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From : marsh monster

Q: ======== ======== steve ackman wrote my grandfather had a big ol overhead 250 gallon tank with hose and nozzle for filling tractors and such. one of those would give you plenty of reserve. was it hugo that had parts of charleston in the dark for over a month... and im pretty sure andrew had places powerless for at least a month too didnt he ========== ========== steve i was born and raised in south carolina. ive been here in fl for about 8 years now. yes.......hugo was a nightmare. someplaces didnt get electric back on for almost 2 months. my hometown is 30 miles south of charleston as the crow flies beaufort. my wife and i spent the night in a motel about 50 miles inland. not freekn far enough!!!!! any whoooo...... ive had my fill of hurricanes. but they do give you warning theyre on the way and ive gotten pretty good at preparing for them. wouldnt want to live in an area that was prone to tornados...so....here i sit. lol marsh .

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From : steve ackman

in 1145077024.718177.46350@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com on 14 apr 2006 215704 -0700 marsh monster wrote ======== ======== steve ackman wrote my grandfather had a big ol overhead 250 gallon tank with hose and nozzle for filling tractors and such. one of those would give you plenty of reserve. was it hugo that had parts of charleston in the dark for over a month... and im pretty sure andrew had places powerless for at least a month too didnt he ========== ========== steve i was born and raised in south carolina. ive been here in fl for about 8 years now. i forgot to mention... i worked in the machine shop at nadep jax for 6 years with no a/c so i guess i just got used to it. none at work none in the cars none in the home shop. i never let the thermostat go below 80 and preferably 82 when i could get away with it wife and kids complained a little at 80 but they noticed when i edged it up a bit. yes.......hugo was a nightmare. someplaces didnt get electric back on for almost 2 months. my hometown is 30 miles south of charleston as the crow flies beaufort. my wife and i spent the night in a motel about 50 miles inland. not freekn far enough!!!!! yeah we drove through on i-95 about four months after. even some of the interstate services were still down. any whoooo...... ive had my fill of hurricanes. me too. were moving to northern nh in a few weeks. no hurricanes no tornados no earthquakes no sandstorms no tsunamis... just the occasional ice storm that brings the power lines down... usually measured in hours sometimes in days and very rarely in weeks... but a woodstove battery and inverter with the occasional charge from the generator is all you need. ive lived farther north than 50n and farther south than 18.5n. right there about 44.2n is a bit farther north than id ideally like but seems a reasonable compromise. ob matter of fact we lived just a few miles from the chrysler cold test facility a couple years ago. but they do give you warning theyre on the way and ive gotten pretty good at preparing for them. wouldnt want to live in an area that was prone to tornados...so....here i sit. lol yeah tornados are probably the worst as far as no warning. you get some warning with snowstorms too. .