By Ron Goralcyzk During Hurricane Irma more of us Tybee community decided not to evacuate. In comparison to Matthew the weather was very tame. A lot less sustained winds and rain fell. I haven’t seen many downed trees, roofs ripped off and fences just disappearing. At first glance the island didn’t look too worse for the wear. Let me say when you mix a King Tide and a hurricane with a 5 foot surge, shit gets real quick. My heart goes out to everyone who had so much damage from Matthew and now Irma has come and undone all our progress. We are Tybee Strong but you can reach your limit going through something so close in time. You have to have a sense of humor. Jimmy, you do for sure. I wasn’t going to say anything about this picture because it says it all. Yes that’s right - a pelican in the restroom. A huge effort was made to save this poor guy, but I must tell you Chicken is in a better place. This swing on 14th St. crossover was covered up before the storm, when we still had a beach and dunes. This was taken before high tide. The roof of this condo on the Strand must have been just hanging on since Matthew. Again, taken before high tide and the wind bands from Irma. Pictures never show how big the waves are. We saw some 25 footers during Irma. The pier has lost some railing and deck boards. It took 6 and a half months after Matthew to get our pier reopened. The actual work took about a week. Rudy decided to stay on the south end for Irma. I may have told him how safe it was, but I never considered the King Tide and 25 foot waves. Ask him when you see him what it was like. ing Hurricane Irma more of us Tybee community decided not tter place
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