[at-l] Hurricane Frances

[GoVolsKelly at aol.com (GoVolsKelly@aol.com)]

Well, I called the water cooler company and had them bring me three five  
gallon thingies of water.  Also, we have a big coffin sized cooler  that we can 
fill with ice from the restaurant.  We've got a gas grill with  a burner so we 
got that covered.  I've got a couple of frozen steaks, and  other stuff that 
should keep a while either in the freezer or the cooler.   Gas tank is full, I 
got some cash, Got a little cozy spot in an interior closet  set up just in 
case! The hurricane shutters go up on Friday, which I  DREAD.  What a chore.  
The minute we finish putting them up will be  the minute the hurricane turns out 
in to the Atlantic.
 
Take care all,
Kelly
 
 
In a message dated 9/1/2004 9:18:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
Bluetrail@aol.com writes:

/////  Well, at 7:30 this morning the Winn-Dixie nearest the  University of 
Central Florida (where I work)was waaaaaaay low on bottled  water.  I still 
have plenty of food on hand from Charley, so all I bought  was a couple of cans 
of tuna and some deviled ham.  The Winn-Dixie was  completely out of batteries. 
 Tuesday was the last day of the one-month  long repeal of an $.08/gal gas 
tax, so I topped the tank.  Apparently  lots of other folks did too; now gas 
stations all over town are out of gas and  people are lining up for a 
pre-hurricane top off.  (After Charley, gas  lines for the very few stations that had 
power and gas were sometimes blocks  long.)  

I'm getting some cash and traveler's checks today (need  the travelers checks 
anyway for a planned trip West on the 11th).   

I'm not buying anything I don't normally use (except some bottled  water).  
Tonight I'll fill every nalgene bottle I have (do those things  breed in the 
dark?) and freeze them.  They'll help hold cold in the  freezer and give us 
something cold to drink as they melt.   

Yesterday I gave some friends a list of stuff to buy that they could  eat 
when they didn't have refrigeration or power.  They were  astounded.  Some lived 
on cheese & crackers and plain canned tuna  after Charley.  Being backpacker 
oriented also allows you to know stuff  like the fact that cheese with oil 
separated out is perfectly fine to  eat.  And that summer sausage keeps fine for 
five days without  refrigeration.  And bagels WITH preservatives are best in 
some  situations.  It's amazing what the uninitiated throw out.

Still  hoping Frances will turn into the Atlantic,