Hi! I'm glad that you're doing okay. Windows ought to be my next project, but we were hoping to get started on the interior with new kitchen counters and sink, etc., then all new flooring.
We got a new roof in 2012 with the peel & stick underlayment and decent screws. I hope that holds us for a while.
April last year I got the problematic trees removed... 6' diameter great oak out front and two very old and tall cedars that overhung our house on the north side. Those were my neighbor's and I talked with him and had them cut down and he paid me back, so these last two hurricane seasons have been our "least worrisome".
Half my backyard fence just blew down for the last time. I had hoped the last two years that would happen and I could let FEMA haul it off. I propped it up for the last 3-4 years. I need a cart for my lawn tractor to haul it out front. My neighbor has a small 10 cu ft John Deere, so maybe I'll borrow that. He has borrowed a LOT of tools from me and still still working on his retaining wall between us.
We're just waiting for Ian to get on by us now. We'll get more wind along the way... only 40 MPH so far and 3/4" rain this week.
I hope that we can get by without needing the generator, but have plenty of gas for about 30 hours or so. We're always ready with plenty of food and water and backup power and have been luck that the power has only been out 23-28 hours or so the worst 3 or so times we've had to use the generator. Resupplying gas can be hard and expensive these days.
Hey, this is only our first hurricane this season. I hope that we don't see any more, but there's probably more to come.
We're about 20 feet above the river, so we don't worry about flooding or storm surge.
Take care and I hope you don't go long without power or clear roads to get out of your area.
410 feet from the south bank of St Johns River/Mill Cove in Jacksonville. I can see the Dames Point Bridge as I sit here at my desk. THIS is the window that bothers me... stress(?) crack in outer pane and taped with Gorilla Tape. 
I should have retaped it already, but sprinkling started and the winds were picking up Tuesday.
Wynn
USAF Retired '88, NRA Life Member. Wife USAF Retired '96
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