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A Hurricane Called Charley
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| 08-17-04
| The Heavy Equipment Guy
Posted on 08/17/2004 4:19:26 AM PDT by backhoe
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To: backhoe
I don't trust what the media is telling us. Why has FEMA closed off the area and not let anybody in? Could it be that more than 15 or 16 were killed and this is being hushed up? Why kick out the local people and let the outsiders take control of the situation.
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08/17/2004 7:01:46 PM PDT
by
eternity
(From here to...)
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08/17/2004 11:49:00 PM PDT
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backhoe
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08/18/2004 5:15:51 AM PDT
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backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the Trackball into the Sunset...)
To: ContemptofCourt
since they are not yet allowed on the island. I wonder if it is possible for residents to access the island by boat, or are the fedgov goons preventing this also?
To: Freebird Forever
Sanibel is being opened to residents this am. Captiva is still closed to all, but may have limited access tomorrow.
And yes, you could not access by boat, either. They had all sorts of agencies out there turning people away.
In all honesty, it is probably a good policy. Sanibel's and Captiva's policy has always been that the islands would not be opened until they were safe. If they are going to close the islands, they need superior security to keep looters off as well, particularly since these islands are playgrounds for the very wealthy.
To: samantha
NorthCaptiva was split. North Captiva is only accessible by boat or small plane, and is very exclusive. This island took a huge hit.
To: cogitator
Captiva fared much worse than Sanibel. While a number of homes suffered moderate to severe damage on Sanibel (www.mysanibel.com), Captiva took a huge hit. South Seas Plantation took the brunt of it, and I don't see them opening anytime soon.
As it is, Captiva is still largely inaccessible due to the number of pines that were uprooted.
It is interesting that one of Sanibel/Captiva's long range plans was to rid the islands of Australian Pine, which is not a local tree and is seen as a nuisance tree. This storm took care of that problem.
To: ContemptofCourt
It is interesting that one of Sanibel/Captiva's long range plans was to rid the islands of Australian Pine, which is not a local tree and is seen as a nuisance tree. This storm took care of that problem.A small consolation, but there's always something...
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08/18/2004 12:11:42 PM PDT
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backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the Trackball into the Sunset...)
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08/29/2004 3:26:19 AM PDT
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backhoe
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12/03/2004 12:56:47 PM PST
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backhoe
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04/01/2005 1:15:49 PM PST
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backhoe
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08/17/2005 4:52:09 PM PDT
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backhoe
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Refugees from '04 storm may be hit again -- Fourteen months after Hurricane Charley devastated this Gulf Coast town, hundreds of people still are living in row after row of government-owned mobile homes that were supposed to be temporary housing. Many of the residents of "FEMA Village" -- the temporary community of 1,600 residents living in 500 mobile homes provided by the federal agency -- regarded the approaching storm Thursday with the stoicism of those who have lost everything already.
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10/21/2005 10:17:13 AM PDT
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backhoe
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08/16/2013 3:17:23 AM PDT
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backhoe
(Just a Merry-Hearted Keyboard PirateBoy, Plunderin' his way across the Internet....)
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