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Update: Survived Hurricane Ivan in Pensacola- Long

rdperry5 Sep 22, 2004 09:36 AM

We survived the storm! We just got power back in our neighborhood yesterday afternoon (6 days without power). Our generator is still broken and leaking. Thanks CheriS and Triad for your responses, however I didn't get to read them until yesterday. I was going nuts trying to find somewhere with internet access during the last few days.

My husband sent me and the kids to my sister's house a few miles more inland. Her house is twice the size as ours and made of brick. I was able to take the bd's with us. My husband stayed in our house with the rest of the critters. The bd's were restless after the storm passed. I was able to take them out into the sunshine a few times since then. The weather has been nice compared to this summer and to when we were without power after Hurricane Erin.

We did have some roof damage during the storm. Our carpets got wet. There are SO MANY trees down all over. My sister's house did very well. The house next door to her had 3 trees fall on it. Areas near water were devastated.

We are under a boil water notice, and a curfew. Things are getting pulled back together, thanks to area agencies, and SO MANY agencies from all over the country and even Canada.

We still don't have air conditioning, but I have the bd's lights on (YEAH!!!). They seem to be no worse for the wear.

Thanks to everyone who prayed for us.

(I have included a link to the Pensacola News Journal photo gallery for anyone interested in seeing pics of what the storm did.)
Hurricane Ivan photo gallery

Replies (2)

figuerres Sep 22, 2004 11:13 AM

Glad to hear you are ok.

I am in St. Pete so we had our share of messes, but have been lucky so far this year!

even in passing Ivan did some minor flooding around here due to storm surge and the way tampa bay is shaped.

and that was with Ivan somehting like 100 miles away in the gulf!

frances killed out power and blew water into parts of my apt ... very strange -- got into the wall and ran out a ciling duct of the A/C system ...
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CheriS Sep 22, 2004 09:32 PM

Glad you and your family are all okay. Also glad that you have good response teams on site to help you out.
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