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#1 Postby Sanibel » Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:40 pm

Almost a year after Charley we finally had our roof damage fixed and siding put back on today! Our problem was we had rips and tears that weren't worth their time up until now. Flashing bent back or missing and patches of siding gone from the second floor. The roof vent cap was finally replaced.

Just in time for the next Donna! :D
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#2 Postby storms in NC » Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:43 pm

I was just going to ask you how it was going. I was down that way in Nov and it was very bad. I know it feels good that it is done took us 2 years from floyd
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#3 Postby Tampa Bay Hurricane » Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:45 pm

Great to hear things are good with your home Sanibel :D


I still have to fix a few tiles and some other minor damage from jeanne, but I'm in good shape right now :D
It's taking long just because it's hard to reach the tiles.

I am amazed though at how much damage a strong tropical storm can do. When Frances plowed through we had only TS winds but there was a lot of minor damage, even to the roof. :eek: Of course this was nothing compared to charley, but it was certainly surprising.
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#4 Postby HurricaneQueen » Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:53 pm

Bite your tongue, Sanibel!!! Can you say NO MORE DONNA'S???

Of note, most of the members of this esteemed forum weren't born when Donna went roaring though SW FL :wink:

Lynn

P.S. Glad to hear you finally got your home finished. We were there shortly after the Causeway opened to check on client's homes and what a mess!!! Sanibel will never be the same without the canopy over Periwinkle.
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#5 Postby Sanibel » Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:58 pm

We're better off without that canopy. It only falls over the road during hurricanes and also takes down powerlines.


This mess of not being able to fix your house after a serious hurricane only shows that we are pushing beyond common sense and ability with growth.

The code should be concrete - period...
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#6 Postby Trader Ron » Fri Aug 05, 2005 3:05 pm

I was on Sanibel and Captiva last week. I could believe the damage. South Seas Plantation will not open until Feb 2006.

Sanibel, glad you have your roof repaired.

Ron.
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#7 Postby caribepr » Fri Aug 05, 2005 3:47 pm

Storms in NC - I thought I was hallucinating a post I hadn't written...do you know the avatar you are using is the island of Culebra off of Puerto Rico??
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#8 Postby baygirl_1 » Fri Aug 05, 2005 4:20 pm

Sanibel-- Glad things are finally settling for y'all. We love Sanibel and Captiva! I didn't realize South Seas Plantation was still closed. Wow! We've stayed there and Sundial. Gosh-- it's probably been almost 10 years since we were there. But, I make key lime pie using a recipe from the Mucky Duck quite often! It's just paradise down there, but I imagine it has changed quite a bit since bad ol' Charley did his renovating.
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Re: House Fixed Finally

#9 Postby johngaltfla » Fri Aug 05, 2005 4:36 pm

Sanibel wrote:Almost a year after Charley we finally had our roof damage fixed and siding put back on today! Our problem was we had rips and tears that weren't worth their time up until now. Flashing bent back or missing and patches of siding gone from the second floor. The roof vent cap was finally replaced.

Just in time for the next Donna! :D


Ugh. Bad word. Donna would not be good for where I live either.

And now that the development in what would be the path of Donna has grown some billion percent, the devestation would be mind boggling. :eek:
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#10 Postby Sanibel » Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:47 pm

The trees are starting to grow leaves and branches back. Maybe in 2 years they'll be normal.

Very strange thing is we have no mosquitoes this year...
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#11 Postby Tampa Bay Hurricane » Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:48 pm

We also have fewer mosquitoes than normal. I've only been bitten once, when I normally get bitten 20-30 times total by now. Not sure what it means...
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#12 Postby Sanibel » Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:52 pm

Heck, you get bitten 20-30 times an hour down here! :lol:
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#13 Postby Tampa Bay Hurricane » Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:56 pm

Maybe the mosquitoes have evacuated from an "upcoming" storm for FL's west coast

Just kidding :D
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#14 Postby plazaglass » Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:03 pm

Captiva ...... my husband's and my favorite place. We got married on a balcony at Land's End on South Seas, overlooking Redfish Pass on a stormy June evening. We vacationed there five times, I think.

We were so sad to see pictures of the damage there last year. Reeeeally can't imagine the road to the resort without driving through that tunnel of green.
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#15 Postby Sanibel » Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:28 pm

The Captiva drive is wide open now with open sky...
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#16 Postby storms in NC » Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:30 pm

caribepr wrote:Storms in NC - I thought I was hallucinating a post I hadn't written...do you know the avatar you are using is the island of Culebra off of Puerto Rico??


Do I need to get something else? I though it was so cool. I love the water and I love to fish so that is why I pick it.
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