lnl Loc: SWFL

I’m late to the rodeo as we were in a pretty hard hit area. This is my first day back as just got internet back after it went out on 9/28. Water out 3 days, power out 4 days. We were the lucky ones.

We live in Rotonda West, which is south and east of Venice, west of Port Charlotte. Not the hardest hit certainly but enough. We stayed throughout the storm and did well considering. Lost ridge caps but not shingles. Lost screens on the pool cage, just shredded, but only one roof beam in the pool cage. Had water pouring in through the double front doors and front windows. All hurricane impact resistant so no storm shutters and all glass held up. We watched as the neighbor across the small canal lost his pool cage, dumping it into the pool. New house, lived there less than a year. Many big beautiful trees uprooted and pool cages lost. We’re safe and fine.
Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel were so hard hit, it’s hard to imagine.
Keep well, fellow/sister Floridians. We will recover!
Ellen L