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Ian

 Hurricane Ian hit Venice and and grabbed some roofs. My neighborhood of mobile homes (we are supposed to call them manufactured homes per the owners' association, but they are really not) sustained a lot of damage. 

This would be my view out the front window the day after.
The picture was taken by the woman who checks on my place in my absence. I am still safely in VT.


Apparently a rain gutter or two were dislodged from my home, but the big stuff managed to remain intact. I am grateful. And no one can convince me that I don't have angels looking out for me!


Comments

  1. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)October 4, 2022 at 9:37 AM

    Glad you are safe. Hopefully not a lot of damage to your home when you get there. It's all so sad

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  2. Miss MerryOctober 4, 2022 at 9:46 AM

    Oh my! Glad you are safe! My friend's parents are in Fort Meyers. They had very little damage, but the "manufactured homes" across the street were totaled.

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  3. MaebemeOctober 4, 2022 at 10:50 AM

    Oh thank goodness your home survived the storm. My heart goes out to those less fortunate. Will you be heading south later this fall? Hopefully after hurricane season.

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  4. Country GirlOctober 4, 2022 at 11:22 AM

    Not sure where Venice is in Florida, but thank God your place didn't lose the roof and was destroyed! My brother in law lives in Cape Coral on the gulf coast right below Ft. Myers. They got 10 inches flood water in their house and now may have to take down some walls because the water soaked into the walls. -- Yikes. I am glad to live in the North East!

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  5. Arkansas PattiOctober 4, 2022 at 2:47 PM

    I was wondering how your place survived and it seems you were quite lucky. That is truly a sad view out your window. My nephew in Bonita Springs had similar luck. He did fine, neighbors not so much.

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  6. Linda ReederOctober 4, 2022 at 3:52 PM

    Wow! You are fortunate!. And it's good too that Florida is not your only home!

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  7. TomOctober 4, 2022 at 5:00 PM

    Glad you are safe (ly in VT), and all is basically okay for your home. We need to take those hurricanes seriously and realize that it CAN "happen to me."

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  8. Linda MyersOctober 4, 2022 at 9:02 PM

    Glad you hadn't left for Florida yet!

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  9. gigi-hawaiiOctober 5, 2022 at 10:46 AM

    That hurricane was deadly, too. Glad you are safe in VT. So far, no hurricanes in Hawaii this year. Thank God.

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  10. RianOctober 5, 2022 at 3:07 PM

    Glad to hear that you weren't in Florida when Ian went through. We have some family in Tampa, but they did OK. Are you going to Florida anytime soon?

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  11. Jenn JilksOctober 6, 2022 at 8:52 AM

    Such a mess in both our countries. I hope we can recover and get people back on the grid.

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  12. AnonymousOctober 6, 2022 at 9:41 AM

    My Naples family was safe but many of their neighbors had big losses. Glad you were in VT then.

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