That on the day that we have not had power in four days and the day I get my highest most expensive power bill ever, ever ... WE GET POWER BACK ON!!!
I would have paid double though to have kept my power and have paid what ever it took to keep it on for everyone. We are just grateful to have each other our health our loved ones and our home intact.
The power crew that got our grid back up and running were from New York and Arizona. So amazing how people from all over have come to help us here in Florida. They were all so nice. We tried to give them cold drinks but they had some already. They were even told 'We would make you brownies if we had power!
;-)))' Then they thanked us for offering and said the neighborHOOD they worked yesterday only wanted to know when they were going to get their power back. I know that's the million dollar question but so many people are working as hard as they safely can to get the job done. It's not about who has money or who's who. None of that preference shown here. There is a 7,000 square foot house one block from me, our mayor also lives a block away and an Orange County Commisioner lives directly across the street from us. None of us had power. It was just selfish people wanting to be put above others because the world revolves around them and they are more important.
During this catastrophic event we have heard so many stories of selfishness, disrespect and fraud. I even chased one group of men from a neighbors home. Even with all that has happened this has really brought our neighbors together more. We met people we would have otherwise never met. People would stop if they saw us and ask what news we knew. Cruising around town on our golf cart made us realize how lucky we are. Neighbors helping neighbors, a community coming together.
We have not seen or know of the full extent of damage that Hurricane Irma caused elsewhere. Still just little blurbs on our phones. We should be able to venture out further tomorrow to see what has happened. With no power that meant no TV. Now that we have power we have no land line, internet or cable. Tomorrow we get an indoor/outdoor TV antenna delivered that will receive stations 70 miles away. Hoping to get more information then and to cut the cable soon!
I'm not sure what travels will be next for us. Going to the Keys is completely out of the picture now. Not sure there is anything to go to. Two places we had reservations for cancelled me. A third location located directly in the eye of the storm I have yet to hear from. A friend in Michigan told us today that everything south of Marathon has been destroyed. Would love to go help but don't think they could even support that.
Tim and I have a few more days to put the pieces back together here. Now that we have power we can pressure wash both porches prior to resetting them. Over the next week we will decide where our next adventure takes us!
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