Scans of Damage from GSAGUY!!

jhar · October 3, 2002 4:45AM

Bryan (GSAguy) sent me some pics of the storm damage to post here!!

Looks like the folks in LA are going to have a lot of cleaning up to do!!

Bryan's House Pic 1

Bryan's house Pic # 2

Bryan's Neightbor

MastaHanky · October 3, 2002 4:51AM

oh snap! literally!

JLW · October 3, 2002 4:57AM

Some terrific winds to take those trees down like that, simply amazing for those of us in 'quake country.
When a tree goes down around here, usually the whole thing falls over from the roots up. Normally after a lot of heavy rains, (which we haven't seen for a long time) the ground gets soft, and the tree goes over. Amazing forces to shear those huge old trees at the trunk like that. Hope no one got hurt!
Joe

Clankeye · October 3, 2002 4:58AM

Wow. It looks like bad news--good news for you Bryan. Bad news it happened but, sure could have been a lot worse.
Very glad to hear you have come through it all right.

TWQG · October 3, 2002 5:12AM

Tree on house not alright.

BlueCole · October 3, 2002 5:23AM

I remember when Opal came through Georgia in '95. Something similar happened to my parents house, (lost a 65 year old oak) but we got lucky and it didn't hurt us or the house. the only thing good that came out of it was that firewood was cheap!!! i think some folks are still burning wood that they got in the aftermath of the storm.

B.

gsaguy · October 3, 2002 5:29AM

Thanks Jhar and everyone else! My batteries are fading fast and there won't be any electricity here for quite a while.

If you can believe it, others have it much worse.

Best regards to all!

GSAGUY

jhar · October 3, 2002 5:36AM

My parents had a huge chinaberry tree in their back yard that came down when Opal came trough. Thankfully it didn't hit the house either. I laughed when I saw that it was down, because my dad had wanted to cut that tree down for a long time before Opal came through, but he was worried about it hitting the house. Opal took care of it for him!!!

gsaguy, hang tight buddy!!

lordmarcovan · October 3, 2002 5:50AM

Yikes!

I'll cross my fingers for you.

Though I'm on the Atlantic coast, we seldom get threatened much by those storms- we're the furthest inset portion of the Atlantic seaboard (Brunswick, GA), and haven't had a direct hit since the big 'un in 1898. The Gulf Stream usually carries 'em past us, on to SC and the Outer Banks.

It's y'all's Gulf of Mexico leftovers that seem to affect us more here, strangely enough- they come across the Florida panhandle and smack us from behind, like Earl did in 1998.

Best of luck!

jakemrjr · October 3, 2002 5:56AM

yikes...... good luck getting it all fixed up

Jake

beartracks42 · October 3, 2002 8:00AM

hang in there GSA guy. Those pics make me glad I am in Ohio.

airplanenut · October 3, 2002 8:00AM

eeek! As long as you and your family are ok

IvanOnly · October 3, 2002 8:02AM

Man GSAGUY, I hope everything works out for you, sorry

CLASSICS · October 3, 2002 8:05AM

gee, what a shame, a real mess, but glad nobody got hurt.

BigE · October 3, 2002 8:09AM

GSAGUY, We had the same thing happen to us Feb 7th of this year. You have extensive damage there and most of your entire house looks like it will have to be rebuilt. The hip roof that you have there is very similar to the one we have now and it appears that most of it and at least one exterior wall and probably many interior walls as well as your floors and water and foundation damage has occurred. Very ironic, I just moved back in and it appears that you will be moving out. I have lots of advice that I can help you with, feel free to contact me, ph. no. 541 347-1112 for any reason. Me and my family are very sorry for your loss---------------------------------------BigE

kryptonitecomics · October 3, 2002 8:16AM

I am glad to see your OK GSAGUY!!!!!!!! Good luck with the clean up, and our prayers are with everyone there that didn't fair as well.

CoinWhiz · October 3, 2002 8:31AM

Geez. That's too bad. Hope he's doing alright with the cleanup

Dog97 · October 3, 2002 10:01AM

Think what it would look like if they had got those 180 mph winds like they were before it hit land.
Really doesn't look too bad. Couple of busted rafters and some messed up cornish; least he still has a roof!

indianabyron · October 3, 2002 11:20AM

Hey I feel for you guys down there. But if you want a change come on out to Indiana northeast Indiana to be exact. We are geological stable weather its pretty much blah, no real bad storms and such. And what more could you want we have the ulgest state quarter so far.

A little humor in bad time and a smile can help alot .

Byron

and to think hurcaine season isnt over yet

rkfish · October 3, 2002 12:12PM

GSA,

Sorry to see the damage! Good to hear you and yours are OK! Haven't seen damage like that since Hurricane Hugo here in SC....

If anything is needed just let us know!

MartyF · October 3, 2002 12:52PM

WOW GSAGUY, I hope everyones OK....that's a real shame....and I wish all the best for you and everyone in that storms path....

Strat · October 3, 2002 4:56PM

I just saw Bryan on Sunday at Long Beach, what a rude homecoming! Hope we hear from him soon, and no further damage occurs.

Loki · October 3, 2002 5:19PM

Geez, and that was only Cat 2. I live in East Central Florida so for me, it's just a matter of time before I have to deal with this.
I wish you and the others affected all the best.

freeblue · October 3, 2002 7:22PM

Let's hope everything turns out ok.

It would be a good idea to cut down those trees!!! Personally I don't buy any house near big and tall trees. They are too expensive to cut down, unless a storm cut them down for you!! We had a small tree near our house in the midwest long ago, and even that came down too. It is very dangerous to live next to a big tree.

radiofrek · October 3, 2002 8:51PM

gsaguy

My thoughts are with you and your family. Good luck!

ricko · October 3, 2002 11:05PM

Sorry to hear of your misfortune GSAguy, hope the damage is less than it appears in the pictures. Good luck, Cheers, RickO

Trime · October 3, 2002 11:46PM

Bryan,
Sorry for the damage, as well as the $, time and energy that will go into the repair. I hope that you have had now have completed your share of bad luck for this lifetime.

Clankeye · October 4, 2002 2:15AM

Bryan--
I my first post I was just relieved that you were uninjured. Now, going back and looking closer at the pictures I see that there was some serious damage to your home. More than I originally saw. My deepest sympathies to you and your family. And a speedy recovery from what the storm has brought.
Carl

rkfish · October 4, 2002 12:43PM

Bryan,

Hope everything and everybody is safe there!

If anything is needed let us know!

Take care!

ursabear · October 4, 2002 12:46PM

GSAGUY,

Godspeed, and whenever you get back this way, please let us know how you are.

I wish I could get you my chainsaw from here in NC...

supercoin · October 5, 2002 1:51AM

Yikes! Hope everyone's ok and you're able to rebuild quickly.

I will generously offer to store your toned coins safely if that helps.

Scans of Damage from GSAGUY!!

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