Help from our area

Rainband · #1 Postby **Rainband** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:12 am

The tampa bay area has sent crews from Progress Energy to help with clean up..restoring power and damage assessment :wink:

They left this morning at 6am to "follow the storm" Good luck!! To all of you in the path :wink:

#2 Postby **bfez1** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:14 am

Our trucks from Entergy left yesterday. Help is on the way!!!

Josephine96 · #3 Postby **Josephine96** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:16 am

if I heard right, our Orlando area trucks left at 8:00 am this morning..

Definitely a lot of Florida help...

ncwx · #4 Postby **ncwx** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:23 am

As a eastern NC survivor of Fran, Floyd, Bertha, and.... numerous ice storms, a big thank you goes out to those that come to help.

Howlin · #5 Postby **Howlin** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:25 am

Rainband wrote:The tampa bay area has sent crews from Progress Energy to help with clean up..restoring power and damage assessment They left this morning at 6am to "follow the storm" Good luck!! To all of you in the path

As a Progress Energy customer who hopes we don't need them, thanks!

GulfBreezer · #6 Postby **GulfBreezer** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:30 am

Many prayers go out to those who make the trip to help in the aftermath and those affected by Isabel. If I was closer, I would be on my way too!! We went down to Homestead after Andrew and it felt really good to be helping in a time like that! Don't forget the ones who have no family or are alone in the aftermath. They will need to be checked on and helped if needed.

beenthru6 · #7 Postby **beenthru6** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:47 am

I heard on the Wilmington radio station WGNI that they have help coming in as far west as Wisconsin. I know that both North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach city sent workers to Florida after Andrew, and I think it is a testament to what great citizens we have in this country to see how help comes pouring in from all over when there is a disaster.

Rainband · #8 Postby **Rainband** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:52 am

GulfBreezer wrote:Many prayers go out to those who make the trip to help in the aftermath and those affected by Isabel. If I was closer, I would be on my way too!! We went down to Homestead after Andrew and it felt really good to be helping in a time like that! Don't forget the ones who have no family or are alone in the aftermath. They will need to be checked on and helped if needed.

Very good point Sandi.. Your awesome ((hugs)))

beentthru6 wrote:I heard on the Wilmington radio station WGNI that they have help coming in as far west as Wisconsin. I know that both North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach city sent workers to Florida after Andrew, and I think it is a testament to what great citizens we have in this country to see how help comes pouring in from all over when there is a disaster.

Yes..This country is truely an example of how people come together to help those in need. Hopefully it won't be that bad

#9 Postby **Stephanie** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:56 am

That is great to hear.

Best of luck to all of you in the NC Outer Banks region!!

SolakNC · #10 Postby **SolakNC** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:25 pm

ncwx wrote:As a eastern NC survivor of Fran, Floyd, Bertha, and.... numerous ice storms, a big thank you goes out to those that come to help.

Can't agree any more than this....those crews and linemen/women rarely get the recognition they deserve....

Amanzi · #11 Postby **Amanzi** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:31 pm

Hats off to those willing to help out! A wonderful show of unity in a time of distress.

I too pray the damage will be minimal and the loss of life NONE! Take care you guys

#12 Postby **BreinLa** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:34 pm

Just heard on the radio crews from our area are on the way to help too

#13 Postby **vbhoutex** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:38 pm

Yep the prayers are flowing for the safety of all affected by Hurricane Isabel.

Red Cross crews from our area are already staging in East Tenn. ready to move in as soon as they are needed.

BE SAFE EVERYONE!

WhirlWind · #14 Postby **WhirlWind** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:11 pm

We had a medical team fly out today, and trucks with medical supplies left Naples. Seems the entire country are ready to help out. Stay safe all in Isabell's path.

Carrie

#15 Postby **HeartofNC** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:29 pm

It feels good to see all those trucks and the crews from near and far, just waiting to help!

Thanks - ahead of time!

HeartofNC

Guest · #16 Postby **Guest** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:44 pm

Good thread Rainband.....................Help is comming out from Columbus, OH as well with some Rescue and some from the electric companies in the area headed to VA and NC................

BEER980 · #17 Postby **BEER980** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 4:22 pm

Well I was southbound this morning about 9am on I75 just north of Ocala. I passed about 20 line trucks and at least two flat bed tractor trailers loaded with spools of wire. I am not familiar with what company it was because I have never ran across any yellow trucks. I know it was not Florida Power or SECO. Any how they were in a convoy headed north.

ColdFront77 · #18 Postby **ColdFront77** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 4:27 pm

Great! Our electrical company here is SECO.

What a great feeling that must have been, 980.

BEER980 · #19 Postby **BEER980** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 4:58 pm

Yea it was a good feeling. A nice straight section of road and a line of yellow trucks caught my eye. I had been up since 4 am, driving since 5 am and thought I was seeing things I don't think it was SECO. They have green trucks like Florida Power unless they are changing the color. I make deliveries to Florida Power and SECO and have never seen any yellow one's. I think Florida Power is changing over to white trucks now that they changed their name to Progress Energy.

john186292 · #20 Postby **john186292** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 5:55 pm

To all inclined to be helpful...see my post "DISABLED, ALONE, NO CAR--THEY NEED YOUR HELP". now has a reply fm me giving tips if you have to use a shabby motel because others full up. It's the last reply.
John New Orleans

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