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- wzrgirl1
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while we are waiting
While we wait for some action, this might be a good time to share the one item in your hurricane supply kit that you could not do without if you lost power that maybe someone else would not think of. I will say my battery operated fan. 

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Red wine because it isnt half bad when warm, many bags of beef jerkey is great to have too.
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A deck if playing cards, fore boredoms sake (should there be a power outage after the storm has passed, too busy to play poker during a storm, what are you crazy?)
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- canetracker
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The #1 thing I dont want to be without is a battery operated TV. It gets really boring with the power out.
Other things on the list would be Beer and a portable generator to keep it cold.
Other things on the list would be Beer and a portable generator to keep it cold.

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The wife..She is tops cooking with propane..and hates being without A/C..I'm sure FPL has her picture up somewhere with BEWARE on it!!
We are always one of the first in the neighborhood with power..As the saying goes "The squeaky wheel gets the grease"
We are always one of the first in the neighborhood with power..As the saying goes "The squeaky wheel gets the grease"

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I would have to say a battery operated TV. It comes in handy when you're tired of playing games.
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I learned this the hard way in '04 with Frances...helped in '05 with Katrina & Wilma:
A phone (not chordless) that can plug into phone jack....can't do much with a chordless phone if you can't charge it! Costs 10 bucks maybe.
Along the same lines, a cell phone charger that can plug into your car's ashtray. Invaluable investment for 20 bucks.
A phone (not chordless) that can plug into phone jack....can't do much with a chordless phone if you can't charge it! Costs 10 bucks maybe.
Along the same lines, a cell phone charger that can plug into your car's ashtray. Invaluable investment for 20 bucks.
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- DanKellFla
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IN GOD WE TRUST FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES
Not debit cards, credit cards, check cards, paper checks but CASH ON HAND! Katrina/Rita lesson learned the hard way.
Not debit cards, credit cards, check cards, paper checks but CASH ON HAND! Katrina/Rita lesson learned the hard way.

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Jagno wrote:IN GOD WE TRUST FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES
Not debit cards, credit cards, check cards, paper checks but CASH ON HAND! Katrina/Rita lesson learned the hard way.
I agree definitely the green cash. After Wilma and no power. We walked to the shopping center down the street since we were trapped in our development because a tree was horizontal across the entrance and exit to the development.There was a wood burning pizza place with a big sign that said gas or cash.
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- Jinkers
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I like my battery powered tv, lol, watched the world series on it after hurricane wilma... 

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A filled swimming pool. After Frances and Jeanne I removed the leaves and twigs from it, and put a jug of chlorine in it each day (because of no filtration). After getting hot and sweaty working on debris removal during the day, a cool swim in the evening served as your bath. Also, during this time I just wore swimming trunks and a tee shirt all day. I jumped right in with them on - viloa, your laundry for the day is done, too! Finally, if worse comes to worst it is a source of easily sterilized drinking water.
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- Canelaw99
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For me, it's a battery operated book light - if I have that and a bunch of books, I'm good for a while. Also, tons of batteries for our little boombox and battery operated TV. With those and a couple of coolers full of ice, we're good 

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Gotta be my battery operated radio.
I've spent many a night listening to WWUS radio located on Big Pine Key, during and post storm. Great crew working there. They fire up Zippy the generator and take phone calls all night long. Great info, and great people live down here helping out one another post storm. I've heard some of the saddest, most humourous and heart warming stories from the local callers down here. What a great place to live.
Scott
I've spent many a night listening to WWUS radio located on Big Pine Key, during and post storm. Great crew working there. They fire up Zippy the generator and take phone calls all night long. Great info, and great people live down here helping out one another post storm. I've heard some of the saddest, most humourous and heart warming stories from the local callers down here. What a great place to live.
Scott
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wzrgirl1 wrote:While we wait for some action, this might be a good time to share the one item in your hurricane supply kit that you could not do without if you lost power that maybe someone else would not think of. I will say my battery operated fan.
Definitely agree with this one......It was sweltering during those nights after Frances came through.
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