Finally Checking in from Gloucester, Virginia

debbiet · #1 Postby **debbiet** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:22 pm

New member to this board...joined a few days ahead of Isabelle. The info was wonderful and regardless of NHC's classification of Isabelle...JETMAXX was right on about its destructiveness being greater than anyone bargained for. It is awful here. Isabelle was anything but a bust with many coastal residents losing everything...and nearly EVERYONE having some storm damage. We made out fine...lost some shingles, some shutters and some siding, but in the grand scheme of things we lost nothing! Worst flooding here anyone can remember since Hazel. Trees down EVERYWHERE. Our power is still off, finally got a generator so I can get on line now. Have a couple of neat pics from marina/boat damage here...if someone can tell me how to post them I'll get them up.

Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers for those of us in Isabelle's path!

Rainband · #2 Postby **Rainband** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:29 pm

Thank GOD your ok..very glad to see you!!

ColdFront77 · #3 Postby **ColdFront77** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:33 pm

Welcome back, Debbie. Nice to have you back with us.

I hope you get back to full power as soon as possible.

#4 Postby **cycloneye** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:35 pm

Glad to see you here and the important thing is that you are alive but the material loses are huge in that area still days after the event.

GulfBreezer · #5 Postby **GulfBreezer** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:02 pm

So glad to hear you are alright!

#6 Postby **JtSmarts** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:20 pm

Thanks for the report, glad that you made it through alright!

#7 Postby **Stephanie** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:35 pm

Welcome back Debbie & I'm glad to hear that you're okay. I hope that you can get power on real soon.

Colin · #8 Postby **Colin** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:36 pm

VERY glad you are OK!!!

Thanks for checking in!

Lindaloo · #9 Postby **Lindaloo** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:45 pm

So sad to hear about all the damage in your area!! We have been praying for everyone there and I am glad you are okay!!

JCT777 · #10 Postby **JCT777** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:41 am

Sorry to hear about the damage in your area, but I am glad that you are OK.

#11 Postby **vbhoutex** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 10:38 am

Great to know you are ok!!! Hope all returns to normal soon!!! I know how nasty it is when you are without the power for such a long time. WE are still waiting on several members from your area to check in. I'm sure they are still without power and may not have generators so we wait and pray and hope. If there is any good that has come out of Isabel, it is that millions have been educated to what an even "minimal"(by definiton) hurricane can do!!

JetMaxx · #12 Postby **JetMaxx** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 12:38 am

I'm so very thankful you are safe Debbie....welcome back to Storm2K!

debbiet · #13 Postby **debbiet** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 7:25 pm

Thanks to ALL of you for the warm welcomes and wishes! It's really great to be made to feel such a part of this board. Finally got power back on this afternoon...one week without it, almost to the exact hour! Life is beginning to take on some semblance of normalcy again...for me. For thousands, that won't be happening for a long, long time. :?

I just want to say to anyone who has family or friends who work for a power company that are working on Isabelle storm restoration...how much we in Virginia appreciate everything these folks are doing to get us back up and running. The guys who got our power on today were from BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA!!! So they are my new personal heros!

But there are folks here from all over the place...even had a convoy from QUEBEC come into town yesterday (Isn't that amazing).

This is the biggest power restoration in Virginia's history...all thanks to Isabelle.

#14 Postby **Stephanie** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 7:49 pm

Speaking of convoys, I saw one yesterday consisting of trucks with cherry pickers on the way to work heading to the south. I immediately thought that they were on their way down there as well.

It is nice to see people from all over the country helping their nieghbors out! I'm glad that you're "back to normal"!

Finally Checking in from Gloucester, Virginia

Finally Checking in from Gloucester, Virginia

WOO-HOO The Power is Back on at HOME!

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