TS/hurricane Fay

[Larry Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Larry]

Leaving tonight for Marriott Ocean Point and will try to post on the weather there sometime tomorrow if they have an internet room there since I will not be bringing my laptop. Hope our flight gets out on time since we are leaving late on Jet Blue on the last flight out of NY.

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Report from Marriott OP

Called the resort and they said all is well for now. Some rain but wind has died down and no flooding in the area. They expect intermitant rain over the next week but they heard that storm is going north towards daytona beach and shouldn't effect West palm beach anymore except for the rain. Still don't think we will get much sunshine during our stay.

[shaggy Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close shaggy]

Talked to my ex mil in Orlando and she told me the rain was horrible and told me about Melbourne, hope you guys are safe!! shaggy

[samsarmy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close samsarmy]

Fay - don't you come back no more, no more

Marge & Shaggy, thanks, it got a bit hairy, but we made out just fine. There were a lot of homes that got flooded though. I've got a couple of pictures of the National Guard helping evacuate a nearby neighborhood that had waist-deep water inside their homes. They were also keeping out looters.

The water level came within six vertical inches of entering our house and garage before the heavy rain quit. We really thought it was going to come in. We had already moved everything that we could off of the floor onto beds, furniture, counters, and slept on the couches.

Our house got islanded for about a day. Large fish were swimming in water *over the grass* between our house and the neighbor's, in a water channel that connected the pond in back with the street in front. It was weird to see fish swimming in the driveway, and people kayaking down the street....

I started up my car yesterday, and found out it's full of black ants. They must have sought higher ground, and my car parked outside was it!

I referee college soccer games. I had four cancelled game assignments through tomorrow, from Jacksonville down to Melbourne. Due either to weather on the day of the match, or one team could not travel through the storm, or an unplayable field after it had passed.

Our two cats kept moving back and forth between three different doors to look outside while this was going on. My wife said they were looking for a door where it *wasn't* raining and windy!

See ya, Mike

[MargeS Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MargeS]

What an experience! Very happy for you that the water stayed out of your home.
Having power throughout the storm was different. Sometimes we lose power when it's just windy!
After the 2004 hurricanes, we watched as neighbors had to move from their homes for several months while repairs were being done. Everyone in our area had blue tarps for roof damage. Everyone but us.. we helped our neighbors as we could, but still felt really guilty for dodging the bullet ourselves. Thankful, but guilty. Three weeks without power was not fun though...
downed custom fence, huge mess on our property and pool, but nothing like our neighbors.
Count your blessings!!

[MargeS Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MargeS]

Mike,
Do you ever referee games in Miami?? My two nieces play for U of Buffalo, NY, and have a game in Miami next weekend.

[samsarmy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close samsarmy]

Mike,
Do you ever referee games in Miami?? My two nieces play for U of Buffalo, NY, and have a game in Miami next weekend.

Not often. Most Miami-area games are covered by the South Florida referee chapter. I'm a member in Central Florida. I did have an assignment two years ago at UM, but it got hurricaned-out.

I see on the school's website that UB will be playing FIU next Sunday; that should be a good match. I also see two sisters, Kristen & Lindsey, listed on the roster, so I'll bet those are your nieces. Wish them a good season for me.

Mike

[MargeS Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MargeS]

Two other sisters!
Mine are Sara (Junior) & Catie (Cathryn; Freshman)
I can't wait to see them play (and just see them)! When I lived in NY I enjoyed watching their games; from cute 4 year olds to fantastic young women!

[MargeS Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MargeS]

Mike,
Sara is a senior, but it's year 4 of 7, so I lost count!
The other girls you mentioned, are twins.