Charlotte
Recycles dryer sheets
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- Feb 23, 2007
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We spent about 4 years in coastal Carolina....in between Myrtle Beach and Wilmington....about a mile to the coast as the crow flies. We moved this past year, and one of the primary reasons was the incidence of hurricanes. In the three years we were there, we had to bug out twice for nearby Category 2+ storms, and we stayed for a Category 1 storm that was a direct hit. No major property damage for us, but plenty of people did not fare so well. Frankly, most people seemed perfect ok living there...just a fact of life that had to be dealt with. We couldn’t stand it, and moved inland.
We have a second home / beach house on one of the islands in this same area, and I can confirm that about once a year we have to run down to close the hurricane shutters, secure all the porch furniture, and close up. Then make a second trip down to undo all that and fix whatever was damaged. It just comes with the territory, I’m afraid.