The family was well prepared for the hurricane. They had stocked up on food, water, and toilet paper and were comfortable in their sub-basement bunker. They could stay down there for a year.
It never hurt to be prepared, even if they’d had to run all over town. They bought out three stores, leaving the parking lot with a trailer full of supplies while everyone else pulled up in a panic.
When the hurricane knocked down a huge tree and blocked the exit, it somehow took a month for it to be removed. But at least they were well prepared.

“Fallout Shelter Sign” by Beige Alert is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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