Earlfor

[dpep]

I spoke with Earl on the phone this morning. There is a good reason he has not posted since Hurricane Milton hit Florida two weeks ago. The storm put his house in 14 feet of water (essentially a lake) which has only receded to 8 feet as of yesterday. He had to call for a 9/11 rescue out. It floated away his van to a location still unknown.

He is for now living in a cabin in the woods along a dirt road about 100 miles north of his submerged home. There is no internet access and he only has 1 bar on his phone most times. He is pretty much stuck there since all vehicles were lost. They are looking into a satellite connection to get back on the internet.

Understandably things moving forward are pretty much in limbo right now. He believes the house will be a total loss because of the dark mold that will permeate--structurally sound but toxic for anyone to live in.

Until he can get back online I will serve as relay via text any messages to/from Earl. I will also be checking in with him and updating along the way.

[Baatfam]

Thanks for the update, Don.
Tragic loss of material items, but at least Earl is OK.

[storm 64]

Hang in there Earl. Wishing you well and hoping you pull out of this soon!
Thanks Don for informing us on our GSR friend.

[trevor]

Oh my…I’m sorry Earl. Please hang in there. Is there anything we can do to help?
take care

[rphillips]

Great to hear he's OK. Hard to imagine what is in his future will be... Hoping him the best, and slipping in a prayer for him and his.

[allojohn]

Glad you made it out Earl...dogs et al, hopefully...

[bccap]

All the best to you Earl. I noticed you hadn't posted since the hurricane and have been wondering how you made out. Sorry to hear it wasn't so well .....

[unfocused]

I spoke with Earl on the phone this morning. There is a good reason he has not posted since Hurricane Milton hit Florida two weeks ago. The storm put his house in 14 feet of water (essentially a lake) which has only receded to 8 feet as of yesterday. He had to call for a 9/11 rescue out. It floated away his van to a location still unknown.

He is for now living in a cabin in the woods along a dirt road about 100 miles north of his submerged home. There is no internet access and he only has 1 bar on his phone most times. He is pretty much stuck there since all vehicles were lost. They are looking into a satellite connection to get back on the internet.

Understandably things moving forward are pretty much in limbo right now. He believes the house will be a total loss because of the dark mold that will permeate--structurally sound but toxic for anyone to live in.

Until he can get back online I will serve as relay via text any messages to/from Earl. I will also be checking in with him and updating along the way.

Don, I'm south of you in ST. Augustine. Anything I can assist with?

I'm overstocked on TP and tree branches. Or did I make TP out of the tree branches

[Eli69]

I was wondering about our friend earl. Hoping for the best.

[Vmass]

Sorry to hear this. My best to Earl and his family.

[LAB3]

Let him know I just landed about 40 miles NE of Macon, Ga today and if he needs someone for brute force and ignorance type work to be done I can be there post haste. BTW, I'm being serious this time (for a change)

[GS1150Pilot]

Ah man, I'm just glad he survived. Maybe a Go Fund Me could help?

[bccap]

Ah man, I'm just glad he survived. Maybe a Go Fund Me could help?

Good idea Mason ....... If as Don says he left with the assistance of 911 he likely left with the clothes on his back ....

[trevor]

Ah man, I'm just glad he survived. Maybe a Go Fund Me could help?

I would be happy to help out...

[argonsagas]

Let him know I just landed about 40 miles NE of Macon, Ga today and if he needs someone for brute force and ignorance type work to be done I can be there post haste. BTW, I'm being serious this time (for a change)

I think yours is a generous offer, but likely cannot be taken as Don's description of the house tells me there is little to no reason to expect any part of it will be salvageable.
With there being 8 feet of water still in the house after two weeks, it will need many more weeks for that to drain away and dry.

Given these realities Earl's expectation of a write-off is a near certainty as mould will permeate every part of the house, whether visible or hidden.

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