FreyrPrime t1_jbpppqg wrote on March 10, 2023 at 7:39 PM

Reply to comment by dramignophyte in La Niña, which worsens Atlantic hurricanes and Western droughts, is gone by LifeTableWithChairs

Fort Myers or Sannibel? I'm in Fort Myers, just south of downtown, and we had storm surge coming down our street, but luckily no water in the house.

Ian was the worst storm I've seen in my 40 years in FL.

I'm really sorry for you loss.

dramignophyte t1_jbpuuk6 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 8:13 PM

Fort myers beach itself. I was at my dads inland a bit and we still almost died when the water rose until a foot from entering the attic with us all in there.

Hopefully you're doing well! Im thriving I think. We will fond out if my new buisness is solvent in a couple of months lol.

FreyrPrime t1_jbpviog wrote on March 10, 2023 at 8:17 PM

Fort Myers Beach! That's intense. I'm glad you and yours are doing well, because I've never seen anything like Fort Myers Beach after Ian.

As a kid I remember driving through Homestead after Andrew, and I don't remember the kind of devastation I saw on the beach.

dramignophyte t1_jbq0zu1 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 8:53 PM

Yeah, the beach got extra special screwed. To the point people are genuinely unaware how bad it was for the most part. They know things were bad in a lot of Florida, but the beach was on a whole other level. I sold the ice cream from the hot dog cart on the beach walking along the water. Who knows if that will ever be a thing again. My boss was at the shop and had to knock the tiles out of the ceiling and stick his head in the rafters to no drown. He stood in water up to his chin for 6 hours. He said hes working on getting things going again. I didn't wait to hold my breath. I moved back to Michigan to become a lapidary, I cut gemstones, or as I like to say: I'm a professional stoner now.