goodbye Charley, you bastard
The parents' house in Daytona apparently suffered little damage, and they're taking tools, a generator, 20 gal. of fresh water, and food, and heading down to fix it up. The neighbors lost porches, carports, and roofs, but I think they said nobody had a complete loss. Mom hasn't heard from my uncle in Jacksonville, which apparently got hit by tornados... so they're stopping there on the way.
Charley hit my parents' housing complex pretty hard, but not as hard as those people in Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda, where, I just found out, my friend Dan's in-laws lived. His brother-in-law lost at least 25% of his house, and his roof, along with his entire barn. In fact, there is NO SIGN of his two story barn anymore. His father- and mother-in-law were summering here in Ohio, but have no idea even if they have a home to go home to, since phone service has been out since the storm hit. They're leaving for Florida Tuesday, along with Dan's wife and son.
And Laser and M... sheesh. I don't envy you, and I hope that it all dries out ok.
This is why I would not want to live in FL.