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richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 884
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 28, 2005 - 10:25 pm: | 
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Update from sunny south Florida--- Well most of the time?
Very fortunate with this one, no personal injury to me or my 4 adult children and families,my house no damage, all 4 of the kids homes damaged but all have roofs and are still very liveable. Strongest one I have endured in last 50 yrs, a category III 125-140 mph the eye passed directly over us.Electric off untill Nov 20th so packed up truck and drove to north Florida farm. on way out swerving around fallen trees,downed power poles and all sorts of stuff, saw several homes damaged, the Mazda dealership had the entire front caved in on all the pretty new show room cars, and the roof blown off,That was only the first three blocks. Finally found a station pumping fuel about 100 miles north.
J.B. said it well "Its been a rough year in the U.S". |
Scott Peters
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| | Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 01:04 pm: |
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Hi Richard,
I'm delighted to hear that you and the family are safe and sound. Lots of roofing work in your future, it sounds like. Be careful on those ladders and watch out for the wires, friend.
Scott |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 887
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 08:52 am: |
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Scott
Thanks for your concerns, returned back to storm weary South Florida yesterday, I believe that this was the most damaging storm to infrastructure this state has ever experienced to date, and will be the most costly hurricane in Florida to the insurance Co's as well!
On a better note-- I had this bit of info to post on (" Who was Wm. Goldie ? ")that we had discussed a while ago !
Mid 1920's catalog cover, if not readable it says-
"PIERCE-BUDD MARINE GASOLINE ENGINES. William Goldie, Jr. Successor To Pierce-Budd Company. Sole Manufacturer. BAY CITY, MICHIGAN, U.S.A.."
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Scott Peters
Visitor
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 10:23 am: |
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Neat! Thanks Richard! Were they still building engines for 151-class hydroplanes at that time? I sort of lost track after the 1910s.
Scott |
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