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06-09-2006, 05:05 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Punta Gorda ( 33950 )
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Hello from the Town Charley took Apart
New to your Forum but not the Corvette Forum, Hello from Punta Gorda,
Lots of Great things have happened on the Corvette Forum, Gotta love these guys,
Byron Velvick
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06-09-2006, 05:37 PM
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Internet Sanitation Engineer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Crawfordville, FL
Posts: 15,136
Name : Rich Zuchowski
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Bryon. Yeah the wife and I drove down through Punta Gorda back last fall. It was still "tarp city" all through there and I can't imagine what it was like right after Charley went through. Actually we caught some of Charley ourselves in Daytona Beach. We were doing a big reptile show there and after setup on Friday, we collapsed in the hotel room. We awoke to Charley breathing down our necks. The wind roaring through the open glass door overlooking the Atlantic and and building swaying in the winds (we were on the 12th floor) was enough to wake anyone up. Honestly it gave me a new appreciation of the power of a hurricane, and that was only a category 1 at that time. They are a SERIOUS force to be reckoned with. I know it's just wind and water, but until you have BEEN in one, you have no idea about how serious it really can be.
Glad you made it through alive, anyway. Did your home suffer much damage?
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06-09-2006, 06:28 PM
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'69 Vert/'01 Vert/'04 Z16
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ft. Myers, Fl.
Posts: 1,450
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Byron
You are right, there is a lot of good stuff on CF, but this is more like family.
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06-09-2006, 08:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Lehigh Acres
Posts: 2,210
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and from Lehigh, a little farther south of you
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Pretty much stock
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06-09-2006, 08:54 PM
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65' 2 owner car
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Nokomis
Posts: 304
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Welcome from a neighbor slightly to the north.....
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65' - originally L76 - now full roller motor - est. 128 rear wheel horsepower- 4.11 Posi - original parts mothballed / 1,657 coats of wax, AND the clock works...
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06-09-2006, 08:59 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Largo, FL
Posts: 1,914
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Welcome to the site!
We here in Pinellas county were supposed to get the direct hit from Charley. That's what all the tracks were calling for. Then it made that infamous turn. The storm was so compact, we didn't get anything from it. Sorry you did.
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06-09-2006, 09:17 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: New Port Richey
Posts: 404
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I know some of the locals on CF suffered terribly from the effects of that storm. I read some of their stories. Hope you are not one of them that lost their house or car.
Glad to have you here on our Florida Corvette Forum. Always good to have new members. Stick around if you will and help us out ..............Tom
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06-09-2006, 09:27 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: http://forums.corvetteforum.com
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06-10-2006, 12:00 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Naples, FL
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06-10-2006, 12:14 PM
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Been around for awhile
Join Date: May 2006
Location: North Port Fl ,Franklin NC
Posts: 1,087
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Welcome neighbor i am just about 15 miles north of PG.We were just missed bye Charley.Great to have you aboard.
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