Thanks S-love, GW, PF, Fletch. Appreciate it.
Like fletch mentioned, I happened to be in Vegas this weekend. I went out on thursday, just ahead of it. I took a red-eye back on saturday night (instead of staying another day like I planned).
When I left thursday it was a cat 2, heading for Tampa, which basically would be a little rain here in Fort Myers and that's it, so it barely crossed my mind. Then of course it skipped to a cat 4 within hours on friday and turned towards here and away from Tampa.
Sanibel Island (10 miles south) was devastated, along with Captiva Island, Pine Island and Matlacha. All of these are barrier islands very near here.
Of course, Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda, 30 miles north of here where it made land first, were pretty much totally destroyed.
My community got off pretty easy, with some uprooted trees, and all street signs gone. Some mesh cages over pools blown away. Virtually all landscaping destroyed.
But that pales in comparison to the aforementioned places, and even other sub-divisions only several miles away.
Can't say I wish I was here for it, but my girlfriend was less than pleased that I was partying in Vegas while she was sitting in the dark with no electricity in a 100 degree house for 2 days eating crackers. Women, huh?
Thanks again!