the managers at my place of employment had to bring her two children to work with her today because her home has no water or electricity and she didn't want them home unsupervised.
The restaurants that are able to open have been swamped with business...mostly from people without resources to cook for themselves. (I have never before seen a line at Mc Donalds stretch around the block!!!) Now, a number of those restaurants are being forced to shut their doors because they are running out of food!
It seems like the hardships from this storm have no end. Hopefully, we have learned a few things from Charley...and take a few extra precautions to be better prepared....the next time.

--Lou

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* Earl Falls Apart, Danielle Cat 2 Fish Spinner MikeCAdministrator Tue Aug 17 2004 12:35 AM
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. * * First Cane. LadyStorm   Wed Aug 18 2004 10:06 AM
. * * Re: First Cane. GuppieGrouper   Wed Aug 18 2004 11:57 AM
. * * Re: First Cane. MikeCAdministrator   Wed Aug 18 2004 02:07 PM
. * * Re: First Cane. Allison   Wed Aug 18 2004 03:55 PM
. * * Re: WAVES LONNY307   Wed Aug 18 2004 07:30 PM
. * * Re: WAVES Steve hirschb.   Wed Aug 18 2004 08:26 PM
. * * Re: WAVES LONNY307   Wed Aug 18 2004 09:44 PM
. * * Re: WAVES LI Phil   Wed Aug 18 2004 07:55 PM
. * * Re: WAVES Keith234   Wed Aug 18 2004 09:57 PM
. * * Re: WAVES met   Wed Aug 18 2004 10:11 PM
. * * i'm hearin' ya. HanKFranK   Wed Aug 18 2004 10:44 PM
. * * Re: i'm hearin' ya. Anonymous   Thu Aug 19 2004 12:14 AM
. * * Re: i'm hearin' ya. BillD   Thu Aug 19 2004 01:53 AM
. * * Re: RELIEF!!! danielwAdministrator   Thu Aug 19 2004 01:10 AM
. * * Re: RELIEF!!! rmbjoe1954   Thu Aug 19 2004 10:21 AM
. * * Re: RELIEF!!! Steve hirschb.   Thu Aug 19 2004 11:05 AM
. * * question on mjo LoisCane   Thu Aug 19 2004 11:46 AM
. * * Re: question on mjo Steve   Thu Aug 19 2004 01:50 PM
. * * Re: question on mjo Cycloneye   Thu Aug 19 2004 02:07 PM
. * * cyclone... please clarify bobbistorm   Thu Aug 19 2004 06:29 PM
. * * Re: cyclone... please clarify Cycloneye   Thu Aug 19 2004 07:27 PM
. * * Re:CHANGES LONNY307   Thu Aug 19 2004 08:13 PM
. * * out there a bit HanKFranK   Thu Aug 19 2004 10:25 PM
. * * Re: out there a bit RedingtonBeachGuy   Thu Aug 19 2004 11:16 PM
. * * Re: out there a bit Anonymous   Fri Aug 20 2004 08:23 PM
. * * question and.. beautiful new wave over Africa bobbistorm   Fri Aug 20 2004 08:53 PM
. * * next week HanKFranK   Fri Aug 20 2004 09:58 PM
. * * Re: next week rmbjoe1954   Fri Aug 20 2004 11:14 PM
. * * Re: next week GuppieGrouper   Sat Aug 21 2004 12:50 AM
. * * Re: next week HanKFranK   Sat Aug 21 2004 05:49 AM
. * * New Wave Off Africa rmbjoe1954   Sat Aug 21 2004 10:16 AM
. * * Re: next week Keith234   Sat Aug 21 2004 01:17 AM
. * * Re: next week LadyStorm   Sat Aug 21 2004 10:13 AM
. * * Re: next week Keith234   Sat Aug 21 2004 02:52 PM
. * * Someone start a counter LoisCane   Fri Aug 20 2004 02:48 AM
. * * NOAA Updated Hurricane Forecast LI Phil   Fri Aug 20 2004 04:25 PM
. * * Re: cyclone... please clarify Anonymous   Thu Aug 19 2004 06:54 PM
. * * Re: question on mjo Anonymous   Thu Aug 19 2004 03:39 PM
. * * Re: RELIEF!!! Anonymous   Thu Aug 19 2004 10:19 AM
. * * Re: RELIEF!!! k___g   Thu Aug 19 2004 01:54 AM
. * * Re: RELIEF!!! 1234   Thu Aug 19 2004 04:43 AM
. * * Re: RELIEF!!! Sissy   Thu Aug 19 2004 05:23 AM
. * * Re: WAVES GuppieGrouper   Wed Aug 18 2004 10:04 PM
. * * Re: WAVES Clark   Wed Aug 18 2004 10:36 PM
. * * Power back Maxx NFM   Tue Aug 17 2004 02:26 PM
. * * Re: Power back joepub1   Tue Aug 17 2004 05:07 PM
. * * Re: Power back Steve hirschb.   Tue Aug 17 2004 06:50 PM
. * * Re: Power back AlphaCane   Tue Aug 17 2004 08:29 PM
. * * Re: Power back Ronn   Tue Aug 17 2004 09:17 PM
. * * quieter still HanKFranK   Tue Aug 17 2004 10:06 PM
. * * Re: quieter still Cycloneye   Tue Aug 17 2004 10:26 PM
. * * Re: quieter still 1234   Wed Aug 18 2004 12:27 AM
. * * wave in the atlantic bobbistorm   Tue Aug 17 2004 11:16 PM
. * * Re: wave in the atlantic h2ocean   Wed Aug 18 2004 01:43 AM
. * * Re: wave in the atlantic LI Phil   Wed Aug 18 2004 01:50 AM
. * * Re: never know about being in Harms way. Old Sailor   Wed Aug 18 2004 02:26 AM
. * * Re: wave in the atlantic met   Wed Aug 18 2004 02:00 AM
. * * my forecast update Rabbit   Tue Aug 17 2004 06:59 PM
. * * Re: my forecast update Anonymous   Tue Aug 17 2004 07:59 PM
. * * Re: my forecast update LI Phil   Tue Aug 17 2004 09:03 PM
. * * Re: my forecast update Anonymous   Tue Aug 17 2004 07:23 PM
. * * Re: Earl Falls Apart, Danielle Cat 2 Fish Spinner LI Phil   Mon Aug 16 2004 11:15 PM
. * * Re: Charley aftermath, Earl and new wave Tropics Guy   Tue Aug 17 2004 12:35 AM
. * * Re: Stories RedingtonBeachGuy   Tue Aug 17 2004 12:06 AM
. * * personal/business HanKFranK   Tue Aug 17 2004 01:08 AM
. * * Re: Stories recmod   Tue Aug 17 2004 12:35 AM
. * * Re: Stories BillD   Tue Aug 17 2004 01:38 AM
. * * Video Jamiewx   Tue Aug 17 2004 02:34 AM
. * * Re: Video BillD   Tue Aug 17 2004 03:09 AM
. * * Re: Danielle and earl danielwAdministrator   Tue Aug 17 2004 07:05 AM
. * * Re: Danielle and earl GuppieGrouper   Tue Aug 17 2004 11:21 AM
. * * Earl's future LI Phil   Tue Aug 17 2004 02:22 PM
. * * Re: Earl's future rmbjoe1954   Tue Aug 17 2004 05:22 PM
. * * Re: Earl's future LI Phil   Tue Aug 17 2004 06:49 PM
. * * Re: Earl's future Rabbit   Tue Aug 17 2004 06:45 PM
. * * Re: Earl's future gary   Tue Aug 17 2004 05:04 PM
. * * Re: Video LI Phil   Tue Aug 17 2004 02:54 AM
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