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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2847376, member: 56859&quot;]Man, what a day.&nbsp; Much to report, some of it good news <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>My condo complex sustained massive damage but my building was relatively spared and appears is structurally intact.&nbsp; The main balcony shutters ripped open yet the windows held.&nbsp; There was considerable water intrusion of course.&nbsp; If you&#039;ve never seen sliding glass doors or other large windows in very high winds, you might be surprised to see that they are capable of bowing to seemingly impossible degrees without breaking.&nbsp; That creates large gaps though and water comes in.&nbsp; Not everything is soaked or ruined yet.&nbsp; I&#039;m hoping to be able to get some help and salvage things.&nbsp; Before the hurricane I put my coin books into plastic bins but I didn&#039;t check those.&nbsp; It was not very bright (gray clouds, late afternoon) when I checked and I didn&#039;t spend much time there other than to see the overall status.&nbsp; I hope my coin books aren&#039;t soaked. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had stashed my coins (and a suitcase of clothes, one guitar, etc) at another location and that person&#039;s house appears intact although he didn&#039;t go in to the concrete bunker.&nbsp; There may have been considerable water intrusion but unless it was accompanied by wind (and it probably wasn&#039;t), my coins should be okay (PHEW!!)</p><p><br /></p><p>The state of infrastructure is dismal.&nbsp; Power lines are&nbsp; down everywhere.&nbsp; Roads damaged, rock slides, etc.&nbsp; Driving to my condo and to other locales (trying to locate unaccounted for people) was like some scene from a movie except instead of the person dodging laser beams, we were navigating spiderwebs of downed power lines. </p><p>As 4to2ndCent said, the Navy had ships somewhat close by and ready to dispatch in case of need.&nbsp; I&#039;ve heard that the hospital ship will arrive tomorrow.&nbsp; The helicopters have been flying supplies in and people out constantly throughout the day.&nbsp; Airport not yet usable, per fourth-hand reports.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tired.&nbsp; Have to return some messages and mail and sleep.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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