[Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Isabel

[Kroposki]

Saroj,
        Thank Sam Boyle also known as Mr. SailNet for the article.
                                                   Ed K
See:
 
http://www.sailnet.com/collections/articles/index.cfm?articleid=ouread00
38
 
And part two:
 
http://www.sailnet.com/collections/articles/index.cfm?articleid=ouread00
39
 
 
 
Thanks again to Ed who sent the link advising that marinas are the worst
place for a boat during a hurricane.  I took the warning and got
Pathfinder out and onto high dry land.  She faired very well aside from
lots of leaves and mess.
 
We didn't however.  I came back from my business trip to CA to a house
with a lot of damage and 4 tons of oak tree on the roof.  My mother and
daughter, who were here throughout the storm were very traumatized as
they had JUST got out of harms way minutes before the tree fell and
unquestionably would have been killed had they still been out on the
porch which was totally demolished.  They jump every time there is a
loud noise of any type.
 
We have 6 large trees (100 feet high generally) down around the house
and
another 5 or 6 down on the property away from the house.  We live on
only an acre so that's a lot of trees down in one storm.  Suddenly the
canopy over the house is gone.  Out of the 10 houses on this street, 7
had serious damage due to falling trees.  We just got power back on
Wednesday night and still have no land phone.  Phone company says not to
expect phone service until early October.  The COX cable service -- both
TV and broadband - was available as soon as we had power.  Don't think
it ever went down.  We should have the majority of the outside cleanup
done by the end of this weekend except for the removal of the large oak
that is covering most of the back yard and entangled in the debris of
the back screened-in porch.  I'm getting very familiar with chain saw
use and maintenance. (I'd rather be sailing.) As far as the house is
concerned, there are 4 tarps on the roof and one room totally unusable.
We haven't even seen the insurance adjuster yet and the contractors in
the area are either not returning calls or not committing to when they
can even come out to assess the situation.  There are lots of price
gougers around - some quoting $3000 to take down one tree.
 
I just haven't had time to check the marina.  Doubt I could have got
there
until a day or so ago.  The community where it is has as many trees as
we do and I expect the roads were impassable for days.  It is pretty
evident that this storm was full of micro-bursts as certain communities
were hit a lot harder than others nearby.  Also some of the trees are
very twisted and broken rather than lying there with a root ball pulled
out of the ground.
 
Colonial Williamsburg is still closed down as is William and Mary
College.
The entire parkway from Jamestown to Yorktown is closed indefinitely.
 
We're grateful no one was hurt and happy to have lights and hot water
again.
Plus we have found out how wonderful some of our neighbors and friends
are
and our family unit is closer than ever.  Back to sawing logs...
 
Saroj
 
-----Original Message-----
On Behalf Of Todd Tavares
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 10:55 PM
Subject: Isabel
 
    I'll be down at my buddies house this weekend helping him clean up
after the storm.  He lost his fishing boat, boat lift, about 10 tons of
soil from behind his bulkhead, and his 140' pier.  He lives on the
Potomac near the Harry Nice bridge.