[TenTec] Wilma Advice

[Max Maxwell]

New Rule: There is nothing in your fridge/freezer that is worth  
cleaning it out.  I thought I would be gone from New Orleans 2-3  
days.  I didn't get back in for 2 weeks. I didn't get power back for  
a month.  Saved the sub-zero (luckily had no meat or fish in this  
one), threw the other fridges out.  Lost some shingles but no water  
at my QTH.  The steppIR is now rated category 4. I evacuated to  
Houston for Katrina only to lose power 3 days with Rita.  With these  
monster storms you don't know how long you will be gone.  So, lower  
the beam, retract the elements, lay down the vertical, empty the  
fridge, turn off the gas meter, unplug everything.  A neighborhood  
BBQ is a good way to get rid of the food.  And, unless you like  
sitting in traffic 21 hours, evacuate early.
73 Max K5PP