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AmBlue

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6. Glad you made it
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 06:42 AM
Oct 2024

Camping in your own home is no fun. I did hear Costco in Clearwater had gas yesterday btw. We stayed for Helene, but left the state for Milton. Like you, we lost power and some fencing during both, but had no storm surge. We were very lucky. One block away from us, after Helene, people were putting all their furniture on the curb because of flooding. They shut down our sewage plant (no flushing, showering, or using drains at all), and a water main broke in St Petersburg, so we had no running water at all either. Though power and water's back on now, we're still on a boil water order. Hope your power is back and gas is available soon.

Despite everything, and all the stress, I feel so fortunate, when so many have lost so much.

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guess who? [View all] HAB911 Oct 2024 OP
So glad to hear you made it through, despite all the problems. niyad Oct 2024 #1
Wow, HAB! Welcome back! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #2
Glad you survived the hurricane. gademocrat7 Oct 2024 #3
Hope everything is back to normal soon. The sound livetohike Oct 2024 #4
What an ordeal! Callalily Oct 2024 #5
Glad you made it AmBlue Oct 2024 #6
Glad you made it through the storm!! 2naSalit Oct 2024 #7
Quite the experience you and your wife and hundreds of others are living through. Fla Dem Oct 2024 #8
So glad to hear from you. What a time you've had! Scrivener7 Oct 2024 #9
Welcome back! Mousetoescamper Oct 2024 #10
I am so relieved to hear from you, my dear HAB911! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2024 #11
Glad tp hear you are okay hermetic Oct 2024 #12
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