Finally some good news!

[Joe 1320]

After spending days cleaning out the garage with a shovel, I was able to remove all the debris from the GN. I removed all the coverings to find the gleaming warrior sitting in almost pristine shape! A few smudges on the back bumper, nothing that can't clean right up. I was pretty anal about the protection. I used a "Noah" heavy duty cover, then furniture moving blankets followed by empty carboard boxes on top. Sounds goofy, but I was wary of problems with the garage door and I've had one come down before. The boxes would have provided a crush zone to protect the car from falling debris and it worked! Several years ago the garage door came off it's track and all that stuff save the car once before and it did it again.

The motor on the stand is a different issue.... looks like water contamination.

I will tell you that drywall, when mixed with water creates an thick paste. That stuff was all over the garage and there is nothing like cleaning out a mud filled garage with a shovel. the stuff is pretty gross, especially with pink insulation added to the mix.

Oh well, back to KP......... I'll need to do most of the work myself, the deductible is through the roof. Insurance companies really put the screws to Florida residents with this whole hurricane insurance crap. My out of pocket expense is going to be about $10,000. There is no justice in this scenerio. Had there been no hurricane, the deductible would be $500.

[SS_CarGuy]

Glad your GN was OK. How about your other cars?

And I know what you are going thru. We have family in both Florida and Alabama who have similar messes they are dealing in the aftermath of the hurricanes.

[Fastbird93]

That's good to hear that. Good job on the anal-retentiveness with the protection.

Good luck with the cleanup....

[95TransAm]

I'm glad to hear that the GN made it out ok. It's such a beautiful car, one that i wish i owned, it would have been such a shame if anything happened to her. Definitely a good idea that you planned ahead for that. $10,000 out of your pocket though, that's rough. I hope that you can get everything back to normal soon, and let's hope that mother nature gives you florida guys a well deserved break for a while.

[PUREPWR]

Good thinkin about the boxes, i would have never thought of that.

[Z Ya Later]

Hey, I've got someone out in front of my house sighing in relief her older sister is ok lol . Glad to hear the good news. Its always just that much more hurtful to see such a beautiful icon of American power crushed. Good thing her owner is anal about protection...good way to be. Hopefully everything else will come together and clean-up will be done before you know it. Take care and I'll keep you in my prayers.

[Joe 1320]

Thanks guys. I was in shock when I first went out into the garage and saw the mess. As cluttered as it looked, I will still put empty boxes on top of my cars in storage. My grandfather taught me that trick and it has worked in saving the car twice. Once from a falling garage door, the second from the hurricane. As far as other damage, one lower fender skirt was blown off the Cadillac. I found it in the neighbor's yard and with a little JB weld on the mounting tabs, it will be as good as new. All the other cars made it though without damage. Even if they were damaged, it wouldn't have mattered much in the whole scope of things. The Fiero is down with a bad timing set, the Cadillac is a Fiero engine transplant project put on hold, the GN was getting ready for an engine swap, the T/A is the only thing that needs nothing. So all the car stuff is on hold, The house stuff is will have to come first. The bad thing is that down here, it's not exactly like bigger towns. There are very few choices for anything, and when demand goes up, this area cannot keep up and life slows down dramatically. I'll be lucky if my roof is done by Christmas. As a matter of fact, that is exactly what I want for Christmas.