August 18, 200422 yr My Photo Album NBC2 News Hurricane Charley Aftermath Images Video #1 Video #2 Video #3 Radar Image of Charley Courtesy of NBC2 Charley's eye was estimated to have passed within 5 miles of my home twice. Once when it first made landfall on Pine Island, and the second time when it made landfall on the Lee-Charlotte County Line where it ended up going up into Charlotte Harbor and the Peace River causing total devastation to the City of Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Murdoch, and Arcadia (DeSoto County).
August 18, 200422 yr Author I took the pictures and short video clips with my Vivitar Digital Camera while fighting with the front door, so please excuse the glare.
August 18, 200422 yr Author "Sorry, this site is temporarily unavailable! " 516462[/snapback] That was quick! Let me relocate it. Edit: Has been relocated to links above.
August 18, 200422 yr Looks as though you did really well, pretty minimal damage. That's the kind of damage level you might expect from about 20 or 30 miles from the eye, given that the storm was a Cat 4.
August 18, 200422 yr Author Looks as though you did really well, pretty minimal damage. That's the kind of damage level you might expect from at 20 or 30 miles from the eye, given that the storm was a Cat 4. 516548[/snapback] My house was really built well. The storm was strong enough to try and suck out the front door and garage door from the sides. That was scary.
August 18, 200422 yr Author North Fort Myers High School, which is newer and much farther inland than my Mariner, lost alot of it's roof while the Fort that is Mariner barely lost a window. The Spanish Fort lives another day.
August 18, 200422 yr Author Here is my local Winn Dixie located on Pine Island in Saint James City. Although damaged from Hurricane Charley,Winn Dixie on Pine Island gave free water and ice to all those in need Saturday. (CHOPS HANCOCK/Special to news-press.com)
August 18, 200422 yr Author The water tower in Arcadia, Fla., is shown Saturday, Aug. 14, 2004, after it was destroyed
August 18, 200422 yr Author Red Cross in the SW Florida Counties has been a failure. Most people got free ice, water, first aid kits, and other essentials from Publix, Winn Dixie, Walgreens, Eckerds, Bank of America, many of the small grocery stores and restaurants.
August 18, 200422 yr Author I would like to thank WINK-TV, WINK-FM, WBBH-TV, WZVN-TV, WPTK-AM, WCCF-AM, WKII-AM, WJGO-FM, and the News-Press for keeping my family informed. During and after the storm, every call I made to WINK was answered and the other outlets kept us informed as well. Three Meteorologists that were on the air Thursday Night/Friday Morning made statements that saved the lives of many people. Jim Farrell, Robert Van Winkle, and Jim Reif all called this storm as changing direction towards us way before the NHC even noticed. The Red Cross and NHC are not making any fans here in SWFLA. Local TV forecasters dare to get it right Hurricane Charley makes a believer out of columnist
August 18, 200422 yr Why didn't I see any hurrican shutters on your home? And what was up with the Dish? It survived when the pool enclosure didn't?? Too weird. I would hav thought that would be the first thing to go. And did you drain your pool? Or was that water from the hurricane. Look- you made it safe and the house is covered by homeowner's insurance. Be thankful it wasn't worse. We just moved into a new home and last Wednesday night we spend3 hours and $4,000 on hurrican shutters. Nothing like a Category 4 to wake you up.....
August 18, 200422 yr Author Why didn't I see any hurrican shutters on your home? And what was up with the Dish? It survived when the pool enclosure didn't?? Too weird. I would hav thought that would be the first thing to go. And did you drain your pool? Or was that water from the hurricane. Look- you made it safe and the house is covered by homeowner's insurance. Be thankful it wasn't worse. We just moved into a new home and last Wednesday night we spend3 hours and $4,000 on hurrican shutters. Nothing like a Category 4 to wake you up..... 516774[/snapback] No shutters, never had them in Andrew and never had them here. (Might help you to know we have impact resistant glass :mischief ) Pool was not drained, Charley (like Andrew) was a very dry storm and caused a reverse tide in the canal. I am so thankful. 5 miles to my north, the Burnt Store Trailer Park is no more other than their 6 month old community center which was their hurricane shelter.
August 18, 200422 yr Author List of damages so far: Roof needs to be completely replaced. Suffit needs to be replaced. Pool Cage needs to be redone. Cracks in the wall on the wind side of the house need to be taken care of. Pool equipment needs a new cover. Front Door needs to be replaced. Roof needs to have leaks fixed.
August 18, 200422 yr I'm pretty sure Roof needs to be completely replaced will take care of Roof needs to have leaks fixed And the impact resistant (not proof) windows are nice, but they are currently rated lower than some of the newer shutters on the market. A lot of the shutters today are being made to withstand objects being tossed at 150 mph, rather than the 120 mph standard of older shutters and impact resistant films. (I only mention the resistant part since it is not total protection. If I'm not going with sturdy shutters, I'd have to have something like the bullet proof plexiglass they use for high security areas....that would be sweet.)
August 18, 200422 yr Author I'm pretty sure Roof needs to be completely replaced will take care of Roof needs to have leaks fixed And the impact resistant (not proof) windows are nice, but they are currently rated lower than some of the newer shutters on the market. A lot of the shutters today are being made to withstand objects being tossed at 150 mph, rather than the 120 mph standard of older shutters and impact resistant films. (I only mention the resistant part since it is not total protection. If I'm not going with sturdy shutters, I'd have to have something like the bullet proof plexiglass they use for high security areas....that would be sweet.) 516846[/snapback] Roof leaks need to be fixed inside as well as outside. My neighbor (also a new home) had shutters and lost some panels during the storm and suffered similar damages.
August 18, 200422 yr Author Good thing you were OK. P.S You have a very pretty home and pool. 516877[/snapback] Thank You
August 18, 200422 yr Cape, Make sure you do your best to cover any leaks or any water from outside to the inside. You don't want to have a huge mold problem 3-5 years from now.
August 18, 200422 yr Author Cape, Make sure you do your best to cover any leaks or any water from outside to the inside. You don't want to have a huge mold problem 3-5 years from now. 516892[/snapback] They are working on the roof as we speak. In the inside we are going to repair them in the attic and inside ceiling and then put a fresh coat of paint on for good measure.
August 18, 200422 yr Cape, glad you made it through without too much damage and thanks for the pics. One question from picture #6: Is that the ''canal'' in the back right after the pool?
August 18, 200422 yr Author Cape, glad you made it through without too much damage and thanks for the pics. One question from picture #6: Is that the ''canal'' in the back right after the pool? 516993[/snapback] yes, it is pool, strip of grass, sea wall, canal.
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August 18, 200422 yr Author Nice work Cape. Glad to see you make out ok. Btw, how are the gators? 517057[/snapback] :whistle They are no longer living.... :devil Just Kidding
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