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*****
“I knew we were trapped inside the house so I told
everyone to head for the kitchen because that was where
the access door to the attic was. By then it was too late.
The kitchen had about three feet of water in it and the
appliances and counters were either toppled over or
floating around. There was no way we could climb over
all those things and get to the door. Besides, I couldn’t
even find the ladder that was in the kitchen. I rushed
everyone into the kids’ bedroom because there was a
huge dresser in that room we could all stand on. That
was when I decided to bust a hole in the ceiling to
get into the attic. The ceiling in that room was sheet-
rock over plaster, and I had a devil of a time busting
through. I pounded and pounded, and, just as I put a
hole in the ceiling, the water lifted that dresser up like
it was a cork. We were all tossed into the water, which
was about three feet high at the time. We fished every-
one out, and they seemed to be OK, but at that point
I didn’t know what to do. We had nothing to stand on
and the water was rising fast.”
*****
We were on the river nearly an hour and had just
passed Goat Island. It looked as though a water-going
street sweeper had passed by, throwing docks and chairs,
boats and chimneys, toilet bowls and bookcases, upon the
shore. For a mile the land was littered with household fur-
nishings and debris, while in the background an occasional
desolate and gutted dwelling raised its broken body.
*****
Trees were uprooted. The neighbor’s tall pine had crashed
down on the fence. No more grape arbor. We entered the
house over the broken deck and through the sliding glass
door that slipped off its track. The fallen chimney was only a
minor obstruction. Inside, a giant named Hugo had vented
his wrath, tumbling furniture into muddy heaps of junk. A
4-foot wave of water had drowned the lovebirds in their cage,
corroded tools and electrical appliances, destroyed cloth and
clothing. Utter chaos! I was silent – feeling shock, numbness,
disbelief. I was beyond fear or worry. I waited for the firing
squad to send the final bullet into my brain.
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COV RAGE
AN EASY WAY TO PREPARE FOR A HURRICANE
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MT PLEASANT
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LANGSTON INSURANCE SERVICES
843-849-7477
I’ll take a look at your policies.
I’ll help you make sure your coverage is
hurricane-ready. And don’t forget flood
insurance. There’s a 30-day waiting period
before it starts, so now’s the time to get it.
I can help. For more easy ways to prepare,
call me first.
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