Exactly, Almost all of my extended family live in the NE
After all is said and done, I plan to write them an email letting them know how blessed they were because Irene was basically nothing once it got past NC and DO NOT think the next one will be the same.
Many of them have never been though a hurricane and I keep hearing them say "they been though bad nor'easters storms before" and just how much worse can it be ? ...
Having lived though Andrew, they have no idea, the object terror and fear sitting in your home not knowing if any minute it will be torn to sheds hearing the walls and roof groaning and vibrating under the strain of being slammed by by the 140 plus MPH winds for hours and hours
In retrospect another Andrew is aimed at my piece of the world....I'm not waiting
You are quite correct. We keep at least a week’s worth of non-perishable food and water, plus propane plus batteries and, when it’s not ridiculously expensive, even kerosene on hand at all times. NC gets ice storms, we get tornados and we get hurricanes. All can knock out power for at least a week. Of these, the only ones that come with almost no warning are the tornados, which is why April’s event was so destructive. We see the others coming and have up to a week to prepare (I was ready by Tuesday night).
Now, one can say that the current economic climate is such that it’s something just to have tonight’s meal on the table, much less have something in the pantry against seven rainy or powerless days, but we really do need to man up just a little.