I had lunch with Professor Matthew Adams on Tuesday, October 4th. He bragged that he was coming to Savannah in "storm fashion" to do some serious damage later in the week. You have to know Matthew, a rambunctious young professor at Savannah State University who just received a full time tenure track appointment in History. I was a "buddy" of his (and his boss) when he was full time at Savannah Tech -- and urged him to leave, and go for a full time tenure track job anywhere else. I, like many others, saw the handwriting on the wall at Savannah Tech for all the young professors.
So, he joked then during lunch at the Kayak Cafe Midtown that he would do some serious damage to Savannah, and he (or his meteorological namesake) sure did.
Today is October 10th -- and the damage to thousands of trees is evident. And Tybee Island is still in severe storm recovery mode. Just hours ago the mandatory evacuation order was lifted, but not for Tybee Island (too much damage). The returning horde of Savannah residents will find most of the city still without power, trees lying everywhere, and most everything closed. Many people also don't have water, sewer, cable, cell coverage, etc. I fortunately have all of those -- and I am truly grateful.
Tomorrow (on the 11th) I will write an hour by hour outline of what I witnessed -- and lived through.
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