Flooded streets/neighborhoods in Zephyrhills (Monday Oct 14th)
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No sooner than I had posted that my internet was back after 7 days, it was gone again Thursday morning. Twenty-four hours later (noon today) it sputtered back to life. At least I have power and water, which is more than I can say for some of my neighbors.
Grocery stores had to throw all refrigerated or frozen items after 4 days without power, and are only now starting to restock. Limited supplies, but I was able to score a dozen eggs, a package of sliced ham, and some frozen chicken this morning.
Cash remains king. Many stores still can't process credit/debit cards or other forms of electronic payment.
Although the water has receded in many areas, there are still neighborhoods underwater. Some roads are still flooded, and in some places, that hides large pot holes and other dangers. There are definite signs of recovery, but many places are still uninhabitable.
As bad as it is here, I'm sure it is much worse where Milton came ashore. A reminder that you don't have to be in the eye of the storm to sustain serious damage.
If my internet remains on, I'll try to resume blogging tomorrow (Saturday), but I have 8 days of news to catch up on and a fair amount of stuff to do on the ground.
