We are at my brother's house now with electricity and a/c! Thank goodness!
The storm was scary at times, the gusting winds sounded like a freight train. I can't imagine what it was like for the folks that got hit the hardest. I was really worried about the black olive trees falling on our house, but thankfully that didn't happen. The trees did take a serious beating though, the top of one snapped in half and it is hanging from the lower branches. Our front yard is a total mess, created by the trees.
We lost power around 1:15 a.m. Saturday night. We decided to leave and came down to Miami to stay with my family last night. My DH was having some difficulty with his asthma, but nothing serious. We almost hit a tree as we were trying to make our way to the Turnpike. DH couldn't see it, but I screamed and he slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting it.
There are 54 schools in Broward county that are without power, so I don't know when the kids will return to school. I'm hoping that our electricity gets restored really soon.
My younger brother and his wife (in S. Miami) don't have electricity, only 4 homes on their block are without power due to a transformer exploding. My SIL keeps calling FPL and she was told that it could take up to 2 weeks for their power to be restored.
Anyway, I'll post pics of the trees when we have power at home. This is all a major inconvenience for us, but things could have definitely been worse.
The storm was scary at times, the gusting winds sounded like a freight train. I can't imagine what it was like for the folks that got hit the hardest. I was really worried about the black olive trees falling on our house, but thankfully that didn't happen. The trees did take a serious beating though, the top of one snapped in half and it is hanging from the lower branches. Our front yard is a total mess, created by the trees.
We lost power around 1:15 a.m. Saturday night. We decided to leave and came down to Miami to stay with my family last night. My DH was having some difficulty with his asthma, but nothing serious. We almost hit a tree as we were trying to make our way to the Turnpike. DH couldn't see it, but I screamed and he slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting it.
There are 54 schools in Broward county that are without power, so I don't know when the kids will return to school. I'm hoping that our electricity gets restored really soon.
My younger brother and his wife (in S. Miami) don't have electricity, only 4 homes on their block are without power due to a transformer exploding. My SIL keeps calling FPL and she was told that it could take up to 2 weeks for their power to be restored.
Anyway, I'll post pics of the trees when we have power at home. This is all a major inconvenience for us, but things could have definitely been worse.
