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I've heard from several people asking if I was prepared and safe from the storm. It looks like the Carolinas are going to have an epic rain event. I think our new house being on a hill we are going to be ok. Ironically our rental that we just left backs up to a creek. I hate to say it but if we get the expected rain I really believe that house will get the basement flooded. The same basement where until four months ago I stored all my inventory and ran my business out of. Yes I'll count my blessings tonight.
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When a hurricane is bearing down on you it is handy that the previous owners of our new house left behind a sand box. My kids are a bit too old to enjoy it so this morning we turned that into a sand bagging pit and made 20+ bags that I could use to shore up the warehouse. I can say that my kids did get to play in the sand box one time at least. They were both a big help.
The roll up door on my patch warehouse is the one I was most concerned about. I guess to be helpful in loading it's very level with parking lot. However when the weatherman is saying we may get 10+ inches of rain over the next three days that is a liability. The parking lot is sloped down from my space but I don't want to take any chances. After all the old motto is "Be Prepared" so I got everything up off the floor and sandbagged the doors just to be safe.
Unintentionally over the years of Scouting I have ended up with over thirty water bottles. Some were left by people at the Jamboree or NOAC when I was the last person to leave. Others we got for various activities along the way including some from this summer at Barstow. Now I've got them and a pair of 5 gallon coolers filled just in case we should need them in the coming days.
