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Post by mossie on Aug 31, 2023 6:53:05 GMT
Most relieved to hear that
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Post by htmb on Aug 31, 2023 15:48:17 GMT
Most relieved to hear that. Thank you, Mossie.
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 31, 2023 16:47:47 GMT
So glad to hear all is well, Htmb!
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Post by mich64 on Aug 31, 2023 18:23:05 GMT
Thank you for letting us know how you are doing htmb.
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Post by htmb on Aug 31, 2023 18:55:52 GMT
Many thanks, Bixa and Mich. Feeling very fortunate today!
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Post by lugg on Aug 31, 2023 19:08:56 GMT
Good news Htmb , how is it now , hopefully passed by you ?
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Post by htmb on Sept 1, 2023 1:08:51 GMT
Yes, all over except the cleanup. Major damage in many places along the coast.
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Post by Kimby on Sept 1, 2023 3:56:59 GMT
Did you lose power, htmb? Lot of people did.
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Post by htmb on Sept 1, 2023 4:45:58 GMT
We lost power for awhile and my air conditioner thermostat was also knocked silly. I managed to get it working properly today.
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Post by Kimby on Sept 1, 2023 13:41:21 GMT
Ian’s storm surge ruined our AC compressor and we had to wait till our spring visit to get a new AC. The air handler in the attic was fine, but decades old, so the whole system had to be replaced. (Too many ACs in SW Florida needed replacing so equipment and installers were in great demand.)
We were able to get a more efficient heat pump system with a tax credit courtesy of the Biden administration. But the new condenser still sits on the same stand under the house, so vulnerable to a future storm surge.
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Post by Kimby on Sept 1, 2023 14:41:06 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 1, 2023 17:01:24 GMT
my air conditioner thermostat was also knocked silly. I managed to get it working properly today. That's a relief! Besides the expense, can you imagine how long you'd need to wait for a repairman after that storm?
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Post by lugg on Sept 1, 2023 20:22:47 GMT
Phew Htmb xx
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Post by casimira on Sept 1, 2023 23:36:46 GMT
Fabulous news HTMB!!
It's always a bitch to be without power sometimes for days after a storm. It's always hot, food spoils, everyone cranky from loss of sleep...need I go on?
You lucked out! YAY!!
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Post by htmb on Sept 1, 2023 23:49:24 GMT
We were really lucky. That’s for sure. And, yes, it’s always miserably hot! My daughter and I were recently reminiscing about how awful it was twenty years ago when we lived out in the boonies and were without power for two weeks due to two/three different storms. It was so hot and humid at night, it was awful, and difficult to sleep. We lived on a lake so at night we would jump into the water fully clothed, then stretch out on porch lounge chairs to sleep in the wet clothes. We also had a well and pump so, without electricity, we had no running water. Fortunately we had bottled water for drinking and once the water we’d saved in the bathtubs ran out, we had to haul water up from the lake to flush. At least we didn’t have the salt water and air with its corrosive properties to add to our woes.
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Post by htmb on Sept 2, 2023 17:30:35 GMT
President Biden has just landed in Gainesville, Florida on his was to view some of the Big Bend damage caused by Hurricane Idalia. Our Republican governor has refused to join him, so now former governor and current Senator, Rick Scott (also a Republican, but not running for President in 2024) will be taking his place. The majority of the population in the Big Bend area seem to be right-wing conservatives with most thinking the former President T walks on water, so there’s no telling what kind of reception Biden will get. While I’m not much of a Biden fan, I do know he typically exhibits deep compassion for all kinds of people, even those who are political opposites.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 25, 2023 18:06:52 GMT
Hurricane Otis in Acapulco certainly doesn't look like it will be forgotten for a long time.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 26, 2023 1:33:51 GMT
I was in the market downtown @2 this afternoon & the staff in the produce store were glued to the tv, which was showing Acapulco & Guerrero. The guy who weighed my purchase said that there was nothing in Alcapulco -- no electricity, no services of any kind.
Late morning today a close friend who used to live in Oaxaca phoned me to ask if I was okay. She had to explain that she thought my area would be getting some storm from Otis. I pooh-poohed her concern, saying that Oaxaca might get some aftermath, but that I was too far east to worry about it. At the time, the sun was shining & the temperature was @70. But just before five this afternoon the skies opened along with thunder, lightening, & some pretty stiff wind. Fairly heavy constant rain right now.
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