Visit From Michael

[phatdaddy]

Trying this thru a hotspot on a phone will see how it goes. Verizon screwed up the comms so bad they are giving everyone free data for 3 months.

Got a few more things done today, shore up the legs on the boat shed for the disassembly on friday. I will try to gopro it
Still waiting on adjusters for insurance quotes, not forseeing an easy tango.

Life is getting back to normal, but lot of uncertainty for the future of Panama City. Expecting a 35-45 percent decrease in population within a year. Which affects property values and taxes. Not to mention viable employment and employers. Both hospitals were severely damaged. The county one was a total loss, the private one is rebuildable. I have friends who work for several doctors offices, the have been told to apply for unemployment.

Lots of docs are loosing patients or their offices were compromised and landlords were underinsured on the building.

Lot of uncertainty for my little village by the sea

On the bright side, if i can get the boat out, fishing is hot right after a storm

[SkunkBoat]

Unfortunately it will be a very long road. Sandy was 6 years ago and along the bay I still see abandoned houses, half raised and then abandoned houses and empty lots. Toms River tax base was devastated. Businesses (like our flower shop) took a big hit for years. Sounds like you didn't get flooded so you got that going for you. Pulling for you and hope to see some grouper trolling pix soon.

[THEFERMANATOR]

And there's talk of changing the building code standards which means even if insurance re-imburses them for a total loss, it won't cover the cost to build to the new standards. I seen alot of this after Charlie went through Punta Gorda back in 04. Many people lost there childhood homes and couldn't afford to rebuild there homes to the new code with the skyrocketing material cost's because of demand.