Ten fears in an approaching hurricane

Even this far north, we’ve had our moments. Among the things to consider:

1. That it’s going it hit full force, or even with winds in excess of 70 mph and five or more inches of rain.
2. Roof shingles blown away and/or leaking.
3. Falling trees and branches.
4. Flying objects. Things nobody thought to tie down, especially.
5. Broken windows.
6. Long power outages leading to loss of frozen and refrigerated food – meat, scallops, blueberries, homegrown chard, especially. Worse yet, the microwave won’t work.
7. Basement flooding when the sump pump loses power. As for the furnace?
8. Wet mattresses and books if the ceiling starts to “rain.”
9. Isolation when the causeway floods.
10. Just where we’re staying if ordered to evacuate.