NOYB wrote:

So which coast would you have stationed the trucks on? The East or West
coast of Florida?

Many of the trucks that were heading here needed to be diverted to the East
coast, and the middle of the state (Clewiston, etc). Of course, although we
were hit harder than the east coast, we prepared better for it.



You were better prepared for it? I guess we could have cut down every
tree, removed every pool enclosure, fence, mailbox, traffic sign,
billboard...

Dan

"Dan Krueger" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:

So which coast would you have stationed the trucks on? The East or West
coast of Florida?

Many of the trucks that were heading here needed to be diverted to the
East coast, and the middle of the state (Clewiston, etc). Of course,
although we were hit harder than the east coast, we prepared better for
it.



You were better prepared for it? I guess we could have cut down every
tree, removed every pool enclosure, fence, mailbox, traffic sign,
billboard...


We had heavy machinery clearing the roads the same day that Wilma hit.

And our long lines at the gas station were on Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday *before* Wilma hit...when people smartly prepared by fueling up in
advance.

We also stocked up on water and food, so we didn't have the ridiculously
long lines at the "free" handout stations just one day after the storm.

That's what I meant by "better prepared".

NOYB wrote:
"Dan Krueger" wrote in message
nk.net...

NOYB wrote:


So which coast would you have stationed the trucks on? The East or West
coast of Florida?

Many of the trucks that were heading here needed to be diverted to the
East coast, and the middle of the state (Clewiston, etc). Of course,
although we were hit harder than the east coast, we prepared better for
it.




You were better prepared for it? I guess we could have cut down every
tree, removed every pool enclosure, fence, mailbox, traffic sign,
billboard...



We had heavy machinery clearing the roads the same day that Wilma hit.

The damage here was far worse. The trees alone will take months to haul
away. By now you have seen that on the news.

And our long lines at the gas station were on Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday *before* Wilma hit...when people smartly prepared by fueling up in
advance.

I did the same but that fuel doesn't last long - I was back at work on
Tuesday. About 1/3rd of the stations are still not open now. The port
also didn't have power to fill the trucks that did have stations to ship
gas to.

We also stocked up on water and food, so we didn't have the ridiculously
long lines at the "free" handout stations just one day after the storm.

I'm with you here. People bitching about bottled water and ice the day
after the storm? People still bitching three days later when they had
potable water? Worse were the Mercedes, BMW's, Lexus's (Lexi??), etc.
in line for a bag of ice.

That's what I meant by "better prepared".

This was a 50 year event for Broward. The left coast learned the ropes
from Charley last year.

Dan