D.R. Cattle
Well-known member
Blow...Blow Seminole Wind...Blow like your never gonna blow again!!
We got hammered. We got a nasty squall at 4AM Saturday. From that point on she never gave us a break. By 3AM Sunday you couldn't hear yourself think. We were told we wouldn't experience the eye, but I'm far enough South in the county we got it anyway. Got confused and thought maybe it was over. 30 minutes later had to seek shelter again. 6AM heard a horrific cracking and groaning. Peeked out the front door and watched my barn blow by!!! By 10AM went back out against advice, attempted to check out in laws house. Took 3 hours by use of chainsaw and 4WD to get there. Usually takes 20 minutes. When I got to their hood..the neighbors stood in their doorway insisting we slow down. The wake from our truck was washing into the front doors of their homes. Millions of huge trees down, 100% power loss in my county. But were OK. "We can skin a buck and run a trotline." I've got my generator wired direct into my main panel, powering pretty much everything but the AC. Wouldn't you know it's been 90F with 90% humidity. Haven't found all my cattle yet, but saw some and made sure the fence was up. I guess they're still there. I'll have to do a more thorough check when the water subsides. I've seen some pretty wild stuff. I'll try and post some footage later. I'm using my parents PC as I'm out West and may be a while getting phones and power. From what I've seen, there will not be a Florida Citrus season. I'll be out unless we can work with Texas to supply our overseas customers. I provide logistical support so there may still be an opening for me. We're starting to get gasoline and diesel supplied a little more readily and the streets are starting to get cleared. Thanks for your concerns. It may seem small, but checking the boards starts to bring a bit of normalcy to my chaos. I was told earlier that the National Guard is leaving our area to evacuate the Keys bracing for Ivan the terrible. I hope it isn't true.
We got hammered. We got a nasty squall at 4AM Saturday. From that point on she never gave us a break. By 3AM Sunday you couldn't hear yourself think. We were told we wouldn't experience the eye, but I'm far enough South in the county we got it anyway. Got confused and thought maybe it was over. 30 minutes later had to seek shelter again. 6AM heard a horrific cracking and groaning. Peeked out the front door and watched my barn blow by!!! By 10AM went back out against advice, attempted to check out in laws house. Took 3 hours by use of chainsaw and 4WD to get there. Usually takes 20 minutes. When I got to their hood..the neighbors stood in their doorway insisting we slow down. The wake from our truck was washing into the front doors of their homes. Millions of huge trees down, 100% power loss in my county. But were OK. "We can skin a buck and run a trotline." I've got my generator wired direct into my main panel, powering pretty much everything but the AC. Wouldn't you know it's been 90F with 90% humidity. Haven't found all my cattle yet, but saw some and made sure the fence was up. I guess they're still there. I'll have to do a more thorough check when the water subsides. I've seen some pretty wild stuff. I'll try and post some footage later. I'm using my parents PC as I'm out West and may be a while getting phones and power. From what I've seen, there will not be a Florida Citrus season. I'll be out unless we can work with Texas to supply our overseas customers. I provide logistical support so there may still be an opening for me. We're starting to get gasoline and diesel supplied a little more readily and the streets are starting to get cleared. Thanks for your concerns. It may seem small, but checking the boards starts to bring a bit of normalcy to my chaos. I was told earlier that the National Guard is leaving our area to evacuate the Keys bracing for Ivan the terrible. I hope it isn't true.
