7 Quotes by Wayne Sallade

I am ready for it. A month or so ago I watched my old elementary school (Peace River come down).

I lost a lot that day -- eight years and three schools. It was like a form of Chinese water torture. It was a huge loss, but Tuesday will bring a bit of closure.

As I look around town, (CHS) is the last thing of my personal past to come down.

The wind was blowing between 20 and 25 miles an hour. Fortunately the humidity was up a bit today. Had we been in the 25 to 30% range it would have been a far worse fire because then it would have been very difficult to stop..

The Sunday after (the hurricane) I took Ann Curry (of NBC's 'Today' show) for a tour of the town, and we passed by Charlotte High School. I was fine, but it wasn't until Monday afternoon that I took a few minutes by myself (at the school). It was tough, and that's when it hit me.

It was a very dangerous and a fast-moving situation.

It's another piece of the puzzle. We're finally seeing some things happen.