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whaletacochamp t1_j14b9j8 wrote

Do you plan on leaving the county should there be an issue? If not, I probably would leave my passport in a safe and secure spot but then again I lose shit when I travel.

You’ve got a good start but I would also have a game plan for WHERE you’re going to go if something happens. We live in a rural area with well water which means when the power goes out we are 100% down and out with no water even. Makes the house pretty much unlivable. Should the power go out for an extended period we will head to my mother in laws house.

What kind of tree? Some are surprisingly resilient despite looking awful, while others can appear totally healthy and totally fall apart in a storm. A pic would help assess the threat too.

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travelbug1984 OP t1_j14bxn3 wrote

Luckily there's a hotel a mile away so that's likely where we'd head. We also have several friends within minutes that would take us in.

It's an oak tree FWIW.

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whaletacochamp t1_j14cer1 wrote

Oak do tend to fall into the “looks awful but is surprisingly hardy” camp. There’s one by me where the massive tree was entirely hallow - trunk broke in half vertically after the middle filled with water and froze, now it’s literally just half a hollow tree trunk with a beautiful and luscious canopy.

BUT, oaks can send big branches flying as well.

Best of luck. Might be worth making sure the hotel has backup power

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