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Truly lucky
When we woke up at 5am Saturday and saw the latest predicted forecast it was headed right over our house. Although we didn't have to evacuate as we are in zone D (they evacuated zone A, B and C), we're only 1.8 miles from the water in Tampa Bay. Finally getting apprehensive, we headed to Lowe's (the first Lowe's we went to was sold out) to get plywood for our sliding glass doors and a few windows. As far as we could see, we were the only people in a few block vicinity to do any boarding/taping of windows, and were feeling a little silly about it. In the end however, we barely got any rain at all. The thing is, if it had hit as a strong Category 4 (originally it was to be barely a Cat. 3), none of us would have our roofs intact. Lesson learned? Although I don't know what anyone could have done at that point.
I feel for those people who ended up in the path of the hurricane. After talking to several neighbors with relatives and friends in the Punta Gorda area, I guess the damage is quite severe. Much more than the mobile home devastation the news was showing. Perhaps the news crews weren't being let in (or couldn't get in) to show the houses that were leveled.
ReNae - one would have never suspected the hurricane would hold together all the way through to Orlando. Incredible. Sorry to hear about the damage to your house.
Cynthia - you must have a house built after Andrew to have a safe room? Or did you add it in later? Good for you!
The power of mother nature can be mind boggling.
Holly
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