Spoke to Doc !
Got a call from Doc last evening ,the reception was terrible to say the
least. As stated earlier he and Sue & the dogs are fine. They were in their
house in Arcadia when the hurricane hit. Had tried to make it to the
community shelter. But found out that the shelter's roof had been blown
away. As it was they made the right choice in staying put. Doc told me that
of the three house on his street that was left standing, his was one of
them. Unfortunately all of his beautiful old live oaks came tumbling down.
He told me that that house was lifted completely off the foundation. They
are turely blessed !They will not have power restored for 4-6 weeks, but Family has kicked in
and a generator should now be on site providing minimal power. At least to
run his well pump, and a few other things. It is odd to me, since my wife
and I were in Arcadia with Doc and Sue this past April. I was there on
business, and had we had a delightful
time,albiet short. What is really freakish to me is ,had I made a different
choice back in April, Connie and I would have found ourselves smack in the
heart of Charlie! Yeah we actually were contemplating a relocation to
Englewood, Fla. just minutes from "Punta Gorda" . Go figure! Our thoughts and prayers go out to Sue & Doc, and should there be anything
we can do. Well Doc knows our number.
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Dave Norton
The RodMaker
Millennium Custom Rods |
D.
Aug 16
2004
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