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#1 Postby **Downdraft** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:19 pm

Finally got full power restored today. Life north of Orlando is slowly returning to normal. Almost all power has been restored, water and sewage getting back to service and the panic buying for gas and stuff has stopped. Lot's of rip-off contractors running around but the cops have been doing great shutting them down. I know one thing for sure, Central Florida will never blow off another hurricane warning......

Guest · #2 Postby **Guest** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:28 pm

great to hear your back, how much damage is there in your area?

#3 Postby **dixiebreeze** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:28 pm

Happy you're OK, downdraft. Hope everything is looking brighter. I agree, no one in Florida should disregard a 'cane -- no matter what the forecast track.

chadtm80 · #4 Postby **chadtm80** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:32 pm

Downdraft wrote:Finally got full power restored today. Life north of Orlando is slowly returning to normal. Almost all power has been restored, water and sewage getting back to service and the panic buying for gas and stuff has stopped. Lot's of rip-off contractors running around but the cops have been doing great shutting them down. I know one thing for sure, Central Florida will never blow off another hurricane warning......

Woo Hoo Downdraft.. We are still out here (Deltona) Much of the city has been restored, but ofcourse not us.. lol. Its a killer. I work in Lake Mary, our building sits RIGHT next to Fox 35 so they had our power up with in a few hours there. :oops:

So it was off to work bright and earlier Monday morning.. lol

ColdFront77 · #5 Postby **ColdFront77** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:48 pm

Welcome back, Downdraft! It was a relatively close call here. Hurricane Charley's eye passed 35 to 45 miles southeast of me... didn't bring much more than a brief shower and breezy conditions. I will say the peak wind gust was about 45 mph or so.

Chad, awesome, you work next to WOFL-TV 35 (FOX35)! I love hearing people that live or work near televisoin stations/network affiliates. -- something most people don't find "exciting."

Lindaloo · #6 Postby **Lindaloo** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:51 pm

Welcome back downdraft!! Glad everything is A-OKAY with you!!

#7 Postby **Downdraft** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 4:08 pm

Chad you work a few blocks from my house. I'm with public safety here and it's funny how some areas got hit more than others. I keep hearing about tornado damage but have driven around the county a lot and only seen straight line wind damage. I've visited every area that said "we had a tornado" but see no evidence of tornadic winds in the damage areas. I can't say we didn't have some small twisters but just can't find any evidence.

#8 Postby **vbhoutex** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 4:13 pm

Downdraft wrote:Chad you work a few blocks from my house. I'm with public safety here and it's funny how some areas got hit more than others. I keep hearing about tornado damage but have driven around the county a lot and only seen straight line wind damage. I've visited every area that said "we had a tornado" but see no evidence of tornadic winds in the damage areas. I can't say we didn't have some small twisters but just can't find any evidence.

First, I'm glad you're ok and back on line!!

I am surprised you can't find any evidence of tornado damage. It was evident here in Houston after Alicia. I know you know what you are looking for too, so I have no reason to question your statement except that it does surprise me due to my own experiences.

#9 Postby **BocaGirl** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:36 am

So good to hear from you Downdraft. I've been wondering how badly you got hit. Take care of yourself Alan.......you promised me an e-mail, when things settle down for you I'm going to hold you to it!

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