Good luck with the rebuild - make sure your roofers are licensed, and welcome to membership in the "blue roof" club. Took me 6 months to get my house reroofed after Katrina. I told my roofers that I just wanted a new roof before the next hurricane season, and they said that was a promise they could keep. But I didn't have a hole in my roof either.

I can certainly understand the joy of bike riding, especially while being evacuated. It's something "normal," occupies your mind, and it's FUN! I spent 3 weeks away from home after Katrina, and wound up buying a bicycle from a LBS in the nearby town. Helped keep my sanity.

Hang in there for the rebuild. Let's hope we're finished with hurricane season.