Tucker
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Preliminary Marty Report
Trying to post with laptop battery, phone line still up!
I went to bed Sunday night about 9 o?clock anticipating an early wake-up. About half-past midnight I heard the rain starting to fall outside, a
couple hours later the wind started blowing at about 50 mph sustained speed. Not really an earthshaking event especially when the electricity was
still on at 5:30. I posted the conditions on the Baja Travelers Board. Had a cup of coffee, then the lights went out and all hell broke loose. Wind
speed increased to probably 80 miles per hour with heavy rain. My newly acquired Dachshund friend just kinda kept it cool until the windows started
rattling pretty heavily, this is her second hurricane with me, or anyone, for that matter.
What some folks may not realize is that in BCS it only rains sideways, so my sleeping quarters being on the second floor were of no advantage. After
a few minutes I had an average of about one-half inch of water on the floor. The winds subsided to a point to where I could open a window to look
out. About one-quarter of my palapa roof on my outhouse had been peeled off by the wind. The Ficus Benjamina that Ignacio laid on the ground was
once again a victim, this time to Marty, it too is becoming quite a little veteran of hurricanes. Regular ol? cumulative damage to the palapa roof on
my house. During the lull, I went upstairs to get the push-broom to sweep the water out. I happened to glance at the property on the next street.
All new buildings, three houses and a shop, all had heavy roof damage. The shop roof, corrugated metal with a steel frame was completely ripped from
the building, later when the winds shifted from NNE to NNW it flipped over the block wall and disappeared to the next lot.
When the lull was over the winds blowing from the NNW seemed to exceed 100 mph, I could keep my door open with the wind blowing from that direction,
the dog even thought it was cool. Then I heard my large double gate (metal) come unlatched. It is swinging in the wind, I,m not going to touch it
until the wind subsides completely.
So at about 9 am on Monday everything is copesthetic with me, but It?s my understanding that we have a few more days of Marty.
The attached photo depicts the damage to neighboring roofs. What looks like piles of red roofing material is!
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Bajabus
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Tucker that was a great post please keep the info coming. I hope the phone line satys up. You and the doggie stay safe. Particulary interested in
knowing if all the beautiful recent work on the Malecon survive. I hope so La Paz has been looking so good lately.
cheers,
Max
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked of such a thing."
Dwight David Eisenhower
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Tucker
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Thanks Max............
A few more shots suring the lull. The phone will be OK, but I think my laptop battery is about gone!
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Tucker
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Multiple Images?
I only know how to post single imges, I guess!
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Bajabus
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oh boy. Those are sad pictures. it's terrible to see folks get hurt like that. my heart goes out to those people in that house.
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked of such a thing."
Dwight David Eisenhower
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Stephanie Jackter
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Stay safe , Tucker
I just hope Lorraine evacuated. Sounds like it could be real nasty on the beach right now.
Good to hear you got a pooch! Has it eaten that little bugger of a kitten yet?
Let us know how it's going as soon as you get back up. You got me worried now. - Stephanie
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