This link shows a bunch of good photos of the hurricane and it’s destruction.  Photo #8 is not too far from where I work.

Well, we got lucky. The house didn’t suffer too much damage. There is a section of shingles missing from the roof and it looks like water leaked in just enough to leave a water mark on the ceiling. The siding “skirt” around the bottom of the house is completely gone too. That’s pretty much it for the house itself. There is some of the wood decking that is gone, including the steps that lead into the backyard. Also all of the fencing around the house (and in most of the neighborhood) is gone. I was told that my in-laws’ dock is the only one that remained fully in tact. The rest in the neighborhood are damaged or gone. Apparently most of the houses in the neighborhood are unlivable, so we were very lucky.

Anna and I are currently in Chattanooga staying with my parents. It’ll probably be 2-4 weeks at least before electricity is back on; there’s no clean water and the sewage system isn’t functioning…so it would definitely not be a good environment for Anna to be in, so my parents flew us here to stay until it’s safe to go back. I’m not sure how long we’ll be here.

Here are a few photos that Dan took with his phone and sent to me. They’ve been taking a lot of pictures but, even though they have power from running on a generator, the internet is not working so they can’t send those. Anyway, the first two photos are looking right and left from the back of the house. There’s tons of wood and other debris everywhere. All fencing is gone between each house’s yard. The third photo shows the missing siding on the house.

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