Not really. There really was quite a lot of damage from Wilma. Fortunately, most of it was well south of me. Not that I would wish it on the folks down south; but I am glad the worst of it wasn't here.
This morning, I left early to make sure I had plenty of time to get to work. It was pretty dark out there still, the rain was coming down fairly heavily, and the wind was blustering and blowing. I was relieved to arrive at work unscathed in spite of numerous idiots flying past as if the sun were shining and the roads were dry.
Work was typical. No more or less phone traffic than any other day. Many of our clients were closed for the day since they were in the direct path of Wilma. I imagine tomorrow will be fairly busy, since those folks will be re-entering their buildings and assessing the damage. That's how it was the last two times, anyway.
I left work pretty close to on-time. I wanted to come home and check on the fur-bellies. They were on my mind all day. When I left this morning, they were pretty nervous and jittery. I needn't have worried. When I came home they were their normal hungry selves. I enterred the apartment and did the cats between my feet walk to the kitchen, fed them, then went about the business of checking out the apartment for any signs of damage.
I'm happy to report the apartment is fine and so are my belongings. I was nervous about that after walking through the building to pick up my mail. I noticed water on the floor of the North tower, pretty much all over the first floor. The South tower, where my place is, didn't look too bad on the ground floor. But when I got out of the elevator, there was water all down the hallway. That's when I really got nervous. But like I said, my place seems to be fine.
I had thought ahead and unplugged the computer, stereo, etc. I hadn't thought ahead and taken anything out to thaw for dinner. I decided to take advantage of the blissfully cool temperatures outside. I walked to Wendy's a block and a half to the North. It was the only fast food place open in walking distance. I could have gone to the pub on the corner, but I wasn't in the mood for smoke. On my way to Wendy's I took note of some of the damage. There is a postal center a couple of buildings North that had all of the newspaper boxes blown over, with all their newspapers still inside. There were lots of branches and palm fronds on the ground pretty much everywhere. A United Way sign was leaning precariously forward. The sign at Wendy's had been blown out of its frame and shattered all over the place. I found pieces of it in the parking lot of my own building.
Power seems to have taken a small hit, but not more than could be withstood. I am glad I unplugged the electronics, though. Water seems to be OK also. Since it's so comfy outside, I turned off the AC and cracked the balcony door open, opened the half of my bedroom window that works, and turned on the fans to move the air around. It's very nice. Ahhhhh. This I like!
I'm looking at video from farther south--South FL and the keys. I'm really glad I'm not there.
The sun has been setting while I've been typing this. A soft red glow is touching the horizon to the southwest and the sky is clear and beautiful. If I had someone to walk with, I'd probably be out there enjoying that beautiful sky from the outside. The temps overnight tonight should be around 50. Yay! I'll be sleeping comfy tonight!
Ok, I've got packing to do in preparation for my move this weekend. Since all my stuff didn't blow away in the storm, I guess I'd better get busy!
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