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Thanks for all the comments. I agree that we're very luck to have only the damage we have. I had said before the storm that I'd be happy if the house made it through without any structural damage, and that's just what it did. Fortunately, our house was built like a tank. I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but our roof is built with much larger lumber than almost anything that's being constructed now (after the higher hurricane codes took effect). This is just the kind of dumb luck that I've had all my life. As I think I mentioned, the damage to the Slingshot gives me the opportunity to rebuild it as a project, the way I really wanted to in the first place. The whole rebuild won't be that expensive, and will be an enjoyable project, once I get everything else out of the way. The RV damage is trivial, and I can probably build and hang a new rudder in a weekend. The hardest part is searching through the plans for all the part numbers of the pieces needed. Of course nothing is going in or out of the hanger until the doors get fixed, which I may look into today. I have to haul back some of the expensive stuff, since I now have an open hanger, and the county isn't doing anything to protect the property. With all the terrorist concerns, I can't believe there isn't a national guard patrol. During the day, the airport is used for emergency helicopters, so there are plenty of folks around, but there's no one at night. Rusty (shutting off the generator until tonight)
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