The Ford Barn

rockfla · 10-03-2022, 09:41 AM

Has anyone heard from Skip OR know how he did with "Ian"???

RKS.PA · 10-03-2022, 10:51 AM

Keeping fingers crossed. Punta Gorda was hit pretty hard.

Mike34 · 10-03-2022, 11:35 AM

My brother lives on the canals in Punta Gorda. Says power was on at 5pm, in time for Sunday night football. Says his community didn't get hit as hard as expected, and no return storm surge in the canals at all. Hopefully, it was the same for everyone in the town/area.

rockfla · 10-03-2022, 11:41 AM

Skip is a little north and further east than Punta Gorda proper SO hopefully he fared the same???

1942deluxe · 10-03-2022, 01:22 PM

I forgot about Skip until I read this. Hope he was spared any damage. Was at the machine shop that did my flathead this morning. He has a winter home in Punta Gorda and is having difficulty finding out if it's damaged. He did find out his neighbor's house was largely intact. Having almost lost my wife and son in a tornado those folks have my best wishes and prayers.

Craig CT · 10-03-2022, 03:45 PM

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One possibility is that he got out of town before the storm hit, Craig.

mhsprecher · 10-03-2022, 05:55 PM

I know a guy who has a place in Fort Myers Beach. His house is gone. He wasn't there, thankfully. I read that the Henry Ford house in Ft. Myers survived relatively unscathed.

planeman182 · 10-03-2022, 08:42 PM

You can see aerial photos of the damage here:
https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/i....4200/-81.9700

GB SISSON · 10-03-2022, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by planeman182

You can see aerial photos of the damage here:
https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/i....4200/-81.9700

HOLY CRAP! That's way worse than I ever could have imagined. Looks like the folks who had beachfront became the big losers in this one! The houses are piled up like jackstraws against the higher ground. Hope we hear from Skip REAL soon! I can't get over that view. Those poor people have a long road ahead.

Vic Piano · 10-04-2022, 06:48 AM

I texted Skip but haven't had a response as yet. I hope he and George Mitchell didn't suffer too much damage from the storm.

rockfla · 10-04-2022, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vic Piano

I texted Skip but haven't had a response as yet. I hope he and George Mitchell didn't suffer too much damage from the storm.

Vic
In my first post "good luck and well wishes" I not only singled out George and Skip BUT I am sure there are "others" too. I thought about trying to call Skip but am unsure IF I should??? I would like to offer to help him and George IF they need it.

mfirth · 10-05-2022, 05:52 AM

Just got this reply to my email yesterday.....
Hi Mike, Skip here in Florida

Thanks for the concern. Running a little behind but I am up and running! Lots of clean up. Thanks Skip in Fl 941-505-9085

rockfla · 10-05-2022, 06:48 AM

Great news...Thanks for the update!!!

51504bat · 10-05-2022, 07:55 AM

That is good news indeed. Ian really did a number on Florida as well as states to the north. Hopefully other Barners came through OK as well.

10-03-2022, 09:41 AM	#1
rockfla Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 3,978	Anyone heard from/about Skip Haney?? Has anyone heard from Skip OR know how he did with "Ian"???

10-03-2022, 10:51 AM	#2
RKS.PA Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Marana, AZ Posts: 1,195	Re: Anyone heard from/about Skip Haney?? Keeping fingers crossed. Punta Gorda was hit pretty hard.

10-03-2022, 11:35 AM	#3
Mike34 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 117	Re: Anyone heard from/about Skip Haney?? My brother lives on the canals in Punta Gorda. Says power was on at 5pm, in time for Sunday night football. Says his community didn't get hit as hard as expected, and no return storm surge in the canals at all. Hopefully, it was the same for everyone in the town/area.

10-03-2022, 11:41 AM	#4
rockfla Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 3,978	Re: Anyone heard from/about Skip Haney?? Skip is a little north and further east than Punta Gorda proper SO hopefully he fared the same???

10-03-2022, 01:22 PM	#5
1942deluxe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Albion, PA Posts: 718	Re: Anyone heard from/about Skip Haney?? I forgot about Skip until I read this. Hope he was spared any damage. Was at the machine shop that did my flathead this morning. He has a winter home in Punta Gorda and is having difficulty finding out if it's damaged. He did find out his neighbor's house was largely intact. Having almost lost my wife and son in a tornado those folks have my best wishes and prayers.

10-03-2022, 03:45 PM	#6
Craig CT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sherman, CT Posts: 330	Re: Anyone heard from/about Skip Haney?? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) One possibility is that he got out of town before the storm hit, Craig. __________________ " When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned " Mark Twain.

10-03-2022, 05:55 PM	#7
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,818	Re: Anyone heard from/about Skip Haney?? I know a guy who has a place in Fort Myers Beach. His house is gone. He wasn't there, thankfully. I read that the Henry Ford house in Ft. Myers survived relatively unscathed. __________________ 1924 Model T Coupe 1928 Model A Roadster 1930 Model A Town Sedan 1939 Deluxe Fordor 1945 pickup 1951 Custom convertible

10-03-2022, 08:42 PM	#8
planeman182 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sharpsburg, GA Posts: 2	Re: Anyone heard from/about Skip Haney?? You can see aerial photos of the damage here: https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/i....4200/-81.9700

10-04-2022, 06:48 AM	#10
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: Anyone heard from/about Skip Haney?? I texted Skip but haven't had a response as yet. I hope he and George Mitchell didn't suffer too much damage from the storm. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

10-05-2022, 05:52 AM	#12
mfirth Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: ohio Posts: 986	Re: Anyone heard from/about Skip Haney?? Just got this reply to my email yesterday..... Hi Mike, Skip here in Florida Thanks for the concern. Running a little behind but I am up and running! Lots of clean up. Thanks Skip in Fl 941-505-9085

10-05-2022, 06:48 AM	#13
rockfla Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 3,978	Re: Anyone heard from/about Skip Haney?? Great news...Thanks for the update!!!

10-05-2022, 07:55 AM	#14
51504bat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: SoCal-Redlands Posts: 3,037	Re: Anyone heard from/about Skip Haney?? That is good news indeed. Ian really did a number on Florida as well as states to the north. Hopefully other Barners came through OK as well. __________________ Making the simple complicated for over 30 years.