As I look around town, (CHS) is the last thing of my personal past to come down. |
I am ready for it. A month or so ago I watched my old elementary school (Peace River come down). |
I lost a lot that day -- eight years and three schools. It was like a form of Chinese water torture. It was a huge loss, but Tuesday will bring a bit of closure. |
It was a very dangerous and a fast-moving situation. |
It's another piece of the puzzle. We're finally seeing some things happen. |
The Sunday after (the hurricane) I took Ann Curry (of NBC's 'Today' show) for a tour of the town, and we passed by Charlotte High School. I was fine, but it wasn't until Monday afternoon that I took a few minutes by myself (at the school). It was tough, and that's when it hit me. |
The wind was blowing between 20 and 25 miles an hour. Fortunately the humidity was up a bit today. Had we been in the 25 to 30% range it would have been a far worse fire because then it would have been very difficult to stop.. |