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NewEnglandLady|1314393931|3000769 said:Before we bought our current house we put an offer on an oceanfront home, but lost to another bidder. Not long after we decided we'd rather be a few miles in and have more acreage. When it was gorgeous out this summer I would say "That oceanfront home would have been really nice today". Today, I'm really glad we didn't get that house. I would probably be 1,000 times more worried.
As it stands, I think I'm going to venture to the grocery store tonight. Usually I'm not the type to "stock up" before a storm, but we're low on food and I really want to bake a pie after reading the pie thread...
I hear you on that NEL! I have always wanted to live on the ocean and now we do and 5 months later...this! My neighbors kept saying today how for over 20 years nothing like this has never happened (and they never had to evacuate before) but that didn't really make me feel better.
I just hope that it is not as bad as they are predicting and of course the main thing is for everyone to remain safe. But I am worried and anxious and very very scared about what is to come. Making matters worse they are predicting that our NYC home will also be getting hit hard.
One thing I am for sure doing as soon as we recover from this is to get a natural gas generator to run the important things in the house. My friend in DC was telling me about his and it sounds awesome. They have it connected to the natural gas line and it runs everything in their house. And they have a backup one attached to the first one! So nothing ever goes out during power loss. Oh, I so wish we had that. I really hate being without power. Especially when it is hot.
Everyone stay safe and fingers crossed Hurricane Irene doesn't cause too much damage to anyone!!