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PearliePoo2

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6. Do you have a generator that can power a small fridge and charge batteries?

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2018, 01:24 PM

Sep 2018

Propane grill and camp stove for cooking food and heating water? Do you have a chain saw?

What do you use for lighting?

Would you consider taking photos to share on DU?

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Remembering Hurricane Fran (1996), concerned about Florence - our Raleigh experience [View all] NRaleighLiberal Sep 2018 OP

Are you on higher ground? The rain and flooding could be catastrophic. PearliePoo2 Sep 2018 #1

yes - flooding will not be an issue here - falling trees are the main problem NRaleighLiberal Sep 2018 #2

If there's an upside to these storms, it's that you do get to interact more with your neighbors. Scurrilous Sep 2018 #3

yes - we actually had a few back then we call our natural disaster friends NRaleighLiberal Sep 2018 #4

I was here in Raleigh for Fran too... OneGrassRoot Sep 2018 #5

Do you have a generator that can power a small fridge and charge batteries? PearliePoo2 Sep 2018 #6

That's what I'm afraid of (Triad area representing here) - the trees! flygal Sep 2018 #7

Yeah, being inland doesn't mean being safe. GoCubsGo Sep 2018 #8

I was a student at USC for Hugo. Behind the Aegis Sep 2018 #16

I lived in Charlotte during Hugo. llmart Sep 2018 #24

Hi neighbor! We had the same experience as you. yardwork Sep 2018 #9

We were in Raleigh for Fran. nclib Sep 2018 #10

I'm with you nclib... OneGrassRoot Sep 2018 #13

Now we live on 2 acres. nclib Sep 2018 #17

Great post malaise Sep 2018 #11

I hate to say it, but elmac Sep 2018 #12

pray for trump - use psalm 109:8 getagrip_already Sep 2018 #22

Remember It Roy Rolling Sep 2018 #14

I remember Fran. Behind the Aegis Sep 2018 #15

Good luck and stay safe! FakeNoose Sep 2018 #18

We picked up a generator after we lost power a couple of years ago, R Merm Sep 2018 #19

I had not yet moved to NC at the time of Fran mnhtnbb Sep 2018 #20

I Wasn't in NC for Fran Leith Sep 2018 #21

I'm in FL so no Fran stories, but one thing I remember from Irma ... CaptainTruth Sep 2018 #23