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First time on DU since Micheal blew through here. It's unbelievable. Looks like a bomb went off. They are saying power won't be fully restored for 2 months. One of two hospitals was heavily damaged. I've never seen so many downed power poles and trees. Verizon lost something so have to travel quite a ways to get cell phone service. I'm one of the very lucky ones. House came through with no damage but not sure what I'm going to do next. A friend has offered me a house a couple hours away and I may take her up on it. Grab some stuff and my three cats and go.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)damage be 10x worse as well as loss of life
redwitch
(14,948 posts)What an awful mess though! I dont know how we as a nation are going to handle constant back to back disasters.
mopinko
(70,238 posts)where the fuck are they even gonna put all that rubble?
i hope they are picking the steel, brick, etc. otherwise, they will need several new landfills.
irisblue
(33,034 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)They usually help people who cannot stay in the area because of the damage.
Phoenix61
(17,019 posts)I know they have a service center set up but gas has been difficult to find so haven't ventured out to find it. I'm lucky to have friends with a generator, Dish, and a pool.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)and fair winds from here on out.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Seems it'll be a long time before any normalcy returns. I wish you, your family, friends and neighbors well, and hope you receive all the assistance necessary. Good luck to you all.