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RANDI KAPLAN
Kaplan owns Kaplan's in Easton,
Pa. Her awning business was
flooded three times by the Delaware River.
"Flood stage on the Delaware is 22 feet,
and with one of the floods, it crested at 39
feet. We had barricaded the doors but the
water came up through the foundation.
"In the first flood, there was about
five feet of water in our 7,500-square-foot
basement, and the second time, it rose all
the way to the ceiling. By the third flood,
we had installed three sump pumps and
two external pumps, but we still got four
feet of water.
"When we had the first flood, we had
been storing awnings in the basement. To
get them out, we had a human conveyer
belt, handing things up to the second floor.
"We had old sewing machines with
stands that were too heavy to move. The
tables were what our grandfather had
used and they were wooden. After that,
every frame was metal, with plywood tops
that were easy to replace. Everything was
redesigned so if something were to happen,
it was all easy to move.
"When we restored the basement, we
replaced every electrical outlet so they were
ABOVE: Kaplan's, an awning shop in Easton,
Pa., was flooded three times in two years
when it was located near the Delaware
River. "Don't think it can't happen to you,"
cautions owner Randi Kaplan. Photos:
Kaplan's Enterprises Inc.
AT RIGHT: This home in Ramrod Key, Fla.,
was destroyed by Hurricane Irma in 2017.
Oceanside Canvas, located just a few miles
away, was closed for two months following
the storm. "The business interruption is
tough," says owner Steve Alberts. Photo:
Steve Alberts, Oceanside Canvas.
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five feet off the ground. We also installed
the Sheetrock® horizontally, so if the bottom
part got wet, we could cut it and replace the
lower section. We had a lot of things FEMA
[the Federal Emergency Management
Agency] wouldn't cover, but they're much
more willing to work with you when you're
proactive in doing those things.
"We finally ended up moving to a
building that was not in the floodplain
with significantly higher elevation. After
the third flood, it was difficult to keep
going. It's emotional. You just think you
can't go through that again. But nobody
was injured, no lives were lost, and
property can be replaced."
STEVE ALBERTS
Alberts owns Oceanside
Canvas in Cudjoe Key, Fla.,
which was damaged by Hurricane Irma.
"We didn't have much of a plan in
place, really. We'd been there for three
evacuations that didn't turn out to be
hurricanes, and after a while, you start
thinking it's not that big of a deal. We
had been out of town and had only four
days to move all our tools and evacuate
for Irma.
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