So, down here in Ft Meyers with my tree service company.....

Such a beautiful place destroyed

Oh, I forgot to mention. Pet Food!!!

Lots of pets have been left behind or separated from their owners.

Cats and dogs walking around needing food.

Ok, I'm logging off.

I'm here in Punta Gorda. I agree wholeheartedly. It's mentally exhausting to see so much devastation. 9 hours of pure hell. I couldn't take it anymore on the back half of the eye. It was so bad.

I'm a mail carrier here and while I have my own disaster to deal with, it breaks my heart to see my customers going thru it too.

I hate that all the focus is on Sanibel and FMB. It makes it look like everyone is rich and destroyed yachts etc. We aren't. Most of the people effected are blue color workers and just trying to get by.
We are the ones who work and serve the rich.

Charlotte county and Arcadia, north port ect is devastated. We have 2 locations for assistance in Charlotte county. For 200k people! All the other resources are headed south! I have friends who've waited 4+ hours in line for gas only to be turned away. Even I'm mentally exhausted at this point. It's just horrible

And the devastation is freaking insane.

I was in Andrew in 92 and that was a 200mph Hurricane. I was 8 and I still remember our roof flying off and seeing my neighbors home collpase.

Alot of people I remember had a sort of shell shocked look about them.

I see it here as well. Lots of people walking around just in a trance. They have all the tell tale signs of being traumatized.

I'm here on behalf of Florida Emergency management clearing trees and debris from high value/critical infrastructure.

While I enjoy the insane amounts of money I'm making, I am not ok seeing my fellow Floridians devastated.

There still is murmurs of over 1k dead. The storm surge that hit here did waaay more damage than wind ever could. I saw a 6 story condo with the water line up to the 3rd story!! Thats gotta be 20-25ft.

I have smelled death already a couple times but luckily it isn't where I'm working. I'm based here close to the Ft Meyers Auto Auction.

I have about a month of work here at least and I was able to hire about another 50 people temporarily while we do storm cleanup.

I'm used to my little 13 or so employees so managing and planning for 65 employees is really fucking tough.

Anyone here on GLP that is close by and can afford it, please be a good human and load your car or truck with diapers, water, baby formula, and trail mix or food like that, batteries, or blankets and bring them down. These are the things I'm seeing needed most right now.

My wife is currently in route from N. Florida where she loaded my 20ft enclosed trailer with 6k worth of supplies for the people (especially the children) in the area I'm working right now.

So, this is an update from a GLP'er actually on the ground working the cleanup.

Seriously, any Glp'er wanting some green karma in real life please bring some supplies down and just pull into a neighborhood and unload. Its that easy.

I will update as I can but its time to get cranked up and go dump the trailers so we can get started at sunrise.

I HATE seeing my beloved state so devastated.

I still haven't heard from my sister who lives in Naples...they have horses and decided to ride it out...

And the devastation is freaking insane.

I was in Andrew in 92 and that was a 200mph Hurricane. I was 8 and I still remember our roof flying off and seeing my neighbors home collpase.

Alot of people I remember had a sort of shell shocked look about them.

I see it here as well. Lots of people walking around just in a trance. They have all the tell tale signs of being traumatized.

I'm here on behalf of Florida Emergency management clearing trees and debris from high value/critical infrastructure.

While I enjoy the insane amounts of money I'm making, I am not ok seeing my fellow Floridians devastated.

There still is murmurs of over 1k dead. The storm surge that hit here did waaay more damage than wind ever could. I saw a 6 story condo with the water line up to the 3rd story!! Thats gotta be 20-25ft.

I have smelled death already a couple times but luckily it isn't where I'm working. I'm based here close to the Ft Meyers Auto Auction.

I have about a month of work here at least and I was able to hire about another 50 people temporarily while we do storm cleanup.

I'm used to my little 13 or so employees so managing and planning for 65 employees is really fucking tough.

Anyone here on GLP that is close by and can afford it, please be a good human and load your car or truck with diapers, water, baby formula, and trail mix or food like that, batteries, or blankets and bring them down. These are the things I'm seeing needed most right now.

My wife is currently in route from N. Florida where she loaded my 20ft enclosed trailer with 6k worth of supplies for the people (especially the children) in the area I'm working right now.

So, this is an update from a GLP'er actually on the ground working the cleanup.

Seriously, any Glp'er wanting some green karma in real life please bring some supplies down and just pull into a neighborhood and unload. Its that easy.

I will update as I can but its time to get cranked up and go dump the trailers so we can get started at sunrise.

I HATE seeing my beloved state so devastated.

I still haven't heard from my sister who lives in Naples...they have horses and decided to ride it out...

And the devastation is freaking insane.

I was in Andrew in 92 and that was a 200mph Hurricane. I was 8 and I still remember our roof flying off and seeing my neighbors home collpase.

Alot of people I remember had a sort of shell shocked look about them.

I see it here as well. Lots of people walking around just in a trance. They have all the tell tale signs of being traumatized.

I'm here on behalf of Florida Emergency management clearing trees and debris from high value/critical infrastructure.

While I enjoy the insane amounts of money I'm making, I am not ok seeing my fellow Floridians devastated.

There still is murmurs of over 1k dead. The storm surge that hit here did waaay more damage than wind ever could. I saw a 6 story condo with the water line up to the 3rd story!! Thats gotta be 20-25ft.

I have smelled death already a couple times but luckily it isn't where I'm working. I'm based here close to the Ft Meyers Auto Auction.

I have about a month of work here at least and I was able to hire about another 50 people temporarily while we do storm cleanup.

I'm used to my little 13 or so employees so managing and planning for 65 employees is really fucking tough.

Anyone here on GLP that is close by and can afford it, please be a good human and load your car or truck with diapers, water, baby formula, and trail mix or food like that, batteries, or blankets and bring them down. These are the things I'm seeing needed most right now.

My wife is currently in route from N. Florida where she loaded my 20ft enclosed trailer with 6k worth of supplies for the people (especially the children) in the area I'm working right now.

So, this is an update from a GLP'er actually on the ground working the cleanup.

Seriously, any Glp'er wanting some green karma in real life please bring some supplies down and just pull into a neighborhood and unload. Its that easy.

I will update as I can but its time to get cranked up and go dump the trailers so we can get started at sunrise.

I HATE seeing my beloved state so devastated.

God bless you and your wife JPT.

Oh the hubris of men building their houses on a swamp, thinking they are smarter than mother nature

I just don’t understand why people keep moving to areas that are at or near sea level and unsafe. These hurricanes are nothing new. My Aunt and Uncle lived through Hurricane Andrew back in 92.

I know everyone like the sunshine and warmer temps but c’mon man! You have to worry about losing all your stuff you worked for and hoping your life is spared in the process everytime a storm shows up!

Although these homes are very beautiful they were built on swampland and Florida is built on coral reef not a good idea with storms increasing in frequency and intensity,…oceans are warming,… look at Bermuda and Canada getting hit a week ago!! Not sure if they should rebuild these areas or not? Insurance companies are going to go bankrupt and/or going to start charging way unaffordable rates imho.

My advice is move to higher elevations where there is colder air. Colder air is much more stable than warm air. Warmer temps feed and increase the intensity of these storms. People have to take weather into consideration when moving in addition to schools and job markets.

I think most folks in S.W. Florida got complacent that they historically haven’t gotten hit by a bad storm for the last 100 years so they felt safe. The weather is ramping up and we are seeing storms were we haven’t or don’t usually see them!

Good luck and God Bless those people affected by these storms,… Hopefully the news stories in the future will show of net migration to these areas will decrease. Seems like way too many people moving to Florida Texas and the Carolinas (warmer temps) without realising these potential dangers.

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Is your own home and nearby area alright?



I'm so glad to hear that. You are such a good person and it's so generous of you to be using what could just be your own financial benefit to help others. Please be careful on the job and watch out for alligators. Seriously.







I don't watch much TV but have a couple of MSM reports on Arcadia. Unfortunately and to be expected because it was MSM, they were trying to imply that DeSantis was as fault for all of the water still be there. Idiots. It really looked dire with water still up to the roofs of the cars. I don't see how anyone recovers from that or that it's even wise to rebuild or for people to stay there. Terrible.