Dan's Hurricane and Recovery Log

Hurricane Katrina as viewed through the eyes of a rescuer who went down to help other rescuers; only to have his own ordeal during and after hurricane Rita.

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Location: Reno, Nevada

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

The Long Road Home

Where do I start. It's indeed a long road home. The rebuild of our place is well under way: In November 2007 we "pulled" our building permit. In December the old house was demolished and the columns were poured for the new home. There's thirty of them. They are ten feet in the ground and twelve feet above ground. The frame for the entire house is glued and bolted to these columns and up goes the house. Only it goes slowly. It is now mid-august and the house is still not finished. But we successfully endured our first tropical storm (Eduoaurd).

I need the place finished very soon because we have plans to bring a group down from the Reno area to help others rebuild their homes.

For now you can head over to my photo site www.flickr.com/nevadadans and see the progress.