re: Well...decided to leave my home in PCB earlier, it’s about to be destroyed

I lost everything in a storm years ago. Trust me everything is replaceable other than your loved ones. Don't worry about it and think positive, i.e. all of my shite is fixing to be brand new.

I have been though so many hurricanes I can’t name them all, but Camille, Fredrick, and Katrina come to mind right off. We had a few every decade growing up.

Katrina was different. I sat behind an experienced Red Cross worker and a trainee on the plane to Atlanta trying to get back home after the storm. The older women was explaining to the new worker about what they would see and would happen. She never thought about anyone close by being a resident. I will always remember it and how much of it came to pass.

She had to describe the damage, she would see and worse of all the smell, the sickening sweet rotting smell that permeates the air everywhere. The smell and fatigue of the people who can’t shower or lost all their clothes. The sense of sadness, and eerie calm of people just beaten up by nature.
And the heat, the ducking heat. ( I know all this too well)

But the the shite that really mattered. She said people who could would leave. The good doctors, lawyers, professional, engineers, all the smart and talented young people that you need to rebuild would leave. 20-25% of the population would leave and never return. This would change everything. The insurance company will screw everyone they could and most people would not have money to rebuild. Entire neighborhoods would change, etc. Rebuilding and recovery would take decades not years. Somethings would come back some will disappear. Etc. I listened intently as this old women explained my fate.
Pleasantly but matter of fact. Unfortunately, as I surmised at the time, by the way all the young relief workers listen so intently she knew her shite, and was correct.

I hope you fare better. Prayers sent

Kiss your trailer goodbye.

Prayers going up

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I don't think PCB will have wide spread flooding.

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my son just called from near P'Cola, apparently a decent storm surge there, said the bridge to Santa Rosa is under water

Consider yourself lucky

Could be a lot worse

We went and boarded the windows Monday. It's on Memory Lane by Sunnyside, fitting street name I guess, since that's what it might be after this.

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Probably about to lose everything, toughest thing I’ve ever had to do.

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From someone whose parents lost everything in the flood.

Life Safety >>>> Materials

As much as it sucks, one can rebuild a house, but not a life.

Prayers Mkay...my home is on Tyndall AFB...I fear it's been destroyed too.

Prayers offered up. I'm so sorry.