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CelticsStrong => Community => Topic started by: FLCeltsFan on November 01, 2018, 09:09:38 AM
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First of all I want to say thank you to everyone for all the love and support from everyone in this community. I am so humbled by it.
I finally got a phone that I can use to post here. The signal is still spotty at times but at least it will allow me to check in and maybe listen to some games. Things are slowly getting better and I am thankful for that.
This area was so devastated. I cry every time I drive anywhere here. The storm took out every power pole and just about every tree. It was amazing that we had power back a little over 2 weeks. We finally got running water back yesterday.
We don't have cable or internet as yet and probably won't for awhile as they have to restring every line and reconnect every house in the county.
We don't have hot water since the gas lines have to be run again also. Cold showers are the norm. No air conditioning either as the ductwork has to be redone. As with everything, they put you on a waiting list and it may be December before they can get to us. Businesses will have priority.
We still have a big hole in both ends of the house but have tarps over the roof to hopefully keep the elements out. It does leak still when it rains. We have our name in with a few contractors but with every home and business in the county damaged, even with contractors from out of state here helping, there is a huge wait for help. It will probably be months until we can get it fixed.
Some stores and gas stations are opening finally, but there is a line to do anything. So many stores will probably not recover from this. We are fortunate that we can still live in the house. So many people lost everything.
No matter where you go, the roads and streets are lined with trees that have been snapped off like twigs. I posted some pictures on Instagram from my son's phone a week after. It really looks like a war zone with so much destruction.
I have missed my Celtics family so much and can't wait to be able to do game threads again. I'm hoping Comcast hurries up and gets their lines up. But even then, I'm not sure if they can run them into the house because of all the damaged on that end of the house.
But please know that the second we get internet I will be back to doing game threads. I love you all and will try to post more now that I have a phone that will let me.
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Prayers to u and all the people who was affected by this hurricane
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Glad to hear that there is some progress, at the very least. Sending out all my best thoughts and prayers to you and your family, Shirley.
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Glad to hear you're okay and beginning to recover. It will be great to have you back with biz as usual, but don't rush on our behalf - nick has been a first-class surrogate FLCeltsFan.
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Thank you Nick for filling in with the game threads. I am so anxious to get back to normal and be able to watch the Celtics and do game threads. It's been pretty tough having to miss games, not to mention living like a pioneer. I love and miss you all. It sure is nice to have a phone that works somewhat.
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Still waiting for a contractor and roofer and tree guy. Also getting jerked around by the insurance company. No cable or internet still. Comcast says they are working on it but no date as to when they will have it back up. No home phone or hot water yet. But we are still doing better than a lot of people. I just miss the Celtics and everyone do much. Just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you and still hanging in there.
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Still waiting for a contractor and roofer and tree guy. Also getting jerked around by the insurance company. No cable or internet still. Comcast says they are working on it but no date as to when they will have it back up. No home phone or hot water yet. But we are still doing better than a lot of people. I just miss the Celtics and everyone do much. Just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you and still hanging in there.
Sorry to hear about the insurance company but during these disasters, unfortunately, the insurance companies always take their time trying to pay out as little money as possible. It's so sad. Hang in there Shirley. Ever want to talk you have my email. Just be safe and patient. Everything will be okay, eventually.
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Fema finally got here today to put a blue tarp on the roof. It has been really rainy and it will be nice not to have it leaking when it does. I now have Sirius XM radio on the phone so I can listen to the games even though I still can't watch them. Still no estimate as to when we will get cable and internet back. I sure do miss doing the game threads. This area is still so devastated. But slowly we are getting better.
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Fema finally got here today to put a blue tarp on the roof. It has been really rainy and it will be nice not to have it leaking when it does. I now have Sirius XM radio on the phone so I can listen to the games even though I still can't watch them. Still no estimate as to when we will get cable and internet back. I sure do miss doing the game threads. This area is still so devastated. But slowly we are getting better.
Hang in there! sad to see how long it takes to get a tarp over you roof.
We miss you here!
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hi flc. it is good to hear from you. i am troubled and worried that you have so many hurdles and challenges to still face. but i know you will overcome them.
we all miss you at CS and wish you the best. and of course, you can always count on a boatload of tps from everyone here, especially me. ;D
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Yea! We got a tree guy who will come and help us get the multitude of downed trees off the property. That is a big deal since we have at least 12 big pine trees that were snapped off by the winds and many are across the fence and one is still on our storage bldg that was demolished. With the trees gone we can address all the stuff destroyed by the storm.
We also got a contractor here finally but his estimate was high compared to the insurance estimate so we still need to try to get someone else to give us an estimate. We are thankful to fema for putting a blue tarp on the roof this week so at least it won't rain in the kitchen and bedroom while we continue to look for a contractor.
Still no cable or internet but we have seen cable trucks in the area this week. Bless those men who were out there in the rain and dark still stringing lines. They are still working on rebiulding their headquarters and grid but progress is being made.
I can now listen to the games on Sirius XM radio on my phone. Cell service is still not back to normal but is getting better.
I have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, with the wonderful people on this forum at the top of the list.
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Yea! We got a tree guy who will come and help us get the multitude of downed trees off the property. That is a big deal since we have at least 12 big pine trees that were snapped off by the winds and many are across the fence and one is still on our storage bldg that was demolished. With the trees gone we can address all the stuff destroyed by the storm.
We also got a contractor here finally but his estimate was high compared to the insurance estimate so we still need to try to get someone else to give us an estimate. We are thankful to fema for putting a blue tarp on the roof this week so at least it won't rain in the kitchen and bedroom while we continue to look for a contractor.
Still no cable or internet but we have seen cable trucks in the area this week. Bless those men who were out there in the rain and dark still stringing lines. They are still working on rebiulding their headquarters and grid but progress is being made.
I can now listen to the games on Sirius XM radio on my phone. Cell service is still not back to normal but is getting better.
I have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, with the wonderful people on this forum at the top of the list.
Glad you're doing okay FLCeltcsFan, hopefully everything goes smooth for you!
Best of luck, we sorely miss you here at CelticsStrong!
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It’s amazing to hear about the devastation and the patience needed to get back to pre-storm day-to-day living. Having had just a few days of relative inconvenience from ice storms in recent years, it’s hard to fathom how stressful it must be for you and others in similar, or even worse, circumstances. Disappointing that you can’t get the issues resolved sooner. But I guess everything gets put into perspective during difficult times. I hope things get closer to “normal” as soon as possible. Won’t erase the experience and the losses, but at least might feel more like you’re able to move forward rather than just clawing back to square one.
As you can see, lots of thoughts and good wishes here for you and your family.
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Best of luck to you and yours, FL.
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Glad to hear things are at least getting better (slowly but surely). Miss your game threads and the comments from the other side on CG. Hope you can get back to a ‘normal’way of life soon!!
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I'm sorry that it's been awhile since I've given an update but things haven't changed a whole lot. We finally were able to find a contractor that at least came by to give us an estimate that was reasonable. We have told them we will hire them but haven't heard back so we still have a big hole in the kitchen ceiling but at least have hopes of getting it fixed.
We also got a tree company to get rid of the trees out of the front yard but they haven't returned to do the back yet.
We have 2 temporary buildings coming to try to store the stuff that wasn't ruined from the storage bldg in the back but haven't been able to get someone to help get the roof off that is sitting directly on the shelves etc after the walls collapsed.
Still no cable, internet, heat or hot water. I sure do miss watching my Celtics. They aren't giving is an estimate of when we will get cable service back as yet.
This area is still a disaster area. The streets and roads are all lined with big piles of cut up trees and debris. They say they have already picked up over a million cubic feet of debris, it hasn't even made a dent. Some businesses have reopened but many won't be returning. Most don't have phone or internet and so are limited even if they are open.
We also have several tent cities in the area where those who lost everything have gathered to live in tents. At last report they delivered fewer than 100 fema trailers but there are thousands homeless here.
We are among the more fortunate in that we still are able to live in the house even though it is badly damaged.
Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers. We are making some progress but it is slow and it takes so much effort to get anything done. We still have a long haul to get back to normal but at least things are getting a little better.
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We signed a contractor finally. We have an electrician working on the electric today so maybe we can get some hot water finally.
We finally got a partial payment from the insurance company to get started on the repairs. Still no cable, internet or phone. I am hopeful that we will get it soon as we are approaching 2 months since the storm and I have seen Comcast trucks in the area just not on our street yet. But things are finally starting to move.
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We signed a contractor finally. We have an electrician working on the electric today so maybe we can get some hot water finally.
We finally got a partial payment from the insurance company to get started on the repairs. Still no cable, internet or phone. I am hopeful that we will get it soon as we are approaching 2 months since the storm and I have seen Comcast trucks in the area just not on our street yet. But things are finally starting to move.
So glad to hear Shirley. I can't imagine not having hot water for showers or any air conditioning in Florida for two months. Stay strong. Things seem to definitely be getting better
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We signed a contractor finally. We have an electrician working on the electric today so maybe we can get some hot water finally.
We finally got a partial payment from the insurance company to get started on the repairs. Still no cable, internet or phone. I am hopeful that we will get it soon as we are approaching 2 months since the storm and I have seen Comcast trucks in the area just not on our street yet. But things are finally starting to move.
hi flc. good to hear life is being restored. we all await you here. good luck to you.
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We signed a contractor finally. We have an electrician working on the electric today so maybe we can get some hot water finally.
We finally got a partial payment from the insurance company to get started on the repairs. Still no cable, internet or phone. I am hopeful that we will get it soon as we are approaching 2 months since the storm and I have seen Comcast trucks in the area just not on our street yet. But things are finally starting to move.
hey FLC - Glad to hear some good news and that things are slowly starting to get rebuilt.
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This is like a Hayward-watch thread. C'mon FLCelts!!! Get that hot water! (Seriously, that must be so frustrating)
Great game today for Hayward, so I am assuming that portends the same for your situation soon.
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Another update and a little more progress. Still no cable, internet or home phone. Comcast is in the neighborhood with guys working pretty much day and night do we are hoping soon.
Still no work on the house but we paid for the permits and the contractor said they will start work soon. The end of the house needs entirely rebuilt before they can put the new roof on.
I can't thank the Celtics community enough for your generosity The funds from Celtics Strong came right when we needed them to pay the tree guys to get the trees off the house and out of the front yard. We also were able to get an electrician in this week to connect a temporary hot water heater to allow me the first hot shower since Oct10. It was heavenly. We also were able to pay for the permits to get the contractor started on the repairs.
It also helped us to meet our deductable that was pretty high for us. We still have so much to do but things are at least moving. Those funds were literally a life saver and I can't ever thank you enough!!
We just learned that our only mall in the area will not be reopening and one of our hospitals is closing as well. 1500 people found out this weekend they no longer have jobs.
3800 children in our school district are homeless due to the hurricane. 75% of the trees in the county were lost and 80%of the buildings in the county were either severely damaged or destroyed. They had to replace over 7000 telephone poles and rebuild the entire grid for electric, phone and cable.
So many businesses are announcing that they won't rebuild or are leaving the area and the ones staying and open are swamped so there are lines everywhere. My doctor is leaving the area and won't reopen so I have to find a new doctor among the few who are still here.
But things are slowly getting better. We were able to finally get an insurance payment and we have a temporary bldg to move things into while they fix the end of the house.
We still have to try to find a crane to lift the roof off of our storage building so we can document everything that was destroyed in there. That's going to be a huge job and I'm not looking forward to it. Maybe it's good we don't have cable because we have nothing better to do than work on stuff that needs done. I sure do miss watching the Celtics though.
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Sending prayers FL that progress speeds up on the recovery from the storm. Thinking of you.
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This is so otherworldly and hard to imagine... all the best, FL! <3
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We still are waiting on the contractors to do something do we still have a big hole in our roof on both ends but hopefully they will start soon.
We still have no landline and so my heart monitor is still not functioning. We can't get heat because we have gas heat and the line is crimped where it comes in and they won't turn on the gas until the end of the house that was destroyed is fixed. It has been getting into the 30s at night this past week and we even had a hard frost Tuesday night and we've had to dress warm inside. It's supposed to warm up this week a little hopefully.
Still no cable or internet either. They are trying to charge us for League Pass and I would gladly pay if we could get the broadband option to at least watch on the phone but for some odd reason it says Xfinity isn't participating this year. I really have to get a new provider for LP next season. That's ridiculous not to offer the broadband option. So I call them regularly to complain and try to get an estimate for when they will have cable back but so far all I get is we don't know.
One of our hospitals is closing along with the mall and quite a few other businesses that don't plan to reopen. There is a medical crisis blooming in that many doctors, including mine, are leaving the area after their homes or offices were damaged beyond repair. The few remaining doctors that can open are swamped and it's next to impossible to get an appointment.
The streets are still lined with piles of debris even though they have been working around the clock to pick it up. They say it may take up to a year to get it all.
We have so many homeless people who lost everything and don't have the option of leaving the area. There just isn't any housing with so much having been destroyed.
Cell service is getting a little better but it still is spotty at times. I'm thankful for Walmart and Sam's as they have been open since right after the storm and so we can get necessities. Gas is expensive in the area but available thankfully.
I've been listening to the games and really wish I could watch them. They are playing great, even very shorthanded. I LOVE Marcus Smart! The kid is a winner!!
Well that's my update for today. Thank you again for your kindness and your generosity and your thoughts and prayers. I get through by thinking of all of you and know that this too shall pass.
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Wow, sending prayers @FLCeltsFan! Hope everything works out. :)
That just sounds surreal and I'm sure it's frustrating.
@Nick has done a fantastic job but it still feels like something is missing when the game threads are made/posted here :(
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so sorry to hear there's been little progress with getting your home repaired and services restored FL.
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So glad to know that you are "okay" (obviously that's relative and not meant to diminish the struggles you and others in the area are going through).
These are tough times for lots of folks who have been hit by terrible storms and fires and other disasters, both natural and unnatural. It is important for us all to support each other. It is far too easy to forget about these tragedies once they are off the main news headlines and just assume all the real, living people are able to just pick up right from where things were before the storm. But the truth is that the impact can linger for years and years. People are STILL hurting from the impact of Katrina. People will be feeling the impact of the hurricanes from the last couple of years in Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas and other places for years to come. Some areas will never recover.
And as the planet continues to heat up, these storms are just going to get worse.
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So glad to know that you are "okay" (obviously that's relative and not meant to diminish the struggles you and others in the area are going through).
These are tough times for lots of folks who have been hit by terrible storms and fires and other disasters, both natural and unnatural. It is important for us all to support each other. It is far too easy to forget about these tragedies once they are off the main news headlines and just assume all the real, living people are able to just pick up right from where things were before the storm. But the truth is that the impact can linger for years and years. People are STILL hurting from the impact of Katrina. People will be feeling the impact of the hurricanes from the last couple of years in Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas and other places for years to come. Some areas will never recover.
And as the planet continues to heat up, these storms are just going to get worse.
TP. We hear about the suffering and devastation to a community from one of our own, and it brings home how hard the human experience can be.
And millions of Puerto Ricans faced similar battles and much of the country turned a blind eye. That same, priceless human empathy and agency are absent.
Largely due to corrupt politics. >:(
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Well, still no Comcast or phone and no water again. Still no roof either BUT we were able to get a hot spot that seems to be working pretty well. I'm going to try to do a links article tomorrow and if that works out I may be able to do a game thread for Wednesday's game. I'm so excited to be able to be online again and not have to look at everything in tiny little letters on my phone. I may even get ambitious and try to do a Comments from the Other Side if the hot spot isn't too laggy.
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Well, still no Comcast or phone and no water again. Still no roof either BUT we were able to get a hot spot that seems to be working pretty well. I'm going to try to do a links article tomorrow and if that works out I may be able to do a game thread for Wednesday's game. I'm so excited to be able to be online again and not have to look at everything in tiny little letters on my phone. I may even get ambitious and try to do a Comments from the Other Side if the hot spot isn't too laggy.
It will be my pleasure to step aside and you can do what you do best. It's been an honor finding out just how hard it is to dedicate yourself to the Celtics and their fans the way you have for so long. I tip my Celtic cap to you.
If you need me to take care of the thread because, you know, life, just PM me. You have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. And Let's Go Celtics!!!!!
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Well, still no Comcast or phone and no water again. Still no roof either BUT we were able to get a hot spot that seems to be working pretty well. I'm going to try to do a links article tomorrow and if that works out I may be able to do a game thread for Wednesday's game. I'm so excited to be able to be online again and not have to look at everything in tiny little letters on my phone. I may even get ambitious and try to do a Comments from the Other Side if the hot spot isn't too laggy.
It will be my pleasure to step aside and you can do what you do best. It's been an honor finding out just how hard it is to dedicate yourself to the Celtics and their fans the way you have for so long. I tip my Celtic cap to you.
If you need me to take care of the thread because, you know, life, just PM me. You have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. And Let's Go Celtics!!!!!
You have done an awesome job of covering the game threads over these past 10 weeks while we have been trying to pick up the pieces and trying to get back to some form of normal here. Thank you so much for taking over and posting them. It was a big worry for me at first that there wouldn't be game threads and when I knew that you were doing them, it really eased my mind alot. So, thank you and with things still so unsettled here with things coming and going all the time because it is still a mess here, I may have to take you up on your offer to fill in if I can't. I don't know what will happen if they ever start to work on the house but I'm going to try to do things while I can.
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Well, still no Comcast or phone and no water again. Still no roof either BUT we were able to get a hot spot that seems to be working pretty well. I'm going to try to do a links article tomorrow and if that works out I may be able to do a game thread for Wednesday's game. I'm so excited to be able to be online again and not have to look at everything in tiny little letters on my phone. I may even get ambitious and try to do a Comments from the Other Side if the hot spot isn't too laggy.
It will be my pleasure to step aside and you can do what you do best. It's been an honor finding out just how hard it is to dedicate yourself to the Celtics and their fans the way you have for so long. I tip my Celtic cap to you.
If you need me to take care of the thread because, you know, life, just PM me. You have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. And Let's Go Celtics!!!!!
You have done an awesome job of covering the game threads over these past 10 weeks while we have been trying to pick up the pieces and trying to get back to some form of normal here. Thank you so much for taking over and posting them. It was a big worry for me at first that there wouldn't be game threads and when I knew that you were doing them, it really eased my mind alot. So, thank you and with things still so unsettled here with things coming and going all the time because it is still a mess here, I may have to take you up on your offer to fill in if I can't. I don't know what will happen if they ever start to work on the house but I'm going to try to do things while I can.
Teamwork makes the dream work!
I think any amount you are comfortable with will be awesome and welcome by all. You must be writing them in your head anyhow!
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Just a quick note to "officially" express appreciate for both nickagneta and FLCeltsFan here.
To have a dedicated, tenured game thread master, with a ready-to-go backup thread master, all while fighitng through natural disasters... pretty special. Thanks so much to both of you.