Those of us who have lived near the Gulf for a while or at least since pre-Ike know a thing or two about living without power. Going to be interesting to see how all those Yankees down here do though when a hurricane does hit.
Having the internet go down is, IMO, much more of an issue than anything. At least 99 percent of all business transactions are now handled electronically. At least we used to have hard copies in the file of everything and it wasn’t all stored off in the clouds somewhere.
I'll be in the hills when that hits the fan. Most there are prepared anyway and
don't rely on all that stuff. Gardens, hunting, and local trade.