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Charley hits. Pamela, her husband, David, their dog and three cats remain at home. David checks for damage. “Good news, our house did okay,” he said. |
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No power, but Pamela’s in good spirits. Being without electricity is kind of like camping. |
15
David and Pamela buy a generator. Pamela can't figure out how to refuel it while David is at work as a driver for Home Depot. |
16
Gas is hard to come by for the generator, which powers the bedroom air conditioner. David has to drive three hours to Venice and back to get gas. Generator switches off. |
17
David falls off a ladder while helping their son remove a tree branch. He hurts his hand and bruises his back. He returns from the hospital at 1 a.m. |
18
They run out of ice. Neighbors begin helping with the generator because David still can’t do much to help. |
19
They wait four hours to speak with a FEMA representative; another three hours to talk to an insurance agent. |
20
Pamela is restless. “Each day, hell, like the day before. Take cold showers, get up and start the generator and start another hot day.” |
21
David reaches an electrician who agrees to come on Monday. |
22
No entries. (Pamela later says all the days were the same and she didn’t feel like writing this day.) |
23
Electrician says hurricane destroyed their electrical panel. Later that night, David
spends $250 at Home Depot on new one. |
24
Electrician cancels installation. Utility crews make it to the neighborhood, but can't turn on power at Pamela and David's home because the box isn’t installed. Pamela cries. |
25
Still no power. Pamela is depressed: “My neighbors are watching out for me, but I’d like to be back to normal like they are.” |
26
No power. Pamela dries laundry in neighbor's dryer. “I’m very lonely.” |
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