Tropical Storm Fay

Okay for those of you wondering we are alive down here in Melbourne, Fl and our house is safe and dry. Kari and I were both out on a trip when the tropical storm hit. I was in Portland and Hartford Connecticut. Kari was in Midland Odessa Texas. We were both very worried about the house since we don't have flood insurance. We called Mary our next door neighbor and she informed us that the street in front of our House was flooded and the water level was slowly creeping up the driveway towards our house! All we could do was wait. I flew in about 9 o'clock Wed night and landed in 28mph crosswinds. which made the plane feel like it was going to land sideways. Then drove home in torrential down poor. There was standing water on the roadways toward our house. I pulled into our neighborhood. I was in shock. It was a river flowing where the street normally was. The water was halfway up the mailbox post. And even to the tops of the fire hydrants. I tried to drive towards our house but my car started smoking and stalled. I left it on the street and walked the rest of the way to the house. The water was up past my knees and I was terrified at what I was about to see when I approached the house. Luckily our house is on a high flood plain. The house was high enough that the water had not reached the front door. Our neighbor was not so lucky.. Their entire house flooded and ruined all the carpets and everything on the floor. Today the water has receded and we are very thankful for our close call that our house was not damaged. ahhhhh the joys of living in Florida. Can't wait for the next Hurricane/Tropical storm. At least I don't have to worry about our house flooding anymore!!!