Well I should have known that it was going to be a difficult week after watching our beloved Wolverines struggle to find their offensive rhythm for 3 hours on Saturday. Still, a win is a win and there were a bazillion coaching points for the staff to use on the team.
I think it comes down to young guys sometimes read their press clippings and believe them. I look for a more focused effort this week.
The Big One:
The hurricane was no joke. I live 30 miles north of Orlando and the eyeball of this thing went right over my house. Winds started to pick up about noon on Sunday. Rains started at around 4 pm. By 8 pm the rains were torrential. The gusts were about 50 mph at 8 pm and each hour they got stronger and stronger. I ventured out at 10pm. There was a curfew I was violating but I needed to check to see if my business was still standing. It was, but it had some water damage that I could tell would be worse before the night was out.
I made the decision that, that was it, no more venturing out. The Building is only about 3 miles from my house but I was having to detour and backtrack all over the place because of debris on the road. Both places still had power at that point.
Around 1 am it got serious. The winds were blowing out of the northeast as hard as I have ever felt it. You could step outside on my front porch on the west side of my house and it was like a summer breeze, vere cool and light but if you poked your head around the edge of the house into the wind your ears touched. At 2 pm the big tree in the front cracked and boom it was down. Five minutes later the power went out. After that I heard the neighbor's tree break and hit our fence the backyard. At that point all we could do was light candles listen to the sounds of the storm and say our prayers. The dogs were within two feet of one of us the entire night.
The morning after:
Three trees in my yard down. Neighbor's tree down in my yard. Almost every house in our town with some sort of damage or tree issue. No power anywhere. No stop lights working, no gas, no stores open. Spent two days working a chainsaw and taking cold showers. We grilled everything we had in our freezer. No internet. Sketchy in and out cell service and no FORT for 3 days.
Here's the good news. Nobody was hurt, we came together as a community. We played games by candlelight and walked our dogs as a family. It wasn't all bad. America is filled with a lot of great people and we don't hate each other as much as the press would like you to think we do. One of the things that was really cool was the courteousness of the drivers on the road. With no stop lights working every intersections was a 4 way stop even if it was six lanes. Everyone was patient and willing to let traffic in.
I knew this was pretty serious because Walmart and McDonalds were closed for 3 days but today we got power to our home and business. Things are returning to normal. We still need some tankers full of gas and all the power is not back yet but I'm thankful for the blessings and lessons of the Big One.
This could have been much worse for us and as bad as it was, I can't imagine how the people of South FL or the Islands made it when the storm was much stronger. I am continuing to pray for others not as fortunate as we were while giving thanks for our blessings.
No more distractions. On to Air Force and a great season.
What's your good news?
Go Blue!
I think it comes down to young guys sometimes read their press clippings and believe them. I look for a more focused effort this week.
The Big One:
The hurricane was no joke. I live 30 miles north of Orlando and the eyeball of this thing went right over my house. Winds started to pick up about noon on Sunday. Rains started at around 4 pm. By 8 pm the rains were torrential. The gusts were about 50 mph at 8 pm and each hour they got stronger and stronger. I ventured out at 10pm. There was a curfew I was violating but I needed to check to see if my business was still standing. It was, but it had some water damage that I could tell would be worse before the night was out.
I made the decision that, that was it, no more venturing out. The Building is only about 3 miles from my house but I was having to detour and backtrack all over the place because of debris on the road. Both places still had power at that point.
Around 1 am it got serious. The winds were blowing out of the northeast as hard as I have ever felt it. You could step outside on my front porch on the west side of my house and it was like a summer breeze, vere cool and light but if you poked your head around the edge of the house into the wind your ears touched. At 2 pm the big tree in the front cracked and boom it was down. Five minutes later the power went out. After that I heard the neighbor's tree break and hit our fence the backyard. At that point all we could do was light candles listen to the sounds of the storm and say our prayers. The dogs were within two feet of one of us the entire night.
The morning after:
Three trees in my yard down. Neighbor's tree down in my yard. Almost every house in our town with some sort of damage or tree issue. No power anywhere. No stop lights working, no gas, no stores open. Spent two days working a chainsaw and taking cold showers. We grilled everything we had in our freezer. No internet. Sketchy in and out cell service and no FORT for 3 days.
Here's the good news. Nobody was hurt, we came together as a community. We played games by candlelight and walked our dogs as a family. It wasn't all bad. America is filled with a lot of great people and we don't hate each other as much as the press would like you to think we do. One of the things that was really cool was the courteousness of the drivers on the road. With no stop lights working every intersections was a 4 way stop even if it was six lanes. Everyone was patient and willing to let traffic in.
I knew this was pretty serious because Walmart and McDonalds were closed for 3 days but today we got power to our home and business. Things are returning to normal. We still need some tankers full of gas and all the power is not back yet but I'm thankful for the blessings and lessons of the Big One.
This could have been much worse for us and as bad as it was, I can't imagine how the people of South FL or the Islands made it when the storm was much stronger. I am continuing to pray for others not as fortunate as we were while giving thanks for our blessings.
No more distractions. On to Air Force and a great season.
What's your good news?
Go Blue!
