Her house is okay; her friend/handyman Dan boarded up her windows. What a blessing he is! Renters evacuated. Neighbors have reported her house is in good shape with roof of her storage shed blown off and a fence blown over. There are huge trees around her house and in the Cove area; Bonnie next door had a tree fall on her deck. Trees at least by Sher's house are still standing. The Lovejoys on the other side of Sher stayed and he called her for a quick update. There is no power or water.
Tyndall AFB wehre Sher worked before moving to Virginia may be a total loss as far as active AFB. Acres and acres of buildings, surrounding forests just pitched around like toys and match sticks. The economy will not recover for a very long time and especially if Tyndall closes. Her renter works at a nearby paper mill; his wife is a real estate agent. They have their jobs - at least he will/probably. Ironic - trees are already down, maybe they can be salvaged for the mill? I have no idea what they process there, though.
Mexico Beach, pretty little beach town east of PC is just in the worst shambles. Sher and I have been there; we stayed overnight there on one of my trips.
Heartbreaking to see images on internet. Saved some to put on here. Just no stopping the views of devastation.
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