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#1 Postby dixiebreeze » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:04 pm

still have to pick up before Dennis makes landfall in the U.S.? Or -- :lol: -- is everyone totally prepared?
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#2 Postby melhow » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:06 pm

Hubby and I are picking up supplies for a homemade single garage door brace we plan to construct over a few beers tonight. Other than that, I could own stock in Home Depot and Wal-Mart...we are all set.
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#3 Postby jax » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:07 pm

get block ice if you can...
50 lbs block of ice will last 4-6 days in a good icechest...

I got 75 lbs this morning. You have to go to an ice house to get it.
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#4 Postby NC George » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:15 pm

Check out Icey-tek coolers - supposed to keep temp (32 degrees F) for a week-10days.
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#5 Postby dixiebreeze » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:16 pm

Where do you get the Icy-Techs, George?
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#6 Postby dixiebreeze » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:23 pm

jax wrote:get block ice if you can...
50 lbs block of ice will last 4-6 days in a good icechest...

I got 75 lbs this morning. You have to go to an ice house to get it.


Have to wait till the last minute to get ice or it won't keep. Don't have much storage space. 'Course, then it might be all gone :roll: :(
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#7 Postby jax » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:25 pm

dixiebreeze wrote:
jax wrote:get block ice if you can...
50 lbs block of ice will last 4-6 days in a good icechest...

I got 75 lbs this morning. You have to go to an ice house to get it.


Have to wait till the last minute to get ice or it won't keep. Don't have much storage space. 'Course, then it might be all gone :roll: :(


you may not even need ice that far over in the Gulf... if you're lucky!
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#8 Postby dixiebreeze » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:29 pm

Oh, we'll likely have outages, no matter how far away Dennis stays. Outages are a way of life here in West Central Fla.
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#9 Postby Steve » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:54 pm

I need more booze. I'm down to a 6pack of beer which I will be tapping shortly. A trip to Sav-A-Center tonight is mandatory.

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#10 Postby NC George » Fri Jul 08, 2005 3:20 pm

Go the http://www.icey-tek.com and search for a dealer in your area. The place to look would be a fishing supply/bait and tackle store, as that's who seems to sell them. They make them in many sizes, from personal to meat locker.
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#11 Postby dixiebreeze » Fri Jul 08, 2005 3:31 pm

Thanks George.
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