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I think he's said his house has enough elevation where he wasn't in a mandatory evac zone, so surge wasn't going to get to the house.

As for his cell, I've got it and I'll try texting him. When service is spotty, SMS will attempt to get through whenever it can. I'll let you know if/when I hear from him.

Thanks!  I texted Burny too, who I know has Jim's contact details.  Waiting to hear back.

I have his cell, plan to text him in am.  he's never been a night owl.    I have  family friend just east of Badge, this guy said, 'tons of rain' no power.

Sent the text ~4pm yesterday, and haven't yet heard from him. I am not surprised. Hurricanes destroy everything, and I don't think native Midwesterners like myself fully understand.

Sent the text ~4pm yesterday, and haven't yet heard from him. I am not surprised. Hurricanes destroy everything, and I don't think native Midwesterners like myself fully understand.

I despise this time of year.  Even in most years that we don't get pounded it's a constant stress.  

Somebody get me back to the hill country, pronto.  

I'll also text 847 on the off chance that only some texts are getting through.  That's how it was for us w/Laura, Katrina, Rita, etc. 

Buddy of mine lives in NE Cape Coral and did not evacuate "for various reasons" he said.  He said their particular area wasn't expected to do too badly and as of 10 pm-ish last night they were making it ok.  Can't get hold of him this morning though.   

Yeah, he's slow on a good day.  I haven't texted him much, but when I do it'll be like a week or more later when I've forgotten the whole thing.  

On the news, they said they're deploying ~100 mobile cell towers to Lee County today.

We have early damage assessments for my company ( throughout Florida).   Sanibe causeway gone. No power on most of that part of state. No cell or internet 

my brother in Cape Coral said “ mass destruction “ 

On the news, they said they're deploying ~100 mobile cell towers to Lee County today.

with this news, I'm guessing service is less than spotty

My brother lives in Brandon, a suburb of Tampa. He never lost power nor cell service. No real damage at his place, but a lot of debris (leaves, branches, etc.) to pick up. He said that the temp dropped to 67 and he will need to put on long pants due to the cold weather. LOL