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[serendipity1499]

Hi Sher & Bob & Jasl & Hubby... Thanks so much for your contribution & your thoughts, & Prayers....We're finally getting back to normal & can concentrate on our up-coming "Westeredam" Trans-Atlantic trip..Only 86 days till we leave for BCN...Wishing you all a wonderful trip as well...Best Regards... Betty & John

[BCEagle78]

It has been 10 days since the hurricane passed through Orlando.

 

Schools (which started in mid-August) are just now getting back in session. Still a few thousand people without power but slowly getting it back.

 

My office building, just outside Orlando International Airport had signficant roof damage (lots of waste baskets around the office collecting dripping water from ceiling leaks), air conditioning still not working right, some windows on higher floors are still boarded up. A hotel across the street has virtually every window broken but they are starting to work on it. A tree farm near the office lost most all of their 3-5 year old young pine trees.

 

Most everything is finally getting back to normal but many people are still dealing with leaky roofs, lots of tree remains by the sides of the roads and some memories that will last a lifetime.

 

Orlando is inland by a few hundred miles from the storm's first arrival on shore. It was devastating in Southwest Florida. Still Orlando had winds over 105 mph at the peak. I can't wait to see my homeowner's insurance bill for next year.

 

The good thing was that there were very few injuries or deaths. It could have been much worse.

 

Now back to talking about the fun topic if cruising!