All's well in Tampa now
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We evacuated to get out of the hurricane's path on Monday last week. The storm left over a million and a half customers without power in the Tampa Bay area. When we returned last Saturday, our home was undamaged although the water rose high enough to very nearly get into our floor level. We had no power, but we had water and the area's sewage system worked. Tampa Electric Company put in a gigantic effort and restored power to about a quater of a million customers per day! Way to go TECO! On Monday my SO got very excited when she saw some cherry picker trucks working on the main power line in front of our property. About 3 hours later we had power. The Internet service, that was also knocked out, had already been restored. We were up and running as if nothing had happened. Cherry picker trucks will always bring a smile to our faces! :) All is well in Tampa now, at least for my family and several hundred thousand others! :java:
Ok, I have had my coffee, so you can all come out now!
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We evacuated to get out of the hurricane's path on Monday last week. The storm left over a million and a half customers without power in the Tampa Bay area. When we returned last Saturday, our home was undamaged although the water rose high enough to very nearly get into our floor level. We had no power, but we had water and the area's sewage system worked. Tampa Electric Company put in a gigantic effort and restored power to about a quater of a million customers per day! Way to go TECO! On Monday my SO got very excited when she saw some cherry picker trucks working on the main power line in front of our property. About 3 hours later we had power. The Internet service, that was also knocked out, had already been restored. We were up and running as if nothing had happened. Cherry picker trucks will always bring a smile to our faces! :) All is well in Tampa now, at least for my family and several hundred thousand others! :java:
Ok, I have had my coffee, so you can all come out now!
My relatives returned to Tampa when power returned. No power for bit, ruined food in fridge, but otherwise mostly some tree damage and no home damage. Could have been much worse had it not moved to the south of Tampa.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger
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My relatives returned to Tampa when power returned. No power for bit, ruined food in fridge, but otherwise mostly some tree damage and no home damage. Could have been much worse had it not moved to the south of Tampa.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger
Yes. Flooding would have been much worse, had the storm pass just north of Tampa instead of just south. We also had to clean out food from the fridge after power was restored, but the fridge needed a good cleaning anyway. :-D
Ok, I have had my coffee, so you can all come out now!