Camping at the Hospital During Hurricane Ian | My First Hurricane Experience

[@texanoutdoors6409]

There are a ton of lineman from my area of northeast Texas down there working right now. Prayers for Florida.

[@juliehinck4340]

Tell those linemen thank you from Englewood Florida!

[@claramullen]

Congratulations Kelly you survived the storm. In the 58 years I have lived here in Florida I have been through 8 major hurricanes it is a blessing when you come through one every time. Take care

[@jimmyjenkins9240]

That was well documented. Thanks for posting it. Like you, we were spared the horrific damage and my heart is broken for those folks in the direct path.

[@jpro5232]

Your reporting was more real than any of the tv stations. Glad your ok. It broke my heart to see all the folks that lost everything. Florida strong !

[@Tameasa]

We rode out Hurricane Irma at our home in Central Florida. We lost some of our roof and didn't have power for almost 2 weeks. Ian hit Fort Myers really hard. We had massive flooding from Ian. I'm glad your RV was safe. God is good, indeed.

[@timothywalker4563]

Good vlog on your hospital stay over, howling winds got my attention. Good thing you’re camper avoided a really close shave 🪒

[@doowop54]

Glad you are Ok. This gives a different personal perspective to the storm

[@judybryan9575]

Great coverage of the storm, the sound of the howling wind was terrifying. We live in St. Petersburg, had a similar experience to yours. Irma had more sustained winds and rain for us. Seeing the damage and hearing the stories in the Fort Myers area is heartbreaking. Can't imagine loosing your home, transportation, and job all at the same time. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone. Donations to Red Cross or Samaritan's Purse will help these communities recover...there is a long road ahead for them.

[@maryannpeel7549]

In St Pete as well and 48% of my neighbors had flood damage with the storm!

[@joesmith98765]

Kelly, Thank you for the update . You and the rest of Florida have been in my prayers and will be for awhile as the state recovers .

[@frolege1]

Yeah, I have 3 sisters in Cape Coral with no power or water .. they are living in a hotel in Ft. Lauderdale since

[@MsKimko32]

So glad to see you’re ok. Thank you for taking us along to see your first hand account of some of the damage. Glad to see your place was ok.

[@jeffcrisp5213]

Well, You now have another adventure under your belt, Welcome to Florida :)

[@MaxZomboni]

Just another adventure. Hospital camping looks a lot more comfortable than camping in your tent. 😎👍

[@Fogelmiser]

So glad you are ok. Prayers up to everyone dealing with the aftermath of Ian.

[@wanderingwithbob2472]

Glad you are safe. These storms are for real. Praying for thoes in the path and for their recovery from the devastation.

[@AscendXTrading]

Glad you made it through safe. I've been in Florida for many hurricanes. Thank you for documenting and letting the world know how serious these storms are. Irma and Ian are the 2 that were serious for me even up in the Tampa Bay area. Ian & Irma were originally forecasted to make landfall in this area, but changed thank GOD. Been here for 30+ years and they seem to be getting worse over the years.

[@db6283]

Glad you made it through the storm. Thanks for helping the people.

[@donrobinson5540]

Glad you’re OK

[@zzlee14]

I feel fore Florida. Thanks fore vlogging . I'm glad you place came though ok. :) :) :)

[@nickhikesinthewoods6150]

I said a prayer for you and everyone in Florida I hope everything is ok down there

[@kellyhays23]

Thank you nick!

[@Queenofthepetcityandallthedrag]

@@kellyhays23 Dude that Hurricane is bad 👎 I hope you are safe 🙏 and I watched the news on it and it is the worst Hurricane that Florida had in years

[@jennster360]

Gives me memories of living through Hurricane Ike when I lived in Houston... totally crazy!!

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

Exciting stuff

[@user-David-Alan]

You were brave filming the 'cane. That wind noise was kind of scary. So glad you made it through with no problems to your little house. Up here in north Florida we had little problems. I never lost power. Praying for the people that were affected. Take care and be safe. Thanks for the video.

[@BajaGirl302]

God bless all of Florida! I’m very happy to see your place still standing and okay. My heart truly hurts for all those affected ❤️😇🙏😓

[@jduggan4129]

Thank you for the first hand look. So glad your place is ok. Keeping you in my prayers. Love you guys. California Joanna

[@billthompson4197]

My 82-year-old mom lives on Sanibel. Well...did...I feel helpless to do anything to help her since she is in Ft Myers and basically looking for a place to live. And I am in PA so there's nothing I can do to help.

[@kellyhays23]

I will be praying for her!

[@billthompson4197]

@@kellyhays23 thank you! Power is back on but she has no water. So no showers for a week. Kinda like the AT. Lol. They have no fresh food yet I guess so living on junk food. Kinda like hiking. Lol but not fun for a frail old lady...

[@nancysatori4744]

Glad you and your home made it safe! I was on a cruise that was extended by 2 days, we had excellent weather, but the last day we rocked so bad they had to close the pool! Giant swells were crashing into the front of the ship, I found it very exciting but almost impossible to walk in a straight line! Everyone was walking crooked in unison! 😂 My thoughts and prayers are on those that lost so much.

[@dianeschmiane]

Great coverage, Kelly. Prayers for those who were severely affected, may you all recover swiftly… ❤

[@helenehendrikse9625]

Thank you for the video. I was very worried about you ! Thank goodness you had somewhere to go to be safe.

[@TheAdventuresOfDougan]

Wow! 😮 that’s pretty scary! The sound of that wind was crazy. From what I’ve seen Sanibell and Ft Meyers were hammered but you made out OK. You did a great job preparing. Gotta respect Mother Nature 😅

[@pronetowander2153]

Thank you for showing your video, most of all glad you’re safe and hopefully your community

[@Maryojeda62]

Glad your safe. Very well documented. Wow. I been in hurricane before but side swiped. Thank you for all this information.

[@chasing-the-afterglow]

Kelly, I was at the hospital too during the hurricane....I work for the same organization as you do, in the Tampa location, main hub. Glad your camper survived. Now you can say you've seen alligators and been through a cat 4 hurricane. I watched your journey of the AT last year, as I was preparing for a section hike in Virginia. I used your videos to help plan. 😀 And I've watched all of your videos since. Keep up the good work!!

[@TheChuckoluck]

Great video, nice editing. Good job Kelly

[@joycebricker3814]

I can not believe your gas. Grill survived. You were so lucky.

[@kellyhays23]

My landlord came and tied up the grill and all the patio furniture to the porch. He must have ties it really well bc it didn’t go anywhere and was untouched!

[@joedygert4362]

im over in daytona everthing flooded here

[@kellyhays23]

Praying for you

[@bryanford1139]

I've been wondering how you weathered Ian. Glad to see you well. So much for going to check out Sanibel, it knocked out the bridge. That bridge was being newly built when "Charlie" hit back in '05. Charlie took out almost all of the Australian Pines on the Island....I hear this one did much worse.... And SWEET BABY JESUS get away from those windows!!! I've seen a palm frond jammed thru the side of a car after Charlie 😱

[@kellyhays23]

Thank you! I’m glad I went to sanibel in 2011. Feel so bad for all the people there.

[@johnmys5am]

The twinkle lights.

[@thewanderingtraveler8984]

glad you are ok

[@lark518Photo]

Great video, thanks for showing us whats going on.

[@melissasims9550]

Glad you made through the storm ok!! We have flooding and power outages over in Volusia County as well. It was best you stayed at the hospital versus the camper. Much safer there! God definitely watched over you!! My heart aches for Ft. Myers, it's such a beautiful place.

[@rockercover]

A higher-power appears to watching out for your well being, alongside your determination to keep pressing forward through what life tosses into your path. Inspiring! 🙏

[@jimhenderson387]

Thanks for this! It was very interesting to see what happened to you. I loved the roar coming from the doors. Stay safe!

[@ljpugsley2757]

Rule #1 in FL...stay away from windows and doors!!!!!!

[@danielcgomez]

So glad you're safe and sound Kelly! All you guys in Florida were in my thoughts during the hurricane.

[@wayneking4590]

We took a hard hit here in Port Charlotte. Ian was the second cat5 to hit my home, Charley was the first almost 20years apart. Lots of others in between. You picked a good one, lol. Now you are a natural disaster survivor. Ian was the 5th most powerful storm to hit the US!

[@tomjackson4438]

Kelly.... great job covering and documenting your first hurricane!

[@sarahdanielle7591]

Thank God you were safe and your home was and is still standing after all that. God is good all the time. ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@lisastayman6392]

I have had to camp out at the hospital a few times. The worst was a blizzard (hurricane conditions during a winter snow storm) of '93. My hospital wasn't prepared for housing 3 shifts of nurses and many others. I slept with 3 other people, yes 3!, on a therapy mat. Hard as a rock!!! We were on the 4th floor and right at a corner of the building. The wind whistled and blew for several days. My house was in the country and snowed in tight for 4 days. It took several front loaders to lift and remove the snow to our house as the snow was 8-10 ft deep. Only my husband stayed at the house which was fortunate as a man ran off the road and barely managed to get back up our hill. He stayed for 2-3 days. Amazingly the electric never went out. I walked in 4 ft of snow for 2 blocks to get to my parents house in town as they were stuck taking care of my 10 month old daughter. Now I live in southeastern coastal GA. We were totally prepared to take our 5th wheel and bug out if needed on Monday before the hurricane. We've stayed through a few hurricane/tropical storms and it's a hairy adventure...3 days without electric, no travel trailer then! We fled Irma and went up north to PA. Took us twice as long to get there as usual. Glad you were able to make it through a hurricane but remember everyone of them is different. Never take them for granted. Btw we didn't even get rain during Ian as it was too far out in the Atlantic to effect us this time.

[@soonerjhtravels]

Glad you made it thru safely, God Bless you and all the people there

[@Elizabeth-pt4bv]

So glad you're okay and your belongings and God Bless everyone in the path of the storm. Great documenting the stages of the storm too. We went through hurricane Sandy and it so scary what Mother Nature can do.

[@gracemccoy2874]

that was a great video showing the storm. you actually were probably safer at the hospital than in the camper! Glad you were ok. Did James get home safely?

[@kellyhays23]

Yes he did! Just in time!

[@gijane1996]

thankyou for showing what its like to be locked in the hospital. I just got hired at my hospital, and i am on the "a" team, who would be locked in during the storms.

[@floorticket]

Congratulations on a 1/3 of 100K.

[@kellyhays23]

Didn’t even think about that! Thanks David!

[@genesnyder2985]

I e been waiting for you to post since this storm came ashore and was wondering how you faired

[@Mrs.KatsCrafting]

I love that you had Denis Phillips on the TV!! My friend in Ft Myers lost her home and everything in it. Im in Tampa so we only lost a few trees

[@karengradzki3808]

Glad you made it through and your house was without damage. What an experience! But why didn’t the hospital have the sun shades taken down and the exterior garbage cans taken in? The sun shades can be costly and that much canvas flying through the air could possibly cause damage, not to mention the damage the garbage cans in the parking lot could cause.

[@kellyhays23]

Haha we were wondering the same thing about the sunshades. Luckily they help strong. I know all the potted plants outside got destroyed. Im not sure where that trash can came from tho! I think it rolled in from elsewhere

[@paulinalouise4502]

GOD ANSWERED YOUR PRAYER !!!!! yyyyaaaaaaaayyyy !!!!! He must really LOVE YOU Kelly ! Amazing how He protected your trailer ........it was a really bad storm !

[@tacohiker]

Glad you are ok! I grew up in Lake Placid and been through many a cane!

[@messageoflove1969]

Wow interesting video. That wind sure was howling.

[@ladypyro7987]

1 Hospital in Port Charlotte Florida lost there roof.

[@Chrissy-Stormgal]

Awesome video!!! Great footage!! Do you still work at the hospital where you shot this video?

[@thomasharrisgathering15]

My daughters live in Ft Myers, Cape Coral. They are fine.

[@HughMadBro]

Thanks for documenting that.

[@nymetsfan912]

Ron DeSantis best governor in the US!

[@peacenserenity19]

Wow! Scary. Thanks for taking us with you thru that! 🩷

[@HyPex808-2]

No generator at the hospital?

[@austinbronsing3737]

Lol I’m from Sebring moved to Sebastian fl on east coast

[@hendrxfn]

Wow…😮

[@michaelsmalley9755]

What hospital do you work at? I live right by Health Park and rode out the storm with my girlfriend and cat in our 3rd floor apartment.

[@FishingTheBank]

I am surprised I didn’t meet you when I was in the hospital for 30 days in January of this year. Dang Covid tried to kill me lol

[@kellyhays23]

What’s your name?

[@FishingTheBank]

@@kellyhays23 Jim Tabor

[@FishingTheBank]

@@kellyhays23 if you want to have a read look up Jim tabor spoons on the internet.

[@kellyhays23]

Glad you are okay!!!

[@dogthebountyhunter4351]

I would love this

[@erikrenner]

I live in Fort Myers. 😢

[@rumblechick73]

N Fort Myers here, lucky to have only minor damage, full power, and water back by last Friday. But a lot of damage in this area and our sister park next door is nearly flattened. This is going to be a very long road to recovery. Sanibel/Captiva, Fort Myers Beach, and Pine Island will never be the same. Hope you're doing ok and getting any help you need.

[@kellyhays23]

Praying for you!!!!

[@erikrenner]

@@kellyhays23 Thank you! 🙏

[@thunderrode1744]

Hi whatcha up to hope all is well hugs prayers 4 healing and unspoken also prayers 4 everyone and bless great healthy peaceful safe journeys travels and recovery in the name of the Creator God and Jesus and the Holy Ghost and our Ancestors Amen much honor and respect keep walking tall hugs also thank u much 4 yr duty and service know ur blessing always walk tall also that many upon many is praying 4 u everyone and FL yall keep being strong and sending love 🚌🌅🌌⛺🌄🏞🏖 👍👍💪🙂👍👍

[@denisemarie3734]

What happens if you have animals?

[@carolynk8495]

So, where is this in FL?

[@LittleRockBooDaGreat]

Sebring in Central Florida

[@alvashoemaker8536]

OH…cots…LUXURY…! (BUT, THEN, I got a COT, in TX, for ANOTHER HURRICANE…👍🏼👍🏼👣👠

[@vintagejunktofunk4616]

How come they would have to sleep at the hospital? I’m new to your channel

[@kellyhays23]

Hospital has to be staffed 24/7 with essential workers. We stayed here to make sure we had enough staff to operate in case roads got closed/flooded or something else happened that may have prevented hospital staff from getting to work during this time.

[@vintagejunktofunk4616]

@@kellyhays23 omg that makes total sense!!! Glad your home was ok!

[@kellyhays23]

@@vintagejunktofunk4616 thank you!!!💛

[@maxxcherry12]

Moves to florida experiences first hurricane ✔️ cool vlog kel!

[@vincentconnolly2597]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@gvbalajee]

So cute love you dear

[@newworldoutlet]

Hi

[@jacquikostige4948]

Im in sebring. Would love to get together with you for lunch or something

[@kellyhays23]

That would be awesome!!!

[@Mynameisthesenuts49]

@9:38 I would think if Souls were to be at a place it's there. It sounds like souls are pleading with the next checkpoint in the universe to let them pass. that wind sound can give ya chills.

[@andrewgoodman3706]

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[@joebeman8000]

Watch the Cowboys play??? Cowboys? They beat my Redskins/WFT/Commanders. . . . UNSUBCRIBED!! Kidding. Everybody beats the Manders. . . .Anyway, Great video as usual. Thanks for the insight and coverage! Glad you and your place are safe.

[@kellyhays23]

😂

[@can_you_guess_my_new_username]

I always wonder why people thank the lord when nothing happens to them and the stuff happened to other people. It doesn't seem nice to me. I wonder how I would feel if my my house was decimated and someone said "Thank the Lord that did not happen to my house" .... It's like the preacher who told the congregation to thank god they have 2 hands and 2 legs and there was someone in the audience with a missing limb. It's hard for me to thank god something happened to someone else and not me.

[@kellyhays23]

Now how does that make sense? You should always be thankful for your blessings. Just because others may be less fortunate in a certain area or circumstance does not make it wrong to be thankful for what you have. That’s like saying you can never be grateful for anything bc you know someone else has it worse.

[@can_you_guess_my_new_username]

@@kellyhays23 It comes across like "God protected me but didn't protect someone else, blessed me and didnt bless someone else, watched over me and didn't watch over someone else"

[@kellyhays23]

@@can_you_guess_my_new_username i guess we have different mindsets. If my house was destroyed and my neighbors wasn’t, I would be happy for them. If I had a missing limb, I would tell others to be grateful for their blessing to have both and not be disgruntled when they are grateful for what they have. Because it’s not about what I have vs what others have. It’s about being grateful in all circumstances. In this particular circumstance, I was blessed to still have a roof over my head, but had my house been washed away, I would be grateful I was alive or for God being there for me. We live in an imperfect, flawed world where bad things happen to everyone, sometimes you, sometimes others. That doesn’t change the fact we should be grateful for what we have -however much or little, and help those around us when they are struggling.

[@randallherr4273]

You live in a trailer good luck with it being in one piece after hurricane

[@kellyhays23]

Technically it’s a 5th wheel camper. But I am very lucky it’s still on the ground

[@rumblechick73]

@@kellyhays23 If you had been closer to the coast I doubt it would have faired so well. Most in this area didn't.

[@kellyhays23]

@@rumblechick73 you’re prolly right. However, From what I’ve seen most of the damage that happened was to the mobile home/fabricated homes/ trailers that actually have some kind of roofing or a car port. The RVs and 5th wheels didn’t see much damage at all other than the pieces of mobile home that might have hit them.

[@rumblechick73]

@@kellyhays23 True, the park I live in that is mostly the case except for a lot of roof shingles ripped off. The park next door has older homes and 3 or 4 of them blew completely apart and a couple had just collapsed on themselves. We don't have any RVs in here, just permanently parked modular homes. Different story out on the beaches since the storm surge uprooted so much in its path, lots of trees down on RV's whose owners chose to leave them behind, and many were relocated from where they might have been parked to somewhere else entirely. Of course, that happened to many regular homes as well. I sat by my front door thru the whole storm watching shingles, aluminum and steel panels, insulation materials, and tree branches just flying up into the air. The house across the street has the rubberized roof like they put on RVs and I watched that roll right off his house and end up hanging down into his front yard, followed by seeing the power pole right next to the park entrance snap off when the wind changed direction.

[@kellyhays23]

I’m so glad you are okay Diana! Will continue praying for your community

[@faydenereed4056]

Every hurricane costs a lot of money! You try to prepare Generators are a waste of money cause they never start again for the next hurricane! Don’t even buy one! I paid $900. Cause that was all available! Doesn’t start after draining everything what s waste! Sick of it! Had two with my parents living with me Dad could never get them to start it’s just junk! All of them and the ones at Lowe’s costs $900. Made in China! Used it two weeks! What a waste! Then my fence was destroyed because my ignorant neighbor never anchored his trampoline cost me over $900 . Then I heard this horrible noise one of the trampoline springs came loose as it flew through the air slammed my hurricane covers on my window and broke my window so not a good time for me . Neighbors are not responsible for their neglectful mess you have to fix your own stuff! I brought everything in or anchored it but they did not! Stupid that they tell you to anchor trampolines swings any yard furniture and moving objects that can fly around but they don’t do it! Lazy don’t care!

[@dr.challis808]

Hey gorgeous 😏🌹

[@samiam1025]

my dog did not like this video -

[@randybeeson3424]

I thought of you down there . I'm north of Daytona so we didn't get much up here. Our anniversary was the 28th and we just stayed hunkered down at home. The beach is for visiting, I would not live out there I've seen too much devastation. We bought a camper in Sebring. Take care glad your ok.

[@richardross7219]

That is a very nice cot. If you get one, get one similar but that has the posts for a mosquito net over it. That kind of cot will allow you to have two storage bins under it which is very convenient. If you use it outside with the net set up, you can throw a tarp over it too. You should not have gone outside flying debris causes nasty injuries. Hurricanes are scary, aren't they? Glad that you're okay. When you and James settle down to a house be sure that it can handle hurricane winds(which also helps it to withstand blizzards). Thanks for posting this good video. Good Luck, Rick

[@timwolfers7880]

FYI -Wawa is a convenient store chain, originating in the Philadelphia area. They have 100's of stores now. It is also frequented by the rudest people on earth, who leave their vehicles at the pump after filling up, regardless if there are other people waiting to fill up during busy times. They are also unable to differentiate between the regular trash cans, and the ones designated for recycling. You will find all types of trash in both bins.

[@floridagirlhikes4796]

Yep… it was not fun to live through. Today I got power back to my house and the electric panel caught fire 😭 I’m a recently retired local firefighter medic .. this is my first hurricane in 20 years I haven’t had to work .. felt really weird not helping everyone

[@kellyhays23]

I’m so sorry that happened! I bet that was a weird feeling for sure. I also got word my power is back on today! Almost a week later!!

[@floridagirlhikes4796]

@@kellyhays23 yay! For getting power back! And thank you for your service during the storm!

[@markviers998]

Glad you're home survived. That was a beast of a storm from the pictures I've seen. Sweet cot the hospital provided.. Last time I had to stay over night here at the one I work for I slept in the floor with just the pillow I brought from home so hat's off to your employer.

[@bobbysledge656]

My Friend You are a badass you can handle anything that comes along.

[@nyevegas4015]

That setup is like the Ritz Carlton compared to a couple nights on the AT. 😂

[@kellyhays23]

!!!!!!

[@vadaboy]

Glad to see you are still safe an that your home still stands. Happy to see James again. Hope he made it to safety.

[@davidlooney3018]

Thanks for the video. Glad your camper was spared. Prayers for all Those affected 🙏