On 9/12/2017 10:48 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 11 Sep 2017 14:51:37 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

We're back home today after hiding out on the east coast for the
storm. Things are mostly OK meaning no really serious damage, but
quite a few little things. Still no power but I'm running the house
from the generator on the boat which gives us lights and air
conditioning as long as that holds out.

Pool cage frame is OK but screen panels are totaled. Found a couple
of roof shingles on the ground but not yet sure where they came from -
no obvious leaks yet.

We made it over to the east coast and back in my truck on only one
tank of gas. I had a couple of jerrry jugs in back but didn't need
them. We only saw two filling stations open today while coming across
the state and both had huge lines. Power is mostly off on both coasts
with police directing traffic at busy intersections. Otherwise people
are treating intersections as 4 way stops which seems to be working
out OK for the most part.

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Follow up: We got power back about 6:00PM along with telephone
service and high speed internet. I was expecting to be without power
for as long as a week based on our experience with Charlie in 2004.


Based on what I've seen reported, the power companies, state, federal
and local governments did a super job in preparation for this hurricane
even before it's final path was known. Trucks and linesmen from almost
every other state plus some from Canada were sent in advance and staged
throughout Florida in order to restore power as quickly as possible
after Irma passed through. After Wilma in 2005 the Jupiter area was
without power for a week but it was tolerable because it was in November
and the need for constant air conditioning was not as critical.

My friend Rick who worked with me at the guitar shop is now working for
a local home heating oil company up here in Massachusetts. It's not a
big company ... family owned ... but yesterday they loaded diesel fuel
into three of their delivery trucks and are on their way to Florida to
deliver fuel for any hospitals or facilities still running on
generators. Good stuff.

BTW, not to get political but Trump, his administration and FEMA are
getting high scores for their response to this storm. I had to laugh a
little watching Rachel Maddow (briefly) the other evening interviewing
the Governor of the US Virgin Islands. It was obvious that Rachel's
questions were a prelude to criticism by her of Trump but it backfired.
He described the storm damage but then gave Trump high praise and thanks
for his responsiveness to phone calls and for the immediate federal help
(mostly Navy) that Trump authorized. You could tell by the expression
on her face that this is not what Rachel wanted to hear. :-)