Good morning everyone from Tallahassee, FL! We're still here! We woke up this morning to no power and walked the dogs around the neighborhood. It's a mess out there. I took a few photos of the neighborhood as we walked around. You can see in our local newspaper the damage in the surrounding areas.
You can hear the sounds now of chainsaws and roosters (yes, in the middle of town), and people calling out to each other from across the street. "Are you okay?" They ask. Our neighbors are out walking the dogs, admiring the wreckage and gathering in groups to talk.
As you can see, our city has taken a hit. I read this morning that 70,000 people are without power and that it could be days before the lights come back on. My wife and I are fine. We have gas appliances that still run. The water is clean right now, but we have a filter that can clean up to 10000 gallons of water, and we have canned and dried food. We had hot coffee this morning fresh cooked eggs. My quail will continue to lay eggs if we run out.
A few of our main roads are blocked by debris and power lines!
Our city is resilient though, and our people are wonderful.
We're still here and we are already rebuilding!
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I hate seeing trees down! Take care everyone, and replant those trees. I've heard they actually slow down hurricanes because they interfere with circular motion of the hurricane winds. Maybe places vulnerable to hurricanes need to plant forests to shield the cities - the forest will take the brunt of it, and by the time it gets to the city it will be spent.
Maybe this post will earn you a little steem to help with the rebuild.
Fingers crossed.
Hope no-one was hurt.
Glad you're safe! We lived in PSL during Hurricane Wilma and had some significant damage. But there were two things that actually made it one of my favorite memories: One was the effect going without power for about two weeks had on my family (even the kids loved it eventually!), and the other was the joy of getting to know some of my neighbors much more than we ever would have otherwise.
@jaredcwillis - you guys got hit pretty good up there. We have been dodging the storms down in Palm Beach County for quite some time, but I remember Wilma and your picture brings back memories. Here's hoping the streak here continues.