October was a whirlwind. Just as residents in the Tampa Bay area were cleaning up from the horrible mess caused by Hurricane Helene , another named storm was brewing. Barely two weeks after Helene, Hurricane Milton , a category 3 storm, made landfall at Siesta Key, Sarasota Wednesday night (Oct 9). Many towns and cities along the gulf coast suffered yet another blow, this time with more wind damage than storm surge. Milton made it all the way east to Orlando and Daytona Beach, sparking tornadoes that devastated many small towns inland and along the Florida east coast. We hunkered down at home in Largo, about six miles from the nearest gulf beach. Many neighbors boarded up their windows, and we followed suit. This was our first experience with a major storm. That evening we lost power. Howling winds tore down branches from an old tree out front and blew them over to our neighbor's yard. It was frightening, but we all survived. Thankfully the airport opened Friday as we had a fl
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