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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 2853662, member: 8959&quot;]Dear friends, we have finally made it back home....</p><p><br /></p><p>Irma hit Bonita Springs in-force around 12:00 am last Sunday. We had previously considered making a last minute escape toward Miami, but I am glad we decided against it as that would have been a bad decision.</p><p><br /></p><p>By 1:00 pm power had gone and the winds and rain raged in full force until 6:00 pm at which time an eerie calm settled over the area as the eye of the storm passed over us. My wife an I crouched in the laundry room, nestled between a clothes dryer and washer. </p><p>The calm lasted about 40 minutes, and thankfully, Irma&#039;s aftermath over the area was much milder than the approach. By approximately 9 pm the noise was bearable. We survived unscathed, and so did our home - neighbors said the top wind speeds over the area were about 110-120 mph. It felt worse. Unfortunately, the storm surge form the Imperial River east of I-75 was appalling, and many, many homes were overrun by water. My hear goes out to those poor people! The conditions in that area of Bonita are terrible, and the people are in need of immediate help.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The storm was bad, the days after were worse - 4 days without power, low on gas,&nbsp; and in the stifling heat. No news from the outside world - no way to let our children know we were OK. That was specially difficult for my wife. Thankfully, some neighbors had portable radios and some news slowly trickled in.</p><p>To cut a long story short, we decided to forego trying to reach Miami to try to get a flight to Germany, and decided instead to leaved via Ft. Myers Airpot which luckily was operational. In the way we reached Boston, and from then onto Frankfurt. We are physically and emotionally drained.....</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a picture of our street. It was funny to watch minnows swimming in our driveway.</p><p><br /></p><p>As bad as this was, it is nothing in comparison to the damage in areas closer to the ocean. I am full of admiration for the strength, fortitude and generosity of the people of Bonita.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]677783[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]677784[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]677788[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]677789[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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