any word on the guys who were driving around St. Joe and abandoned their car when storm surge crossed road?
Not sure that Mexico Beach ever rebuilds completely after that devestation. Looks like less than 5% have less than complete rebuild. No businesses could survive there now for years. Wife’s grandmother lost her house in Katrina about 6 rows back in Gulfport. Entire block still empty.
Yeah I'm just now looking at the damage. Like others said, it looks like a huge EF5 tornado ripped through all those condos. I don't remember seeing wind damage like that from any of the hurricanes last year, although there probably was.
You’re probably right. She was just a little much although I’m sure it was shocking. I remember devastation from Hugo and Andrew being crazy to see when they happened. Also Ike.
Right. But Hugo happened 2 weeks before I was born. I just turned 29. The pictures of my hometown are fucking ridiculous and I've seen countless of them, but in person would blow my mind
Pretty much what happened in myrtle beach after hazel. Tons of vacant lots for years and then they got bought up by developers and here we are. My family lost a beach house there and just never rebuilt. Sold to some group that was just buying up everything that they could a few years later. We had a house in the Cayman Islands that got wiped about about ten years ago. Ended up trading the property for a condo by the developer next door.
Yeah, I remember that building code debate. Of course, most people knew it would end up like this, too.
Friends in Marianna likely lost their small business, entire building is demolished. But they are okay, no one was hurt.
I shake my head every time I see a building with a wood frame and vinyl sidings that is 30ish miles from the coast.
You are both correct. The answer has always been the most politically expedient: the current and pressing need is affordable housing. We’ll worry about the 100 year storm if it ever comes.
We're getting fucked here in Virginia. At one point we were under a tornado, flash flood, and severe thunderstorm warning all at the same time. Tornado warning is no longer in effect though. I'll consider myself lucky if a tree doesn't fall on the house and/or car.
I know a freshman at averett and he said his dorm had a bunch of windows blown out and the roof was leaking like crazy. Then they had to shelter in the basement
I get the affordable housing argument but that loophole allowed substandard construction to be the norm rather then the exception for low income people.
Don't think building codes matter? Key West is fine and you can't tell they were hit last year. Mexico Beach, St. Joe etc...won't be close to normal in a year
Im with you here what the fuck is this guy on about? Does he think that they put debris in a fucking pitching machine and shot them at Cantore?
3:15 the green house is my Father in laws house and the boat seems to be just fine as well. Still in awe of the destruction
I chuckled imagining someone behind the camera struggling to stand up but launching a 2x4 into the hurricane
this might be a dumb question, but how do you even start cleaning up places where most of the town is just devastated? does a fleet of garbage trucks come and you just start taking away everything block by block? and then they sort out the trash from the scrap from the recycling elsewhere?
In Kansas a town my university had a forest property near got hit by a pretty large tornado. They just piled up the debris and buried it
Dump trucks and back/track hoes. And every volunteer with whatever they have. After my home town got hit by Hugo the county bought all these dump trucks and backhoes and I just assumed everyone had them. You can put anything on the curb in Charleston county and get it picked up. I had no idea that wasn't the norm and that they were just making use of hurricane supplies
Tree fell on the house. Everyone safe. We got evacuated to another campus house. Luckily it went through the upstairs bathroom window instead of anyone's bedroom. Looked like there was minimal structural damage from the inside but I couldn't get a good look from outside. School evacuated us to one of the guest houses.
https://www.nytimes.com Has another video from the air of Mexico beach. Most of the place completely wiped out.
It is almost all done by pre approved FEMA contractors. Basically debris is sorted by white goods, vehicles and all other debris. Boats get taken by coast guard until they contact the owners or scrap them. Counties operate the rest. Then turn in all the documentation to FEMA for funding and payment of the contractors. All is collected as mentioned and taken to selected areas assigned in the County's Emergency Action Plan which is submitted to and approved by FEMA at the beginning of each year. All debris is sorted at that location by another contractor. Each truck must list what street/block the load is from. Tree and vegetation gets mulched and sent to biofuel plants. Metals are mostly sent to China for recycling, and haz waste (mercury, solvents, motors etc) get sent to approved landfills. I work for a consultant that monitors the contractors to make sure it is done correctly so the county gets the FEMA money.
My plan is lots of coffee while logging truck after truck for 12 hour shifts for the several weeks (unless I can wesley out of it and stay in the home office to hold down the fort).
It’s come a long way. I can remember when the goal was to bury it ASAP to prevent rodent infestations and related disease outbreaks.
It’s political gambling. Happens all the time. The politicos cross their fingers hoping the 100 year storm happens after they leave office...which is almost always how it works out. I agree with you though. The exceptions shouldn’t apply across the board.
Thats how it’s done on paper. But really every charter captain, handyman, etc. that has time and a trailer gets $100 to haul your shit off to god knows where. Most people aren’t waiting for the govt.