Just a quick hello to let everyone know we are still on the map in Orlando.
I live in the downtown area and the eye of the storm went directly over us. Winds at 100mph, lots of trees down, 80% of the area without power, many without phone service as well. Trees down all over the place.
I live on the 15th floor of a new downtown condo facing north....winds were from the east so no damage....my power didn't even go out but the building was SWAYING...very unnerving. My NSX was safely in the condo multi-level garage and does not appear to be damaged. Some cars agains the east garage openings got hit with debris.
Given the number of homes without power, the following items are in short supply and tempers do flare.....chain saws, ice (dry and wet), money (cash machines need power), gas (either no power or out of gas due to a run). Boil water alert for several communities because treatment plans nonfunctional. Power will probably not be back for a week. One block east of where I live 80% of the streets are impassable due to fallen whole trees and live power lines.
Could have been much worse. Had winds reached 130mph, there would have been significant structural damage, not just trees and signs. I'm glad we are far enough inland that the storm lost some of its strength before the eyewall came over.
Will post damage photos when my high-speed connection comes back up.
Wei-Shen
