It's hot and humid. Heat exhaustion is a concern for those without power - still millions lacking electricity in Florida. Tons of ice is being shipped into the state. It is really tough for many Florida residents - they have big or even massive clean-ups and repairs/rebuilds to make. Even disposing of debris is a chore - see the 5 categories into which locals have to sort their stuff for trash pick-up. The Muck category = wet carpet, ruined drywall, etc. There are some new evacuation orders for flooding rivers in Florida, but none affecting us.
The Florida citrus industry, 70% smaller than 20 years ago, is very badly hit along with sugar cane and veggies. Milk is being dumped as they cannot take it to processing plants that don't have power. Thankfully the cattle are largely contained and not wandering the roads. I even found a website detailing instructions to evacuate cattle in a hurricane - who knew?!?
Living on MB we are very lucky - our clean-up only involves a small bit of sand removal from paths and under building parking plus off railings & cars where it was blasted. 
Of course our pool area needs sorting too - getting the sand off the bottom plus those loungers out of the pool where they hid during Irma, as well as putting back chairs and planted pots sheltering in our lobby. Done Thursday afternoon, so hopefully the pool will be back in business Friday.
We cleaned our balcony today - washed the floors, and oiled the metal furniture to protect it a bit from salt spray.
What do you think this is washed up on the dunes?
Gulf water temperatures have dropped about 6 degrees post Irma to 82 F. And even the City doesn't have a huge beach clean-up job - just in the main a bit more seaweed to clear (it does start to stink!) which they started to do today. Everyone is working hard to get things back to 'normal,' and the traffic light at 150th and Gulf is back on!
Sea turtle season is drawing to a close, and we will have to see how the few remaining nests fared.
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Good to know its all a lot less damaged & disrupted than it might have been.
ReplyDeleteGot milk yesterday - yippee! A bit of a siege mentality takes hold post Irma. I want to have plenty of supplies on board, ensure all clothes and dishes are washed etc. just in case another event occurs. We are in the height of hurricane season.
ReplyDeleteIt was interesting to see more people out walking than normal - guess that was the impact of gas/petrol shortages in the days after the storm.
Glad you are okay and I did wonder how you and the turtles had faired. Take care and we are thinking of the people who have lost so much.
ReplyDelete1 week post hurricane and our local Walmart still has bare shelves for canned goods, boxed meals and diary. Thankfully most gas stations seem to have petrol. A bit scary to realise how vulnerable our supply chain is to an interruption. And although Jose is nowhere near us, strengthening category 3 Hurricane Maria - although forecast to turn and remain in the Atlantic - is currently on the same path as Irma. The Caribbean islands are sure to be hit again, but let's pray it turns before approaching Florida.
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