Catlin, I hope your mom is ok. Kids always see mom's differently and isn't it funny how your grandmother is a totally different person from your mom or dad's mother. Good luck Ian and remember to be careful, not only can the winds be dangerous, with debris flying around and all but even after the storm downed powerlines can be deadly. Hopefully the worst will be short term power outages. I hate when the power goes out and you can't flush the toilet! Just something to think about. Wish I had a propane stove, when we lost our power we couldn't cook and I still don't have a grill. Luckily, our power came back on within 10 hrs. And make sure you have a hand type can opener, nothing worse than wanting some Tuna and the electric can opener don't work. Ummm guess that's all I can think of. Angela