[R-390] Survived Katrina

[Barry]

Cecil,

I went down and helped do some cleanup in the Ocean Springs (near Biloxi)
about two weeks after the storm hit.  Very devastating.  I'm glad you fared
as well as you did.  From what I saw, I'd say you were very fortunate to
have survived with the damage you incurred.

Glad you're back on line and life is returning to some semblance of
normalcy.

Barry - N4BUQ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cecil Acuff" <chacuff at cableone.net>
To: "R390list" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:56 PM
Subject: [R-390] Survived Katrina


> Hey folks,
>
>         After over 6 weeks of pretty rough times I finally got my internet
> connectivity back yesterday.  Gulfport was pretty much ground zero for
> Katrina.  I stayed home with my family and we stayed in the eastern
eyewall
> during the storm passage.  It got pretty ugly.  Lost the chimney, opening
a
> large hole in the roof on the upwind side and lost the majority of the
> shingles on that side of the house as well.  The paper held though and
> minimized the water entry in other areas.  Still lost some sheetrock
> ceilings and most of the carpet in the house.  Had water running out of
> ceiling fans and a few light switches.  Got most everything under control
> for the moment with tarps.  Most of the carpet and padding and a good bit
of
> the affected attic insulation has been removed and we are still waiting on
> the insurance adjuster to make it around to settle up.
>
> Took some roof damage on the shop but no water in there.  All radio's,
test
> gear etc. in good shape.  Lost my antenna anchoring pine tree but did take
> down the Windom before the storm so I guess I'll not be listening for a
> while.
>
> Working for the local Power Company I've been real busy as well....16 hour
> days for the first couple of weeks while also trying to squeeze in home
> cleanup and temp. repairs.  The last 6 weeks have been a blur.  Things are
> getting back to a little more normal in the last week or so.
>
> Real proud of the company I work for though.  They took very good care of
> us.  Food, water, ice and fuel for our home generators to keep us all
going.
> They brought in as many as 11000 additional people to help get the
> restoration work done.  We went from every customer we had...195,000 in
the
> dark to everyone that could accept electricity back on in 12 days!  A
> monumental feat!  Still much to do though.  We lost all of our coastal
> office space including our corp. headquarters to the storm and 500+ folks
> are having to be placed in temporary office locations for up to 18 months.
> Been doing fiber and microwave work for connectivity to trailer villages
and
> rented office space for the last couple of weeks.
>
> Coastal economies are a shambles......
>
> Anyway enough of that....once I was able to get back to the lists I had
973
> unread mail messages......good to see dead horses being kicked around
still
> on the list....a good diversion for a storm weary reader!
>
> Cecil Acuff
> Gulfport MS
>
>
>
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