Witness Hurricane Ian As It Hits My Home In Cape Coral, FL And View The Aftermath
Today is the one year anniversary of Hurricane Ian. In this video, I show you videos of what I experienced as Hurricane Ian hit my home in Cape Coral, FL. I then travel down the streets of Cape Coral including the Yacht Club, Cape Harbor, and Tarpon Point Marina areas to show you the damage and destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Ian. My heart goes out to those affected by Hurricane Idalia.
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Dearest Ruby: I can't remember when someone has documented something of this caliber in such extraordinary detail and clarity. We all know this was terribly traumatic for you, but thank you so much for sharing this journey with us. I am grateful you are safe, and that your home did not receive any more damage than it did. May God bless and comfort you and your community as you rebuild your lives. Continued prayers for you all.
👏👏👏she should be an announcer, public speaker , first responder something. She is so calm! ♥️
She does a good job & so does “reed timmer”!
Traumatic is when you sitting on the tip of your roof with 13 feet water fighting off snakes day night for 3 days... That was my Neighbor, not me.. he stayed... He said it took 30min to get 13 feet, an that's 5 miles inland...This is Katrina I'm talking about...
@@CALLAHAN19 that sounds terrifying 😳 😬. A real life horror story. After Hurricane Sandy I refuse to ever go thru that nightmare again. I will visit the water but never live by water again. Your friends story sounds horrific!!
Ruby had such a calming voice it was truly amazing how calm I was able to be 'til the waters reached their back door. Thank you for moving to the next scene.
This is truly devastating. You did an excellent job with this footage and giving those of us who are land locked an idea of what it is like to experience a hurricane. I was getting nervous just watching your video. I’m very sorry your community has taken such a hit. Best of luck in moving forward and recovery efforts
@@Joshuatree7746 Why are you such a Communist that you despise rich people??? This is America, and You could have worked and earned the means to have a Nice house and a $100 K boat like them, but you chose a different path!!! Now you are are whining like a baby because you didn't want to work and earn money for yourself!!!
@@Joshuatree7746 You do understand some people died in this hurricane, right? How does the insurance replace those poor souls?
It's strange, though if you live by the water all your life, and God to a land locked area, you feel stifled... I'm sure most people who live close to open water know what I'm talking about..
@@lorriecrow2958 yes Lorrie Crow , I was born in San Francisco and grew up listening to the boats in bay it's like music to my ears especially when the bay is foggy this hurricane has devastated your beautiful small town I am so terribly sad for everyone that has been affected.....I don't think I could go thru a 5 hurricane, I hope recoveries will be swift.. Our prayers for you your neighbors and your town...... from San Francisco God speed ,, ⛵⛵💜😔💐💐💐🙋
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This was the longest Hurricane I’ve ever experienced in 24 years of living in the cape. Your home is absolutely beautiful and thankfully you and your family are safe.
Agree, This hurricane seemed to go on forever! Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
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I live in Naples Florida and thank you for allowing us to experience time lapse and the devastation that occurred there. So many beaches are wiped out. What man builds in the calm is destroyed in the storm. This will not be the last. Storms are getting bigger and stronger.
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
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As a fellow Floridian I also appreciate the great true coverage of Ian. No personal agenda just true footage and clear narration. Praying for all those affected, I have family in Lee high. God bless you.
@@fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied you seem like a bitter person with nothing better to do, than troll the comment section , discussing a hurricane that took people's homes and their life. Why ? Why comment some of the ugly things that you have? Haven't these people been through enough?
I am also a native Floridian from Pensacola. The video reminds me of Ivan when it hit in 2004.
Exelente job of recording every moment while you're going through it.I have and my family went through hurricane odile in Cabo San Lucas México so I know what you were experiencing great job and best of all you survived!! thank you for sharing
You've created an important historical document here. I admire your courage in capturing all the images, as well as how professional the finished video looks and sounds. Thank you for sharing it.
@@fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied she shared her experience of this hurricane. Why sound so nasty? Because she lives in a higher income area? That's absurd. She didn't say they had it worse than others. Just a document in Cape Cod, during hurricane Ian..
Thank you for taking the time to document and share what we experienced in Cape Coral. My husband and I live here as well and stayed through the hurricane. It’s been hard to describe just the type of devastation and sadness we’ve been experiencing to those who weren’t here. This helps share what we’ve gone through. Thank you. ♡ (and I’m glad that you are safe!)
The images have been soul rending. I've seen footage & stills of numerous disasters over the years, but this appears to be the worst one so far.
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
Thanks for the awesome video of Ian. My son has been in Cape Coral going on 3 weeks now to clear the fallen trees from the power lines.
Thank you so much for the information
I have a relative that lives by Rotary Park. Was that area devastated as well.
Thank you for the outstanding taping that occurred at your home and afterwards. Your narrative was excellent and movement of your device was very good. So very sorry for all the damage and loss of life caused by Ian. We pray for a speedy recovery. From a Michiganian.
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
Yo welcome
I live kinda in fort myers more in Lehigh
So sad to see what has happened to your beautiful city. As I type this, my husband is in Puerto Rico helping hurricane victims. I don’t usually comment on KZhead videos. However, you did such an amazing job of documenting the hurricane and the aftermath. This is so much better than anything I have seen the from the news or other KZheadrs. You really helped me to understand how great the devastation was and still is. Great job. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
We lift up you and your community in prayers. Pray that the Lord Jesus Christ shine His countenance on you
@@burndinaeck3490 What you've said is absolutely TRUTH! But I'd also like to take a moment to acknowledge the beauty of your love and willingness to glorify Jesus!! Of course HE deserves that and more, He, Jesus, is our King, Savior and Lord!!! Prayers for the community and for ppl such as yourself, who love and glorify Jesus!!! I hope you will say a prayer for my 3 children, myself, and my family in general, we would be honored to have someone like you bring us before the Lord Jesus Christ, we're struggling, not from a hurricane, but from the things the devil has thrown at us that feel very much like lifelong hurricanes 😪! God bless you!!! ✝️💜
One of the best Ian videos I've seen so far! No hype, just factual event recording. I'm glad you, your family and your home were spared from the fully wrath of this hurricane. All the best to you.
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
you must watch alot of lifetime..
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@@MkFromMkorNoK I'm really sorry that you lost your home in Katrina. I completely understand your anger and bitterness. What I don't understand is why you would direct that at people who were fortunate enough to not lose their homes in subsequent hurricanes. They aren't at fault for Katrina or the clusterfuck that followed. Your misdirected angst is only hurting you, and isn't gonna change a thing. I got an overload of radiation during my cancer treatment because I was in a study that I didn't understand. I am shitty at the doctor who duped me - but not at any other cancer survivors who didn't have the same results. I'm glad they didn't have to suffer the way I am suffering. Maybe you should be happy for those whose homes survive hurricanes and angry at the governments indifference and apathy, at that time, that allowed yours be washed away.
Your home and garden looked so beautiful before the hurricane. My heart goes out to you all. Hopefully one day soon the neighbourhood will be restored to its former glory. I ‘liked’ your video, because it truly documents the devastation hurricanes can cause. I’m glad you’re all safe. Kind regards from London, England.
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
Thank you for your time to show us this story. Your steel posts held up well. Your area is a well cared for place. Hopefully, you all will get the place looking great again. Good luck to you. Consider, getting a higher platform in the neighborhood. The future will call for it.
I came across your video today and had to watch. I live in the NW cape and everything you documented was very accurate. Not only were we hit with sustained 150+mph winds and gusts touching near 200mph at times, the storm surge after the winds was a silent deadly force. Great job showing the world a first person's perspective on a hurricane of this size. Hope your rebuilding and all is well. God bless
Hello Brian, Thank you for the compliment. I do hope others watch this video so they can understand the power of a hurricane and storm surge. Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
I also live 36..nw 14 terrace with roof and sea wall and cage damage. Just bought it in April was t move in nov
Cape Coral didn't have gusts anywhere near 150mph let alone 200. Almost no buildings can survive that.
Wind gusts were recorded by NOAA in my ZIP code of 150+ mph in Cape coral... NOAA recorded overall avg gusts of 160+ ... Sorry I wasn't specific enough initially.
@@brianb2197 source that
What a marvelous chronicle for those of us who have never experienced a hurricane in their entire lives. I am from San Diego, California, home of the most temperate climate in the nation. My prayers are being sent for you as you recover from this horrific hurricane.
San Diego here too. ❤
Don’t u guys get earthquakes?
@@AmyBoo1970 And droughts and wild fires. 😂
@@nonyafkinbznes1420 Why is that funny? I’m not laughing about this hurricane.
@@indigomoon777 I'm laughing about the commufornian who had the gall to gloat about their climate in a natural disaster video. And of course the obligatory "thoughts and prayers" virtue signaling. Boomers....
Your commentry was terrific , your voice was so soothing . So sorry for the loss you and your neighbors have suffered. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. You did a great job.
She sounds like such an innocent baby girl!!!
She sounds like Jenna Fischer so I just pictured Pam Beasley (Halpert) giving us the tour
True. Besides being informative and well presented, she's easy to listen to.
unintentional asmr lol.
Thank you for documenting all of this. We also live in Cape Coral. I haven’t been able to bring myself to take many photos, it’s too heartbreaking. I’ll never need a photo to remember what I’ve seen from Ian. Praying you and your family are continuing to do okay.
Thank You Kayla! Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
I felt my own anxiety and fear rise as I was watching this, thank you for putting this out there for all to see. I’m sorry for the devastation this storm brought to you and others, and to the lives lost. Some things can be fixed or replaced, while other things are gone forever. I live in Brooklyn, NY and was spared the hardship. I was around for Sandy several years back, the severity and violence of these storms are frightening. My prayers and thoughts are for all who were impacted.
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
You did a awesome job showing folks that these storms are not a joke.glad you and your family are safe.
Thank you Adventure Mom, you are a brave beacon of light for others to learn from. As a survivor of many hurricanes in S E Louisiana for 50+ years including, but not limited to Katrina in 2005, my heart goes out to all Floridians. Consider yourself one of the lucky ones Ruby....... I never considered evacuating at any time in my years down here, but after the storm of 2005, I never stayed again and I always came back within 2 days after the passing to assist those that needed assistance. The aftermath is the hardest to overcome, albeit the duration of a strong, relentless storm is horrifying. May God give you all the peace and comfort and help that all survivors need.🙏
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
What a harrowing experience. Your calm collected narration was astonishing. As a fellow coast-dweller in Texas, my heart and prayers go out to you and your neighbors.
Thank you James for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
Wow, crazy experience! You took some fantastic footage and did great reporting during the storm, and stayed seemingly calm through it all. You are one brave and resilient lady.
I’m fairly certain she did the commentary AFTER she compiled the footage.
Yeah....what Catherine said...
Great job narrarating this horrific event!!! As a survivor of hurricanes, my hats off to you for remaining so calm during the entire process. I will certainly pray and support those impacted as I recall having nightmares for months even though I was more prepared than most.
Lol same I live in Lehigh Acres and it was HARD but I survived
OMG 😳 that wind is terrible...
@@Axislovessyou I'm glad you did, Mikey.
Heart felt emotions for all victims of this hurricane. Thankful you and family are safe. The destruction seems minimal to some places where structures were flattened. I lived through one as a child. Our roof was blown across the street. The noise was so scary, we laid down on the floor until it was over. You were brave filming your experience. Your home and landscaping is beautiful. Thank you.
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
I admire your calmness throughout this storm! I'm so glad you are ok and your home made it through relatively well. Hurricanes are so scary.
I’m a native Floridian. Experienced Andrew as a kid, Matthew was the last before moving. This is exactly how it happens. Mainly flooding is the worst. You get either rain makers or wind makers. This one looks like a Rainer. But still lots of wind. Thank you for making this!
Are you native? Can you speak spanish?
This one was both, Hana. Winds were POWERFUL.
It was oddly not a huge amount of rain, you have to understand that strong winds = devastating storm surge. Ian was the worst of the worst.
Was the worst. Our home further up the caloosahatchee river was flooded with 3+ feet. Lost it all
This was sustained winds of 100 MPH, that's what I would call a winder, it's that type of winds that caused the surge and vast damage of total destruction, rain didn't help but the cat 4 winds is no joke
Wow. Thank you for documenting all of this. My dad lives in Cape Coral. They day off the hurricane I called him every single hour making sure he was ok. I was worried for him to lose phone service because I knew I would be worried about him and go panic mode. Thank God he never did. I’m so thankful to see you stayed safe also. Thank you again for this documentation. Praying for those impacted.
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
I know how you feel. My mom lives a few miles off the coast of the gulf right where Ian hit and I lost contact with her after a few hours and her area was predicted 12-18 feet of storm surge. The next morning she finally was able to call me and I literally just balled my eyes out. I had heard of some others who called search and rescue on their parents and it was scaring me all day, I was glued to my phone. I grew up in the area but I’m now in Orlando, I wished the entire time she came and stayed with me 😂 glad your father was okay!❤
@@kianna270 oh I’m so sorry you had to go all that time without talking to her. I would have panicked, I’m sure you didn’t get much sleep. I’m thankful to hear that she is ok though. I hope her place didn’t have too much damage either. That storm sure was scary. Thankful the storms are over for this year. Happy holidays 🎄
This is so devastating to watch all the damage to all those homes, businesses and boats. I was nervous watching the water rise in your backyard. I’m glad you and your family were ok.
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
Very clear reporting. Gave us a bird's eye view of storm. So glad you came out okay! 😊
I am just so sorry!! That is beyond devastating!! We live in Pinellas County and had mandatory evacuations, we live 7 miles from the beach. The feeling of "knowing" it's headed straight for you is completely consuming, my heart goes out to you! All of the county is a flood zone, so we are thankful our property is still here but hurt for you all. We evacuated to Orlandoand, heard later, it was headed for us! Roofs were torn off, electric was out all night and part of the morning, restaurants were underwater and all those beautiful palm trees on the interstate were sheared off. New construction homes were leveled. I 4 was under water so we had to wait a day to go home. The amount of damage is more than I can put in to words. I am so thankful you are ok and I pray for all of you.
Thanks for sharing your video, I'm from New Orleans. No stranger to storms, it's still scary to go through. Hang in there, all of us Texas have y'all in our thoughts and prayers.
jesus is to blame
We support, but you better have insurance 🙃
Marly, I am so sorry about your home.. It was my first, and maybe last, hurricane as a three year Florida resident. I got lucky, but many neighbors didn't.
I live in Palm harbor and only six hundred feet from the gulf but twenty feet above sea level. Areas of Pinellas county are the highest on the west coast of Florida.
Thank you for sharing this! I also live in the Cape and our experience was almost identical to yours so I'm so glad that you documented this so well. It's all very surreal and it almost doesn't feel right going back to normal life while so many others can't. My family and I pray every night thanking God that we made it through and asking that He brings hope to those who lost so much!
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
The first year I moved to Key West (2005) there were 5 hurricanes. Watching this brought back very visceral memories. I literally felt the anxiety that comes before the storm hits. I remember the howling wind so loud it sounded like screams. It's very frightening to live through a huge storm like this. Great video; thanks for posting it.
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
Did you do the wise thing and move??
It is not wise to build your lifetime investment on sand..or near water...how insane is that decision... Jesus uses the parable to mean Building on Him..as the rock..but is also applicable on making wise decisions..for buildings... It is inevitable in Florida..and when you continue to reside there after 4-5 storms with great losses...Is that using WISDOM.. Hear people wanting to rebuild on Sanibal Island.. 😱😱😱
Fellow Cape Coral neighbor here... glad you all are safe 🙏 ❤️ . We just got power back yesterday in our section. This was my first hurricane to experience and I can't believe the damage this one has caused. A good reminder to us all to help our neighbors and friends in this time of need and thankful for our health.
Hello Amelia, we got out power back last night as well. Thanks for sharing!
I watched this from Cleveland, I'll never complain about the snow again. Thank you for sharing this incredible video, you are brave to record this and thank goodness you all are ok. I have immediate family in Orlando, don't worry they said. Sheesh. Please know all of us are thinking of you, praying for you, crying with you. Lots of love Florida, from O H I O.
Me too!! I live in Conshohocken Pennsylvania, 20 minutes from Philadelphia!! WE get remnants from storms like Sandy, Aida, and now Ian, but I've never been in the direct path of the eye of a storm!!! WE get blizzards and 2 feet of snow from time to time, but snow isn't as destructive as storm surge!!! Your comment made me smile 😃
Even after a hurricane I love living in FL. I don't miss the snow at all. The price you pay for paradise and the last water surge like this was over 50 years ago. We are Florida strong and love my Florida and will never go back to NJ winters, every single year.
I recently moved to Cleveland from Texas. We took a direct hit from Ike back in 2008, and I have very sad memories from hurricane Harvey, it was awful. Still, I prefer living In Texas than 6 months of snow. I feel so sad for beautiful Florida. We go every year to enjoy the beautiful weather and beaches. We will be back! Praying for all people in Florida.
@@faxicre8404 "Still, I prefer living In Texas than 6 months of snow" Then why did you leave Texas?
Your video was incredible. I live in Sarasota and my husband and I evacuated our mobile home and stayed at a hotel near SRQ airport. We had everything we needed to ride out the storm. I slept like a baby through the storm. I was so exhausted from prepping for over a week as soon as we checked into our room on Wednesday morning I notified our family members we were safe and I went right to sleep. We were safe and blessed that there was no damage to our home or cars. Only a few plants fell over. There was significant damage in our mobile home community. We don't mess around when it comes to hurricanes. We evacuate. It usually takes me a week leading up to the storm to secure our home and move some of our belonging into our storage for safety. Praying for all those who lost loved ones and were devastated from the destruction hurricane Ian left behind. I had 1 tomato on my tomato plant when we left. When I came home the tomato was still on the plant. I ate it the next day...🙂
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
Thank you for documenting Hurricane Ian. You did an excellent job of sharing the before, during & after. As snowbirds for 8 yrs to Cape Coral, I was only able to recognize a short strip of Del Prado. Praying for all affected by the storm
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
Being from the northeast I have never seen the power of a hurricane as what you have documented here! Wow the water rising so quickly and the howling wind really got me scared. Thank you for documenting this and I'm glad you and your family are safe. My prayers to all impacted by Ian's wrath.
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I'm from the Northeast also, and have never experienced a hurricane. The wind sounded like an angry spirit, haunting everyone who could hear. I'm trying to understand why her swimming pool had raindrops in it, I thought it was enclosed with hurricane proof windows?
You want to hear the wind.... Watch Hurricane Dorian
How on earth did you stay so calm!!!
@@lilliehalumi8770 the top is screened
Great vid showing the hurricane effects. I live in Naples (39 years) and the storm surge is what got us. Winds were not that bad. What was scary was being in the house seemingly trapped as the water rose. Home flooded with salt water muck but my wife and I or OK and thank God for that. It's devastating to lose all your "stuff" but we are so thankful to be alive and pray for all those who fared worse.
I don't know how you kept a calm soothing voice during this whole time, but thank you for sharing, and surviving Hurricane Ian. Prayers were already said before IAN made landfall, and more will continue.
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
Because she didn't film it during the hurricane. It's a voice over, likely recorded when she felt out of danger.
You have a beautiful property. I grew up on the gulf coast & we stayed for many hurricanes. Only natives can understand why we go back as soon as possible & re-build & help others clean & do the same. These areas have the best ppl, food & “living” ❤
Hello CoCo thank you for your comment. I agree there is no place like it and it is truly our home. Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
As a native Miamian, I can truly feel what you went through. Your video is a testament to what Mother Nature can do, and her power is so well documented. My heart breaks for SW FL, and the impact on the people, the pets and wildlife in that beautiful area. Sending you and the SW coast strength and prayers as you begin the painful recovery.
I seriously doubt Mother Nature destroyed what she loves. Looks more like weather modification to me; HAARP, DARPA, etc. The military patents can easily be accessed online.
There is no mother nature only God😇😊
Thank you so much for recording this tragic event. I have a dear friend that lives at an elevation of about 20' in Cape Coral who is emotionally fragile and this has been so difficult for her. She hasn't even been able to talk about the experience. She was also expecting a cat 3 event. It's her first hurricane. My heart hurts for all those whose homes and property have been damaged. I'm glad you're ok. ❤️
In spite of the traumatizing experience, you have managed to narrate this very well; you should consider reading audiobooks as a side gig. Very well done. Thank you for this comprehensive overview of what it is like to endure a hurricane. As a fellow Floridian, I too have been through this situation more times than I'd like to admit. Best wishes.
Hello R S, thank you for the compliment. I’m glad you found the video to be informative as my intentions were to educate others as to the powerful nature of hurricanes and storm surge. Thank you so much for watching.
Well done ! Thank you so much for showing us the damage. It really helps to appreciate what everyone is going through.
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Such an excellent and calm way you express the devastation of hurricane Ian.May God continue to bless you and all who suffered and lost so much.A special blessing to those that are grieving lost ones.
It looked like the waves on the canal changed direction during the hurricane. You were very brave to video tape this experience so those of us elsewhere and north of the USA border could see from your personal view what you folks go through during these devastating storms and flooding. Thank you for posting this and thank goodness you are all safe. 🇨🇦
It looks like she’s not far from me. With my house the wind came from the backside for the first half and then the front for the second half, we never got the eye just rode the right eye wall the whole way
The winds started from the East, and we were okay. When they switched to coming from the South we were "screwed". My roof was okay, had just been replaced 11 months prior. My 'cage' was destroyed. We also had 6" of water in the house. BTW - Our house was between Cap Harbor and the Westin.
@@lordTowle That seems to be how it went for everyone. Almost like the first winds loosened everything up, than a little calm, and than pounded with the wind from the back side that just tore everything up.
@@lordTowle I agree we got easterly winds, then southern winds and finally westerly winds. The winds coming from south took my roof shingles, all the trees and fence down in the backyard. I lost shingles from every direction except the north side of my house.
Yall had a hurricane hit Canada too right before this I live about 3 hours north of where this hit so we just had a generic tropical storm here nothing big but the night before it came through there was a really low (I mean really low clouds < 100' in the air) That's why it was so bad this windy front that came down from Georgia pushed a lot of water south right into the hurricane that's where the storm surge really came from I live 3 miles from the coast pasco county
From the north of Scotland.. i and my family wish to send to you and all in your area the deepest Universal Love and Healing ❤️🩹 to hold you dearly through this huge transition process and wish for the deepest healing and Light to be with you for a beautiful future ❤✨🙏
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I continue to pray for all who have been affected by The sever weather. I know your “stuff “ may be gone, but you have been blessed to have survived. My prayers continue. ❤
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Thank you so much for sharing this video of the impact of Ian!! My heart goes out to all of the people in Florida. I pray for ya'll, and hope for a speedy recovery 🙏🏾 ❤️
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Your diction is very good and your report is easy to follow without run on or straying from the subject. Job well done. So clear and concise. Pleasure listening to this video.
I can't believe how calm you sound. I couldn't have even stayed let alone videoed it. You're amazing!
The video was edited later. She wasn't talking like that when the sh*t was flying.
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What an amazing video and narrative showing Ian as it was actively thundering through your neighborhood and your own home and then, in the aftermath, the incredible damage it inflicted. I can't believe how calmly you relayed each, increasingly dangerous, stage of the hurricane as the risk to your own home and family was undoubtedly rising. You produced the most comprehensive visual account of this hurricane's power and path of destruction that I have seen. Wishing you and all affected by Ian the strength and hope you need to move forward from this time.
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WOW!!! I'm glad you all are safe!! My heart goes out to you all. This is Devastating!! Everything was destroyed. Prayers to you all 🙏
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Don't know how you have remained so calm throughout this whole video. Prayers go out to all in this area.
@@rahorin ok, thanks. I was thinking she had no nerves..lol
@@jcool4358 😂
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Dear Ruby, Thank you for this well documented account of the tragedy at Cape Coral. My heart goes out to everyone who suffered destruction caused by hurricane Ian. Your account is very well carried out. You told the story in an unusually calm and composed way. Your home was probably not flooded, or it would have been documented. I am glad you are ok after this ordeal.
So sorry for all who were hit by Ian! Ruby you are AMAZING! This was a amazing documentary you have provided Thank you and God Bless!
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Your documentary of the impacts of Hurricane Ian to City Cape Coral is impressive and heartbreaking. You are to be commended for your bravery in recording the timeline of events in a calm yet professional manner. My cousin lives there and was among those whose property sustained damage. Sending you and yours and the residents of Cape Coral humble prayers for a smooth rebuild.
Thank you for the compliment and wish the best for your cousin. Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
Your calm analysis of the devastation caused during and after the hurricane is truly exceptional
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I lived in Cape Coral for 11 years (S.E. 27th terrace). I feel so sad for everyone impacted by Ian. Bless you all. Thank you for sharing this video.
@@fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied you are so fucking rude!
We lived in Fort Myers and I worked in Cape Coral for 11 years. My heart breaks for everyone effected.
Not the best idea to let people know what street you live in.
@@Matt-ud9op I haven't lived there since 1981 !!!!
This was really well done and I appreciate you creating / posting it, I'm in St. Pete and we were preparing for Ian to hit us for a week, you poor souls had such a relatively short warning for what was just a humongous, slow-moving devastating storm. I have some friends in Cape Coral and Ft. Myers who suffered massive property loses but thankfully they survived it and I'm glad you did as well. Best of luck with the recovery, it's going to be a long road!
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Beautiful and truly frightening. Glad you are OK and sending prayers to all those affected
Hello, thank you so much for your concern and thanks for watching.
Cant believe you stayed for this one. Glad you guys are ok. My wife and i used to live in Port Charlotte just up the road where the most intense parts of IAN hit as that area was a direct hit from the eye of IAN. I can't imagine what they must of experienced. Glad you guys atr ok. Hope everyone helps each other out to get through this catastrophe. GOD BLESS
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I’m very sorry for you and everyone that has been affected by this hurricane. I will be coming down from Texas this coming Wednesday to help friends and anyone that I can help. I was born in Sarasota Fl. And I recently moved from Naples Fl to DFW Texas just over ten years ago. My prayers are with you and all my fellow Floridians. Stay safe down there.
Took a lot of guts to stay and document what happened as it was happening! And the first hand look at the aftermath was interesting to see! Take care and I hope for the best for ye!
@@joligarcon5970 XXL ll do
I’m in Texas bro
Hello, I live in Washington State. Just watching your video gave me a heart felt longing that everyone was okay. I think you done an excellent job filming the events. I pray the recovery goes well and fast for everyone! Bless all of you!
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Very glad you survived the storm. Thank you for sharing your experience. I, like you, was very fortunate with only severe roof damage, but no internal water damage. All the best for you and your family's recovery.
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Thank you for the update. I grew up in Cape Coral off Del Prado across from coralwood mall. My prayers go out to all affected. Friends, family and strangers! I've never seen anything like this 😟 😔
I am also from Cape Coral-Cornwallis section. We have never had a Cat 4 direct hit before. This is not right or normal.
What an amazing job you did capturing and narrating the devastation that Hurricane Ian caused. I am blown away that the day after all of that wind, rain and flooding, not one street you drove on has even a small puddle anywhere to be found?!?! Great video and my prayers and thoughts are with everyone affected.
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I've been through several hurricanes in South Florida since 2004, I remember hurricane Frances in 04 was a cat 3 storm and it seemed it would go on forever our house had aluminum shutters so we could not see out at all but every time a wind gust went through the small space of the window and the shutter covering it it sounded like a freight train hours and hours of that. You captured the anxiety and the devastation very well.
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Thank you for videotaping this. I live in Canada and have never seen a tropical storm although I have seen the after-effects of them on TV News. You did a great job of moving around the house, videotaping from all angles, starting from before the storm started. I couldn't believe watching people's roofs blow right off the houses! And the way the canal so quickly went over its banks - it's no wonder that tsunamis from the ocean are as huge as they are. It must be an insurance nightmare where you are - everyone waiting for tradespeople to repair roofs, homes, garages, electric teams to get all the posts and lines back up and running. If what the scientists say is true - that climate change is going to make these storms even bigger and more deadly, it's going to be really tragic in the future. I hope your damages weren't too extensive and I hope nobody was hurt.
Its no climate change. The most deadly hurricanes have happened in the early 20th century...No TV, no internet...Don't be so gullible. Not all scientists agree. Just the AlGore types with big salaries.
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I have 7 friends in Cape Coral (formerly Indiana residents that all moved down there) and I am thankful they are all ok with minimal damages. How scary! Thank you for showing us what it really looks like.
We stayed in a rented villa two years running in Cape coral and had the most wonderful time in one of the best parts of Florida. To see the total devastation is heart breaking. Hopefully things are starting to improve with infrastructure being brought back online. Our best wishes go out to all residents.
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Heartbreaking. My father retired to the Cape and lived there until his passing. Such a lovely community. Great job documenting the storm and it’s aftermath. I’m glad that you and yours are safe.
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Amazing footage. It seemed like it sat over us forever. The amount of damage this storm did is mindblowing.
Wow that is terrifying, how you remained calm throughout this is incredible. Thank you so much for filming this. I couldn’t begin to imagine living through that.
SWFL resident here and the one thing I will always remember about Ian was the howling of the wind. I’ve personally never heard that wind howl like that before during any other hurricane. Excellent video by the way.
Thank you for posting this. I grew up in Temple Terrace but my Dad owned land down on the Cape (by the Country Club) and my Uncle lived down off of El Dorado (Skylark Court) back in the '70s and '80s so I recognized the drive toward the Yacht Club (used to ride my bike to go swimming at the beach or Yacht Club pool) off of Lucerne and Coronado. I also recognized where Christ Lutheran used to be off of Del Prado and Cornwallis. Everyone always talked about the possibility of such a storm hitting the suncoast but never thought that it would be so devastating. I am glad to see that y'all are making progress. I understand the surge flooded many of the businesses off of Cape Coral pkwy by the Old Publix now a Winn Dixie. Such a wonderful place, I have fond memories of it back when anything north of the churches on Del Prado was the boondocks and Tarpon Point was still the Rose Gardens. Prayers to all down there. Great channel, glad I subscribed!
Thank you for the comment. It was very tough to see the city with such devastation but things are improving each day. I have only been here for about 15 years, but it has grown a lot in that short time. Thanks for watching and supporting my channel!
My heart goes out to everyone affected from the Hurricane, so much property damage and lives lost. Also the boats and cars, I cannot believe it was so bad. I am in Jersey and own property (just land) in Cape Coral. I will getting down there as soon as I possibly can. Everyone prays for a speedy recovery so lives can get back to normal. Thank you for the video as the storm was progressing to give us all a sense of what was happening in your area. Our prayers go out to all of you and may God be with you.
Please stay in NJ. we have limited resources right now and don't need you in the way. No offense but your lot is fine... stay home
@@davidbrooks7806 Thank you for your opinion on what I should and should not do about my investments. Please keep your negative and pessimistic opinions to yourself. I did not get where I am today listening to opinions and advice such as yours. No offense to you and thank you. Hope you do okay there.
@ Frank M. Your lot is fine I can assure you. If your not coming to help anyway possible. Stay in N.J.
@@davidbrooks7806 Every little bit helps, Sir. I've been through 3 bad hurricanes myself. While unscathed, I shoveled mud out of strangers homes, cut sheet rock etc. Dont look a gift horse in the mouth my friend.
@@jackf9919 I will just thank you in advance for your advice.
EXCELLENT videography! Your pans and zooms went exactly where my eyes wanted to go. FINALLY, someone who knows how to shoot home hurricane footage. And the juxtaposition of your calm narration to the threatening images was fascinatingly brilliant. God bless you for capturing all of that and of course, your safety! --Sincerely, a friend in Jacksonville, FL.
Thank you for posting these videos. My heart goes out to you and everyone in these areas. Prayers for you and others. ❤️❤️❤️
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Wow... So sad to see the destruction there! You did a great job documenting this. Just facts, no hype. Thank you for that. My deepest thoughts to all of you! Be brave!
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My son and his family lived on SE 47th St in Cape Coral until this past May when they relocated to the east coast. I’m so sorry you had to endure this. We survived Sandy in NJ, but it was the most terrifying thing I’ve ever experienced.
I’m from Long Island NY….the Jersey shore, Breezy Point in I believe Queens, and Long Island got hit hard by Sandy. The aquarium in the city just reopened this summer after having been closed and renovated because of Sandy. Some places are still destroyed and having been rebuilt
Indeed, the homes and beaches in NJ were devastated by Sandy. The Perfect Storm.
I'm terrified of 🌀 hurricanes after Andrew I have severe PTSD not joking. I still reside in Florida and wouldn't be able to stay for a hurricane I would have a nervous breakdown if I did lol. Sandy was awful I remember that storm glad your ok. God Bless you.
@@thinkforyourselfjohn3167 I have a few cousins that actually lived in Miami Beach up until last month….they’ve been through all the major hurricanes since their parents have lived in the same house for years as well. They ended up moving further inland but a bit up north in the state because, they were tired of wasting money on flood damage and flood insurance since their house was on the water. So they moved last month and the area that they live in now got hit by Ian but….they never got flooded, and never lost power and there was no damage to the house….just small debris from the trees on the ground.
Our daughter and girls live off SW Santa Barbara.
Wow! Excellent footage, excellent editing, excellent commentary! Well done! I hope you're all ok. I'm in Naples.
Hello, yes we are all ok. I hope you are alright too. We only had minimal damage compared to many others. Thank you for watching.
Thank you for showing us the beginning and the end of this storm. You have done a marvelous job and commenting every aspect. BRAVO
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My daughter and her family live in Cape Coral. I prayed for them and everyone going through this. They stayed in their house and hunkered down. Thank God their home was spared. No power for 9 days. She said she was grieving for everyone in Cape Coral. Thank you for letting us see what you all and everyone there have been through. Prayers ❤️
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Thank you for your fine report. I think you gave us a very informative review. I really appreciate your 👌
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I can't imagine the horror and heartache all of your city has experienced. My thoughts and prayers go out to you. Your voice was so calm... thanks for posting your video.
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Dear Ruby, my heart breaks for all the people affected by hurricane Ian and I’ve been trying to find footage online to truly appreciate the scale of the disaster. Thank you so much for sharing your experience, so calmly and openly. It must have been terrifying at home, and really upsetting to see your home town so damaged, but to allow others to see what you and you’re community experienced means that thousands more viewers have you all in their thoughts and prayers. I’m so glad you and your family are safe and hope the community is pulling together. Wishing you all the best. ❤
Hello, thank you so much for the kind words. I'm glad the video will provide others with the insight as to how quickly a hurricane can intensify and the dangers of storm surge. Thank you so much for watching!
So anxious watching this. Hearing it, yet again. Ian seemed to have lasted forever. Thank you so much for this video. You calmly took us through Ian. I am glad you and yours are ok.
Hello BuffyLou, I agree that it did seem to last forever. Thank you for supporting my channel!
sorry for the loss you did a fantastic job with your coverage and very brave to have stayed through it.
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It's like watching a documentary. Nicely done. Prayers to all affected by the hurricane.
Truly happy you are safe. My family lives in the Cape and are safe. Some damage but fixable. I lived there for 26 years. Breaks my heart. Thanks you for posting this video. Will you be making more for those of us who can't be there? 💜
Thank you for your work explaining and demonstrating your experience and then sharing it with us.
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This is a great documentary video. Prayers up to all. Thanks for sharing and glad you’re safe.
Hello, thank you for your kind words and thanks for watching.
So very sorry about all the destruction Ian caused you, your neighbors and city. You did a really excellent job at documenting and creating this video. Sending prayers to you and all of Cape Coral. Loved & Subbed❤
I'm not. I'm sorry for the people who don't have the money for hurricane proof glass, or adequate housing... they're the ones truly suffering. This person and their neighbors have good money to be able to afford a house like that while there's countless people who can't even afford the most basic house. This is just leveling the playing field tbh
@@fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied saying she is rich but then talking about a neighbors boat and showing deep concern is baffling. How can you say “she is good, she is rich and in the next breathe say your concerned about the neighbors boat in the same sentence. If they are neighbors , they r rich too. So do u just not like this KZheadr or do you like to be argumentative
@@RabidWeasel saying your not sorry for someone who got their property tore up because you think they are rich is just wrong. She is still human and it still sucks. The poor that lost everything is very sad and very heartbreaking. But your comment was rude and judgmental. Everyone suffered. Some more than others. I swear the comment section is just a place for people to get ignorant and argue for no reason. Annoying AF
@@joannhempen8210 he's an ignorant SOB
You negative and jealous people need to be placed smack dab in the middle of a hurricane. Maybe it will change your thinking. These people apparently work for everything they own. It isn't their fault we have the homeless. SHAME ON YOU ❌️❌️👎👎
Your home, and the homes in your area, are wonderfully well built! Surprisingly little damage for such a strong storm.
Takes $$$$$$$$
@@roybatty6368 Yes, it does! But, this is the USA, and you too could have had a nice house and boat, IF you wanted to work for it!!! The ONLY thing stopping you from that was YOU!!! American Privilege !!!
@@roybatty6368 , rising water and storm surge laugh at people's multimillion dollar mansions. You can't build a house to withstand that for any amount of money. She was fortunate the water didn't rise another foot. I was very lucky, too. My neighbors, not so much.
@@roybatty6368 and newer building codes
@@AFAskygoddess obviously you're wrong
Amazing documentary of a truly tragic event! Good job Rudy!
You did such an amazing job of documenting something that was horrific, on so many levels…my prayers go out to all everyone,affected by this beast of a storm, and pray going forward you can rebuild ,and hopefully feel safe again… I lived in Fort Myers many many years ago and my uncles lived in Cape Coral this was in the 70s and it was just a small area of growth town ,that became a paradise to live in..May you all find peace ,rebuild and go forward in your lives🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hello Diana, thank your for the warm words, prayers and Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
My heart goes out to you all. My family & I live in Callaway FL where Hurricane Michael ripped us a new one in 2018. By the grace of God and wonderful plans put into action by my Army-retired husband, our house survived. When we learned it was going to be a Cat 4, we bailed with our 5th wheel in tow to MS. I'm devastated by the number of ppl who decided to stay for Ian. Truly heartbreaking, as I knew there would be many lives lost. We can replace material things, but human lives are far more important. Glad you're safe.
I remember when hurricane parties were popular, when we first moved to Southwest Louisiana. When hurricane Camille hit the Gulf of Mexico, some people decided to stay and have a hurricane party, right on the beach in an elevated beach house. Unfortunately, Camille cleaned their clocks by killing everyone in that beach house except for a 12-year-old boy who I think survived by clinging up into a palm tree. That hurt my heart. Where we live, that day, it was sunny and clear of any clouds. I had prepared for a storm should it come here, but nothing happened. I still can't get over that. Same type of thing happened with hurricane Katrina. My husband, a pilot who flew choppers for a tad over 48 years, was off with the large helicopter, which had evacuated to Florida, so he was safe, though he was on his 7-day work hitch. The SUV which had been paid off about six months before, got drowned in the flooding, in Boothville. It was my husband's vehicle and was parked in the lot at the base where he flew out of. We took a hit, but it was just a vehicle and others lost everything they had and others, their very lives, so that put things into perspective for us. With Katrina, I was able to see the clouds from the storm, which were moving in a circular path, in the distance. A few weeks later, hurricane Rita hit us here, but the city where we live did all right. The storms seem very much stronger, hitting harder inland these days, though.
God=joke
Living in the southwestern part of the US, I have never experienced weather like this. The devastation is almost incomprehensible. It leaves me speechless. Your video was very well done and I appreciate you posting it to KZhead.
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
Thank You for sharing your experience with us. I pray for all of those affected by this horrible devastation.
Hello Betty, Thank you for your support and prayers. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
Ruby, so sorry you had to endure this terrible storm, but glad you are safe!
Hello Roger, thank you so much for your concern. We are all ok and have only minimal damage to our home compared to many others that have flooded and were completely destroyed. Thanks for watching.
Absolutely devastating. Thank you for taking this time to document and tell us what it's like to be part of such a horrific situation. We hope you recover soon. Many prayers to you and your city.
Thank you for your support. If you watch my follow-up video, you will see the recovery efforts underway and money generated from that video will be donated to the SW FL recovery efforts. It is an easy, simple , and free way to support our community. Here is the link: kzhead.info/sun/qJ2ehamAimOKZIk/bejne.html. Again, Thank you so much for your support!
Wow. I lived in Cape Coral for 20yrs, left in 2013. This storm was Charley's ghost, coming back to NOT jog north by 15 miles. Smh, the absolute worst is the aftermath...as you can see, it is truly devastating. Thank you for sharing this! I was with you all in spirit, as my daughter (who moved to Miami) and I were texting as we tracked and watched it all happen. 💜💪💜
Thank you so much for supporting Cape Coral and this channel!