2,684,009
Being a Florida native, and having experienced many hurricanes, we are totally prepared. Stores of water, food, fuel, gas grill, and the necessary items for defense against looters.
In 2016 Hurricane Matthew knocked out the power and the running water for one week. I used my cell phone for internet service. Of course, just about everyone else in town was out of power, all business slowed to a crawl, closings were re-scheduled, etc.
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Joyce Marsh
Daytona Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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JoAnn Moore
Georgetown, DE
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
399,703
Warm welcome back to you, Peter Testa - really glad to hear you and your family are safe. Mother Nature can be particularly brutal, these days. - Tim
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Joyce Marsh
Daytona Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
5,104,806
I have a friend in CT whose power was down for six days. They put in a generator yesterday. Have personally never experienced quite anything like this... so don't know what I'd do. If power goes out at night I just sleep. If I need light I read by a flashlight.
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
417,071
Happy you are safe! I have solar panels, but they would be ruined in a tornado. My biggest natural disaster threats are: fire or earthquake. I cut 250 feet of everything down around the house and trees trimmed for a ten foot man to walk under. I have a foam spray retardant that if I'm home I could use on roof (tile) and eaves to prevent sparks catching but I live very rural on a ranch- if I was at office would not get home to save my pets. Neighbor and I share pet exchange numbers in case of emergency. He would load them in the truck that is parked by the barn (he has keys) In an earthquake all I can do is shut off propane and rebuild.
One tip- buy a solar charger for your phone and a small solar unit (keep in a box in the basement) which could be brought out after a tornado. Don't have a basement? Time to dig a cellar. Save water, your generator and a couple gas cans of fuel in the cellar with the tomatoes and peaches your wife can preserve
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,571,456
Welcome back, Peter. I am glad to hear you and your family are okay.
If there was any disruption I would likely power down in all/any interpretation of the phrase.
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
289,507
we have a generator, and plenty of water/items for the grill which we use year round anyway so we are good
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,231,853
Wow! Peter Testa I can't imagine going through what you went through last week. That same storm blew through my area, western PA & NY but did not do much damage. Usually, the worst natural disaster in this area is a major snowstorm, but most Erieites are well-prepared. Erie, PA even survived seven feet of snow in seven days from Christmas Eve to New Year's Eve, 2017.
Welcome back to the Rain, ActiveRain.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,178,433
Hi Peter,
Glad you are safe and things are getting back up and running. I am only prepared in my mind... you know the old que sera sera thing. I don't have a generator.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
911,228
Sorry to hear that. We have a generator now, but before we had one, a Derecho came through and power was out for 3-5 days in this area. It is annoying. That's when we decided to get a generator.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
509,449
I don't think I'm ready but I'm glad that you are doing fine Peter Testa ! It's important to stay safe.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
7,834,939
We do not have a generator so we are in the dark when the power goes off.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
1,844,171
I would tether my phone & still be able to use the internet for emergency things only. Generator is a great help I am sure.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
5,215,388
When I was in Florida lived clsoe to a hospital and was on their grid. Never lost power for very long. Sorry you had the interruption.
Now live in downtown Chicago where outages are rare.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,502,848
The generator I had went kaput, so I'm waiting on a better one to go on sale with Costco. Most power outages we have here are wind and rain related. You can also bet on it going out when the temperatures stay over 90 for a few days or hit the 100 degree mark on a weekend. In those cases, power outages are usually localized to specific grids and I have family and on different grids that I can go to and vacant listings I can check up on if needed.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,583,278
not very prepared.... I always say I'm getting a generator, and I never do....
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
472,114
So sorry for you and your neighbors. Sounds like you have been humming along pretty well considering the circumstances. Are you able to go out in your car to a Starbucks or McDonalds to have access to Wifi?
When our power goes out for awhile, I like having a flashlight and a book but that's just for a short while.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
711,752
Sounds like you functioned well, Peter Testa ! I just wait for the power to go back on - and it usually does pretty quick! I cannot imagine what we would do for an extended time with no power.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
1,310,972
Glad that you were unharmed.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
519,324
Wow, sounds like a challenge. I don't live in Tornado country, but have been without power for up to 5 days. Since then I have added a generator, have hot spots available through my phone and on occasion packed up everything I needed and gone elsewhere to get things done.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
4,881,462
First off good to hear you did not suffer any major damage. We probably should have a generator. About we have are several flash lights, and a battery powered radio.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
679,404
We have a generator ... but I'm not sure how prepared we are overall for the next natural disaster. We do have food and water that will last a while should we experience a disaster in our area. We have lots of candles and batteries. Glad you are okay!
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,390,010
It would depend on the amount of time. A couple of hours... no problem. When it was out for months due to the flood I purchased two generators to run my tools to aid in rebuilding Peter Testa .
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
805,799
Hi Peter sorry to hear about the disaster. I am happy to hear you, your family are okay and your home suffered little damage. We live in the mountains the next fire could be at any time. We are somewhat ready depending on the notice we are given.
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
763,783
It is miserable, I was lost until I realized I could charge my phone in the car. I'm lost without power or technology.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,854,786
Glad that you,your house and your family are safe. We have had a whole house generator since '99 and I am very spoiled.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,772,575
Peter,
We had to use our phones for Wi-Fi during the fires and subsequently during the mud slide. A
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
247,499
Glad to hear that you and your family are OK. I head up to the nearest coffee shop whenever our power is out.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
544,014
My critical data is in the cloud so I can work from anywhere (that has air conditioning!)
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,292,363
Our area has above ground wires, so any big storm, especially during the winter can be a cause for loss of power. Have not yet bitten the bullet for a generator, but thinking about it.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,027,602
Oh, my goodness, so sorry to hear what happened to your area, but glad you were prepared and were able to get through it okay.
We have a whole house generator as well as a portable generator for our chicken coop, just in case their power goes out. In summer, it keeps the automatic waterer going and in winter, it keeps lamps on. We have been out of power in the past for several days, but amazingly did not lose cable, so had internet, which is really all you need. LOL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
427,147
Call my wife’s grandfather and thank him for his old generator. Then I call my father and tell him we did a great job wiring it
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
809,258
Read a book! Ah, that sounds nice!
Actually, we own a generator. But I think I'd take advantage of it and take a break :-)
Sounds like a rough week for you and your neighbors! -K
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
5,228,997
Oh my gosh, I had no idea, Peter! I'm so sorry you're dealing with this but, I'm happy to hear that you're okay.
As for preparedness, not enough! We so rarely have any sort of natural disasters that we just don't think about it. The last natural disaster I survived here in Charlotte was in 1989 when Hurricane Hugo ripped through here - I was out of power for 3 weeks and swore I'd never live without a generator again.
And, nope, I don't have a generator yet...nor have we needed one for more than a few hours since 1989!
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
3,988,007
We have a small generator so could manage for awhile. If I have gas in the car I can go get food, work from my office and charge my phone or use wifi in multiple locations. I would not like to live without my air conditioning at home. I am spoiled.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
2,781,013
ready enough...food, shelter etc. is on duty. I remain aware & reachable. Let come what may...come...... and we shall overcome whatever it is
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
92,713
I am glad you and your family are safe and ok.
When we have power outages or major storms I normally write letters, organize my home office and take care of the cattle. A major disaster for us is wildfires, which I would be busy getting animals moved. But I think letters or cards help me keep sane with real estate.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
3,344,906
Good to know that you and your family are safe and your home did not suffer major damage.
California disasters are earthquakes and most recently fires! Prepared? probably not.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
900,008
Hope the expensive generator does its job! It did, but gas company could not deliver propane due to road closures, so be prepared, keep it full! We had to economize and only turn on for essentials first few days: showers, coffee, regrigerator.
We are in New Fairfield, CT - close to you.
Got our power back in five days; just got internet.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
2,240,861
Shift gears and find a low tech way to keep working on something real estate related.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
3,416,038
We had it here in NH with 2 giant ice storms and a wind storm the last 5 years. Power up the generator and i use the wi fi from iphone and with Sprint unlimited, no data charges
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
1,390,113
Oh my gosh - that stinks. I'm sorry you had to go through that. We lost power in March due to a rogue snow storm that dumped a foot of snow in about 4 hours. Wires down in front of the house - couldn't plow the street so we couldn't go anywhere. We cooked all the food in our refrig/freezer and read a few books.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
4,319,419
Peter Testa - just hope that it comes back soon!
Planning to buy the generator....
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
3,986,258
I personally crank up my generator.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,048,708
Not sure what I would do. No generator here but probably worth considering. Sorry you are dealing with this, aas many others are, too! Best news is you are safe!
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
6,392,879
We have mobile offices that we drag around to our projects equipped with plenty of batteries, generators, and solar panels.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,220,323
Scream my head off.......LOL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
1,374,323
Sorry to hear about your ordeal. Glad everyone is safe. We have a generator and are prepared for emergencies
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
3,071,489
We are ready - it is prudent to have a plan B - happy to hear you emerged unscathed!
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
4,434,127
I do have candles and flashlights
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
577,750
When power goes out here it generally for a few hours.. we don't have hurricanes or tornadoes to worry about. Sometimes during a storm some lines go down, but they are generally repaird very quickly. The last time there was a power outage, it lasted for an hour.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
4,800,082
I usually take my laptop and search for a Starbucks or friend with an office that has wi-fi.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
2,071,025
Usually in large condominiums it is only 24-48 hours max without power.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
1,598,452
4,935,551
5,868,372
Sorry to hear Peter, hopes it comes back on soon. I cannot remember the last time we lost power. It is very rare around here.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
1,725,896
Make sure I drink the beer before it gets warm!
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT