[Rhodes22-list] Isabel - impact on Williamsburg, VA

Tue Sep 30 04:43:54 EDT 2003

Oct. 4th!!! - Oh, I hope not.  That would not be good.  I drove down to the
marina yesterday.  Aside from the coke machine underwater on the boat ramp
and a few missing dock boxes, it faired pretty well.  Even the boats that
stayed are in pretty good shape.  The neighborhood there is in pretty bad
shape however - quite a few condemned homes and lots with huge trees piled
up like pik-up-stix.  I must have driven over 3 - 4 power lines (not live of
course).  Good luck!!

Saroj

-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Wally Buck
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 5:27 PM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Isabel - impact on Williamsburg, VA

I spoke to soon, the power is backoff and may be off until October 4th.

>From: "Saroj - COX" <saroj at pathfind.net>
>Reply-To: saroj at pathfind.net,The Rhodes 22 mail list
><rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Isabel - impact on Williamsburg, VA
>Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 11:39:59 -0400
>
>Thanks, Wally.  Hope your Mom-in-law doesn't have TOO much of a mess.
>Flooding is bad.  Compared to many we were lucky.  Just very hard on my
>80-year-old mom.  Between losing her sight, her independence, her hearing,
>this is just the last straw. She creates a beautiful home and yard which is
>a big mess right now.  She is very fragile emotionally at the moment.
>
>Saroj
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Wally Buck
>Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 11:15 AM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Isabel - impact on Williamsburg, VA
>
>
>Sorry to hear about the damage but it sounds like your family was pretty
>lucky. My wife flew out to Norfolk this week to help her Mom out in Hampton
>VA. She has a canal in her back yard that feeds out to Hampton Roads. She
>had some slight flood damage and numerous trees down as well. Her power was
>back on Wednesday.
>
>i was on the SC Coast when Hugo came through. What a mess!
>
>Good luck with the clean up.
>
>Wally
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Saroj - COX" <saroj at pathfind.net>
> >Reply-To: saroj at pathfind.net,The Rhodes 22 mail list
> ><rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Isabel - impact on Williamsburg, VA
> >Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 20:08:35 -0400
> >
> >Thanks again to Ed who sent the link advising that marinas are the worst
> >place for a boat during a hurricane.  I took the warning and got
>Pathfinder
> >out and onto high dry land.  She faired very well aside from lots of
>leaves
> >and mess.
> >
> >We didn't however.  I came back from my business trip to CA to a house
>with
> >a lot of damage and 4 tons of oak tree on the roof.  My mother and
> >daughter,
> >who were here throughout the storm were very traumatized as they had JUST
> >got out of harms way minutes before the tree fell and unquestionably
>would
> >have been killed had they still been out on the porch which was totally
> >demolished.  They jump every time there is a loud noise of any type.
> >
> >We have 6 large trees (100 feet high generally) down around the house and
> >another 5 or 6 down on the property away from the house.  We live on only
> >an
> >acre so that's a lot of trees down in one storm.  Suddenly the canopy
>over
> >the house is gone.  Out of the 10 houses on this street, 7 had serious
> >damage due to falling trees.  We just got power back on Wednesday night
>and
> >still have no land phone.  Phone company says not to expect phone service
> >until early October.  The COX cable service -- both TV and broadband --
>was
> >available as soon as we had power.  Don't think it ever went down.  We
> >should have the majority of the outside cleanup done by the end of this
> >weekend except for the removal of the large oak that is covering most of
> >the
> >back yard and entangled in the debris of the back screened-in porch.  I'm
> >getting very familiar with chain saw use and maintenance. (I'd rather be
> >sailing.) As far as the house is concerned, there are 4 tarps on the roof
> >and one room totally unusable.  We haven't even seen the insurance
>adjuster
> >yet and the contractors in the area are either not returning calls or not
> >committing to when they can even come out to assess the situation.  There
> >are lots of price gougers around - some quoting $3000 to take down one
> >tree.
> >
> >I just haven't had time to check the marina.  Doubt I could have got
>there
> >until a day or so ago.  The community where it is has as many trees as we
> >do
> >and I expect the roads were impassable for days.  It is pretty evident
>that
> >this storm was full of micro-bursts as certain communities were hit a lot
> >harder than others nearby.  Also some of the trees are very twisted and
> >broken rather than lying there with a root ball pulled out of the ground.
> >
> >Colonial Williamsburg is still closed down as is William and Mary
>College.
> >The entire parkway from Jamestown to Yorktown is closed indefinitely.
> >
> >We're grateful no one was hurt and happy to have lights and hot water
> >again.
> >Plus we have found out how wonderful some of our neighbors and friends
>are
> >and our family unit is closer than ever.  Back to sawing logs...
> >
> >Saroj
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> >[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Todd Tavares
> >Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 10:55 PM
> >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> >Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Isabel
> >
> >
> >
> >     I'll be down at my buddies house this weekend helping him clean up
> >after
> >the storm.  He lost his fishing boat, boat lift, about 10 tons of soil
>from
> >behind his bulkhead, and his 140' pier.  He lives on the Potomac near the
> >Harry Nice bridge.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: ellner <ellner at pressenter.com>
> >Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:28:53 -0500
> >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Isabel
> >
> > > Thanks, Doug, for the update!  We're having a typical Fall day here in
> > > Wisconsin------hoping everyone comes through this as well as Alex and
> > > Pamela!  Our best to all of you......Mary & Rod
> > >
> > >
> > > At 02:52 PM 9/19/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> > > >I just spoke with Alex in New Bern...
> > > >
> > > >They came through it just fine.  There are a lot of trees down, the
> >power
> >is
> > > >off, and the land-line phones are still out (they went dead yesterday
> >when I
> > > >was speaking with them), but the boats, the house, the canvas shop,
>and
> >both
> > > >Alex and Pamela came through it just fine.
> > > >
> > > >Alex said that (for them) it was kind of anti-climactic to go through
> >all
> >of
> > > >that and to have really no damage at all.  Here is hoping that
>everyone
> >in
> > > >our extended Rhodes family is as fortunate!
> > > >
> > > >Best wishes to all...
> > > >
> > > >--Doug
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: SVTRITON at aol.com [mailto:SVTRITON at aol.com]
> > > >Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 9:46 AM
> > > >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > > >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Isabel
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >hi all
> > > >we have a bad tidal surge in baltimore...my boat is at a floating
>dock
> >which
> > > >
> > > >is 6 inches from the top of the piling so we're hoping it doesnt go
>up
> >any
> > > >further...the next high tide is about 1pm ...most of the inner harbor
> >is
> > > >underwater and 600 000 are without power...2 deaths in maryland..i
> >think
> >its
> > > >11
> > > >overall....chesapeake rhodies in middle river at fixed docks are all
> >under
> > > >water...a
> > > >friend of mine has an 8 ft high deck and has about 2 feet to
> >go....havent
> > > >heard anything about marylou and gil in rock hall but im sure its the
> > > >same...see
> > > >ya all later
> > > >tom
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