We lost our hot water heater, not due to the storm, at least not as far as we can tell. Looks like the thing just decided that a hurricane was a perfect time to flood the garage...with all that water coming at us anyway, maybe it thought we wouldn't notice. The cold shower this morning was a bit of a bummer, but since I've had the same experience without lights and in 20 degree temperatures, I feel like I got off pretty easy this time.
We also lost nearly half of a huge tree in our backyard and a few shingles. Our roof appears to be holding water in a "flat spot," though whether that was due to a hit from the storm or shoddy construction remains to be determined. Knowing Florida construction procedures (build any damned thing any damned where and get a corrupt building inspector to sign off on it), we're thinking it's probably the latter.
A friend around the corner lost her pool cage. It collapsed completely and is currently lying in and around her pool. For those of you in northern latitudes who might not have need for or knowledge of such a structure, here is a picture of a standard pool cage.
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