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Sandy Toes 8339

A home away from home in the land of endless summer

06/05/2023

Well, we've been silent for six months but not idle. Lots and lots of research to do (insurance, taxes, real estate and so forth) and loads of decisions to make. Just taking one step at a time and asking for a lot of help from God. It's been a long road but our path forward has become clear.

Our property has been listed for sale since November 15. We received many low-ball offers from flippers that we did not accept.

Our neighbors to the south sold quickly and moved to Chicago. Their home and pool were bulldozed to the curb before New Years. Our neighbor to the north recovered quickly, being a newer elevated home.

Last Friday, June 2, 2023 at 4:30 pm, we sold our hurricane-ravaged property for a fair price. It's been purchased by a contractor who plans to renovate it.

We are so very grateful to be relieved of this burden. We know that so many have been holding us in thoughts and prayers and we appreciate that. Our prayers have been answered!

01/11/2023

Rest in peace 🙏

11/25/2022

The people from World Central Kitchen were there with us ON DAY 1 and stayed for a month. The daily hot meals were amazing, served to us in our car in a recyclable box. We are so grateful.

We learned much about the intensive support that WCK has been providing in Ukraine. 🇺🇦

Founded in 2010 by chef José Andrés, the organization prepared food in Haiti following its devastating earthquake. Andrés was named the 2018 Humanitarian of the Year by the James Beard Foundation.

If you're looking for a good way to support Ukranians this Christmas and this winter, please consider World Central Kitchen.

11/24/2022

On this Thanksgiving Day 2022, Chris and I feel much gratitude to the hundreds of people who have been helping us since Hurricane Ian on September 28. ❤

Friends who have become family while giving us shelter in Fort Myers for the better part of six weeks. ❤ Bruce and Linda laughed and cried with us as we rode the emotional roller coaster and gave us invaluable advice. We were blessed to be sheltering with a retired money manager and a retired real estate professional.

Wisconsin neighbors and family who have taken care of our home, our Amazon returns, our mail, our gardens and plants and more ❤

Friends who gave us respite Tuesday through Thursday each week in their Clearwater condo so we could rest and recharge before returning to Fort Myers to work at the beach ❤

Florida neighbors and friends who are sharing this great adventure with us - thanks for sharing your tools, your time and your ideas about recovery. You have inspired our thinking! Especially Mitch and Diana ❤

Dozens and dozens of friends who have reached out by phone, text and mail over and over again to support us and let us know that we are not alone ❤

The American Red Cross who fed us a hot meal WITH HUGS every noon at the beach for the past month. Three things about that: 1) we are humbled because we never thought that we would or could be the people who needed help from The American Red Cross, 2) it's an all-volunteer workforce and 3) The American Red Cross is really, really good at making chicken in lots of different ways in its mobile kitchens. Chicken and dumplings was the fave!!

If you're looking to support a good cause, we recommend The American Red Cross

11/05/2022

BREAKING NEWS

We plan to win $1.6 billion tonight with one of our ten tickets. This will more than cover the cost of our new beach house 😂😂😂

We never ever buy lottery tickets but, somehow, this seemed like a good idea!

11/05/2022

One of the more interesting aspects of this adventure has been the swimming pool.

Since arriving in Florida we were surprised to learn that our pool's value was double what we thought because it's more expensive to build an inground pool so close to the ocean.

We needed to empty the pool of toxic storm water and mud but it wasn't long before we learned from neighbors that empty pools can pop out of the ground!

We were able to remove two vents on the bottom of the empty pool. This allows air and water from underground to flow up through the vents rather than creating pressure that pops out the pool .

Now the tides flow in and out of our pool. At low tide the pool is totally empty but at high tide it has a up to a foot of water in the deep end!

This weekend we're adding fencing around our pool so no one falls in. LOL

11/03/2022

Chris said goodbye three days ago to his vintage Harley Davidson Softail motorcycle. It was well loved and well cared for over the past 23 years. We're waiting to learn how insurance will handle this.

The bike was submerged in salt water for 8-12 hours. Every chrome part is covered with rust. The leather saddle bags are moldy. The gas tank is severely dented. 🥲

10/29/2022

On Friday, October 21 our car was extracted from our swimming pool by a giant crane and lifted right over our home. They pushed it to the curb where it awaits pick up by Copart, the Auto Auction specialists.

Copart asked me if the vehicle was towable...I was speechless. How would I know but I don't think so. It was submerged in toxic water for three weeks, it stinks to high heaven, the front fender is off and the muffler is off. They'll have to be the judge of that.

State Farm has totaled the vehicle but we don't have their settlement offer yet. They required us to put the key into the vehicle. It wasn't easy getting the door open but I don't think anyone will steal it. 🤣

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10/28/2022

Our pool

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10/28/2022

Our dining room

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10/27/2022

Our living room: before and after

Honestly, I never knew how a house was built. It freaked me out at first to look right through the living room and into the guest bedrooms because the drywall is gone. I couldn't understand what I was seeing. But I'm adjusting quickly.

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10/27/2022

We also received the first photographs of the interior of the Sandy Toes Guesthouse on October 3. It was shocking and not at all what we expected.

Basically, we expected our furnishings to be wet, soggy, moldy and ruined but instead OUR HOUSE IS virtually TOTALLY EMPTY.

All the furnishings are gone and even the INSIDE WALLS ARE GONE. Where did it all go? Over time, we would acquire some answers but mostly we think it's all in the sea.

Three king beds, two queen sofa beds, kitchen cabinets, dining table and chairs, patio set, lamps, end tables, 4 dressers, 6 nightstands and lots more. There's no evidence that they ever existed.

Multiply that by 15,000 residences affected in much the same way as ours. That's A LOT OF FURNITURE in the sea. Is an octopus sleeping in our bed at the bottom of the sea, I wonder?!!

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