Batten Down the Hatches

The warnings are out, the evacuations are in full swing, all the water and bread is gone and now it is the calm before the storm.
Literally. We are sitting waiting for Hurricane Irene to hit. We have voluntary evacuations but we are sticking it out. We are being told to expect no power for three days or so after this hits. If someone sneezes around here we lose power so this is pretty much expected.

It should be interesting.