Walt, Thanks for the up date, I have been thinking about you and ALL in Florida, especially the other steamers. It's a tragic event and must be frightening indeed so we are very happy that you have survived--and you will. With Lunkheimer at yer side, yer quite safe.
However; that is a long time without power--do you have a steam powered generator--or in your case, a hot air generator?? Geoff Hi, >First Charlie, close but not a direct hit. We never seemed to have winds >over about 80 mph in that one, and those were rain band associated gusts. It >moved away quickly and things got back to normal soon. Only without >electricity for three and half days. >Naples was pretty much back to normal when we started buttoning down for >Frances. >Again Naples was spared a direct hit, but the pounding we are taking from >the "bands" are getting to be a little much. Wind gusts again up to 80 and >some very heavy rain squalls. So far the electric is still on - guess most >of the trees that were going to fall, fell during the first one. Have not >been able to contact the central Florida steamers yet, widespread power >outages up there. The creep, crawl, and stall tactics of Frances is really >taking a toll on the entire state. I 95 severed due to washout, and I75 on >our side has standing water in places. When Andrew came through a few years >back, it was rated a more severe storm for our area, but it went through >quickly and did not seem as bothersome as these two have been. >Manufactured housing sure took a beating in the last three weeks. Thousands >of them are scattered over the landscape. And it will happen again. You >can't accommodate affordably priced manufactured homes and hurricane proof >building codes! >One thing for sure, the steel shutters will stay up for a while. There's >another one about a week away headed on the same path!!!!! The good news---- >haven't seen snow in 22 years........... >Keep your steam up! >B. W. Lunkenheimer and Associate >The SWAMP RR, Naples, FL. > >
