[TowerTalk] Tower (and antennas) severely damaged by Hurricane Ike

[M Blaise]

My name is Marty Blaise and my call sign is AG5T. My two section 36-foot hy-gain crank up tower (plus all my outdoor ham antennas) was heavily damaged by Hurricane Ike. My Travelers Insurance estimator said that towers, poles, antennas, etc. (basically anything ham radio outdoors) is not covered on our insurance policy, which is what I expected. ------- Damages received were: the crank up tower severely bent at base by one of the front two legs of the tower and now tower leaning/tilting over in sort of an arc or bend to the right (top section is still extended but cannot be cranked down due to the curve) -- tower is now forced against the house, also the brace between tower and house came apart and the tower damaged side of house; one of the guy wires to tower ripped out of house on roof; quad antenna on tower - wires completely torn, - spreaders on quad broken and found in front yard (I do have before and after pictures of all items). What I would like
 to know from those of you on this reflector is how I might be able to hire some type of construction crew to repair my damages, particularly the leaning tower or at least take a look to see if it's repairable. I would ask local hams for help but they have received similar damage or they are still assisting red cross, etc. Any suggestions welcome. -- Marty, AG5T