Having lived through numerous hurricanes when living in North Carolina, here is one tip if you are going to stick around your residence. Be sure to fill up your bath tubs with water. I spent 6 days without electricity and water during hurricane Bertha and 11 days during Fran back in 1996. I was well prepared, but for general use, use the bath tub water, and save your drinking water for the obvious. Plus if you have to flush a toilet, you'll have some water to refill the tank.
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He who sits still in a house all the time may be the greatest vagrant of all... Thoreau