Hurricane Irma - Finished with All Prep

Today was a busy prep day. Tied the boat down, lost my glasses in the water......put all the biminis down as far as they can go. Covered the main front and back windows with corrugated hurricane coverings. Put away all the Chairs, Outside Furniture and plants Tied them down. Had to make another trip to the hardware store needed another 20 (1/4 x 20 nuts and washers to secure the windows.  Got the new Generator out filled it with oil  and gas and started it up to test it.

Decided to run  the generator on the lanai and made sure I have enough ventilation so we can run it and be ok inside the house.

I ran extension cords to the Refrigerator and to all my electronics, including four fans since we will probably lose power and AC.



We are under a Mandatory Evacuation however we intend to stay and ride it out.I am better prepared for this Hurricane than any other hurricane EVER.

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