[shezza]

Re: survival radio, I have a nifty little gadget that runs (a) on AA batteries, (b) on crank power, (c) off a solar charge, or (d) on an adapter. Mine is about six or seven years old, but here's something similar.

[N8VTXNinWV]

Hey Sis! :o)

[N8VTXNinWV]

BTW, mom and dad are going to stay one more day and head out on Monday. Still planning on taking I-20...

[overtaxed_canadian]

I came across this site using Google Maps to disseminate information regarding status of certain locations in the aftermath of the hurricane. Hopefully it is of some use to people here trying to get info.

http://www.scipionus.com/

[Aliska]

Thank you very much. The only thing against that one is that it doesn't have sw. But having tv audio could be a good thing, too. I like the AA batteries feature, and have a few sets of rechargeables and a charger. I also like the solar charging feature.

Hmmmmm. Now I'm wondering if the solar charges the batteries or what. I'll have to check into it further. That could be handy for my camera that I use lots of rechargeable batteries for, two of them anyway. The other one uses BP-511A and a solar charger or car charger for it is more than I need to get into at the moment.

I would really miss my digital camera. You can't use one unless you have a computer that runs on electricity or a generator (which would be highly impractical as you would need the generator to run the fridge and maybe a few lights, too.