Good tips Newt. Hadn't thought of the bathtub. The cone is predicted to pass right over us. Winds will be down to around 70 or 75 MPH by then (early Sunday), so we should be pretty good as compared to 120 MPH. Daughter is in Charleston, SC, so we're concerned about her. Looks like they may get just missed for the worst (we hope.) Got my Coleman lantern, bottled gas camp cooking burner and grill all set. Got some books. Need to lay in some other stuff. Sandwich & soup stuff, big cooler full of ice maybe. Gotta get the baby squared away first & foremost.
With the power companies retiring their long term workers, it's often the case that minimal crews are available. Multi day outages are becoming the norm while crews from x hundred miles away get to the storm sites.
Milk and bread... Milk & bread...
Why not Beer & Triscuits?
