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Old 08-26-2008, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by PlayadelSoul View Post
Plastic bags. Lots of them. I take them and stuff them in the cracks of the front and back doors, in mass. Then duct tape the cracks to keep the bags in. The amount of windblown water entering my house decreases by buckets.
Ah, there's an idea. Thanks!

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Does anyone have a generator? Is one really even necessary for hurricanes there?
We don't. I don't think many people do. Necessary? Guess it depends on your tolerance level for living without electricity. We moved here 2 weeks after Wilma, so I don't have any real experience with hurricanes yet. Anyone remember how long the electricity was out during Wilma?
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