As you all know we had a threat of 2 hurricanes coming towards the big island a few weeks ago. Erin and I, and the town of Hilo really didn't start worrying about it until a couple days before it was going to hit. We had to work on Thursday, the day it was suppose to hit and we pulled up a picture of what it looked like on the map and that is when we really started to be concerned. Wednesday night we went shopping to get some supplies in case the electricity went out or if we were without water. We filled buckets and trashcans and bathtubs with water. Thursday we worked till 330 and then came home to wait out the storm. It started raining some around 9pm but nothing out of the ordinary for Hilo. It rains everyday here! So we went to bed and during the night we heard some strong winds but nothing too bad. We got up and it was raining a little bit but the wind was pretty much died back down at that time. We were lucky to not get hit like we thought we would. Just south of us, about 30 miles away, trees were down, electricity out and without water. The electricity was out for a couple of weeks before getting turned back on and there are still places that don't have it. Well we were well prepared but thank God nothing happened where we were! Thanks for all the prayers and thoughts sent our way!
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