Hurricane Wilma

[Guest guest]

Well hurricane Wilma beat us up, but I'm grateful that our problems

are mild compared to what other hurricane victims are going through.

Our home was untouched.

We had a close call with a tree that we wanted to get rid of anyway

since it was so close to the house. Mother nature removed it for us.

I wish she had a better aim and didn't land it on our fence and

citrus trees, but I think I should be smacked for even complaining

since it's a miracle that it didn't land on our house. I'm saddened

to see all the damage to the landscape, but I know it could be so

much worse. Things grow so fast here.

Life without electricity gave me a renewed appreciation for our

modern conveniences. No telephone, cable or even cell phones is an

eerie feeling when everyone in my life is just a phone call away. But

in my boredom I figured out how to program my scanner that I've had

for years and never took the time to figure out. But then hearing all

the emergency calls was just to depressing so that was short lived.

A small generator kept our small cube refrigerator going as well as a

light and small appliances, so I was better off than many. The hum of

generators could be heard throughout the neighborhood. Neighbors

appreciated our pool since it supplied toilet flushing water. I just

can't imagine what the people that were hit by Katrina are going

through.

I hope all of our Florida members are safe and didn't sustain much

damage. Welcome to all the new members. I've got lots of reading to

do to catch up.

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