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RussMS
08-28-2005, 01:06 PM
Hey Guys:

Well the third hurricane to come thru my area this year looks to do significant damage this time. Category 5 is as bad as it gets. I am headed north and hoping my house will still be here when I get back.

Wish us luck.

907rs
08-28-2005, 01:27 PM
That sucks Russ. Our thoughts are with you.

race-rodz
08-28-2005, 02:48 PM
been watchin that whole mess on the weather channel.... im glad i live in the land of forest fires and volcanoes. good luck

XcYZ
08-28-2005, 06:34 PM
Russ bought a t-shirt from me, so I have his address. He's not far from Biloxi, so he's definitely in the path.

Good luck to you and your family, I hope all remain safe.

ProdigyCustoms
08-28-2005, 09:11 PM
You did take the car right? LOL! Seriously, it looks like this is the big one. Hope all is OK for you, let us know.

RussMS
08-29-2005, 07:42 PM
Hey Guys:

Update: I just talked to someone on my street and it looks like my house survived unscathed. But this hurricane appears to have done more damage than the last major hurricane to hit our area back in 1975 named Fredrick.

May or may not head back tomorrow, but I doubt I have power for a long while. Overall I am glad I left.

XcYZ
08-29-2005, 07:47 PM
That's great news, Russ. I'm glad you checked in and gave us an update.

907rs
08-29-2005, 07:51 PM
Yes it is, Russ. :thumbsup:

hotwheels
08-29-2005, 08:08 PM
You guy's down there are in my prayer's......i hope after the hurricane passes,that it won't be as bad as people are thinking it was gonna be.....good luck to you.

Derek69SS
08-29-2005, 08:12 PM
That's great news :yes: Good luck with any and all clean-up :willy:

jonny51
08-29-2005, 08:36 PM
Glad to hear the house made it through the Hurricane.

PaceCarNut
08-29-2005, 09:59 PM
Hey Russ,
Im just a couple of hours north from you right now, Im in Knoxville, Tn. If you need a generator, I got 1 you can use for as long as needed, Its a honda 5KW?? Yours for the asking, Ill pick it up on 1 of my trips to our condo in Destin,Fl.
Just say the word, and Ill met you.

RussMS
09-03-2005, 12:16 AM
Thanks for the offer PaceCarNut. Had I known I might have took you up on it, but that likely wouldve caused me to end up on the gas lines. They are literally 1 mile long in some cases. I estimataed there was around 600 cars waiting in line to get gas today. I can think of a lot better ways to spend 6 hours.

I rode down to Pascagoula, MS on Wednesday and saw the damage the office got. The storm surge was higher than recorded history as you guys have seen on the news. We only got 4 inches of water in the office and will be up and running when we get power.

I did speak to several of my favorite clients and one got 5 feet in his house. Pretty much a total loss but he managed to ride it out in chest high water. But one is missing and he had a coastal home. :( Scary thought.

I got to hand it to the guys from all the power companies, I never dreamed it would be back this quick. Sadly I believe I am the very first street to get power and a lot of theis small town is in much worse shape.

Thanks for the kind words guys. It meant a lot.

jonny51
09-03-2005, 12:41 AM
Russ were just glad you and your family are okay.I don't think anybody can really comprehend the damage without seeing it.

Steve1968LS2
09-03-2005, 12:50 AM
Glad you and your house made it though.. good luck with the recovery ahead..

Smack_talker
09-03-2005, 05:13 AM
Glad to see everything is ok for you. I lost power for a week last Hurricane season....NOT fun.