Re: Dolphins in the bay
I moved to SGI shortly after Opal, in 1999, so I didn't see it firsthand, but yeah this area got wacked pretty good. What I do recall vividly is the two storms in 04 (Ivan, I believe) and 05 (Dennis) that flooded my ground floor each time (about 2'). The clean up after Ivan was horrible as I had carpeting...it was 1/2" thick in bay "muck" and the only way to get it out was to cut into manageable pieces and pick it up with a "bear hug". YUUUUCK! Decided then and there...no more carpet! During the repairs moved all electrical up to 4' from the floor, cut drywall up to 42", removed all insulation and replaced with hardisheet leaving a nice vent at the bottom above the sole plate (to drain and ventilate). Replaced carpet with tile. Dennis struck the next year and clean up consisted of some easy pressure washing and a wetvac. We've been lucky since then.