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storm shutters are not to block the wind, but to stop debris.
Your neighbors lawn chair at 120mph does a lot of damage.
I know someone that made 'fence panels' that come off of the fence and bolt over some windows.
Using as fence gives him a place to store them.

Nice work Joe!

I am fine here in Tallahassee, we never saw much of the storm except a few hours of 50 mph winds and a lot of rain. I never lost power, though most of town was out at one point or another. Good portion of my friends are without power as well as most of my family. My sister in the Orlando area is fine, they had a tree land on part of the house, but she said there doesn't appear to be major damage. My parents down on the coast are fine, just going to be without power for a few days as a tree took at a pole on their street.

I think its time to fire up the grill.

Here's my house as of this morning btw. I only had enough plywood to cover the big skylight window in our Master Bedroom you see on the left but I had just replaced part of my fence in the back yard so I had several old fence panels to use for the other widows.

How to get the most out of your insurance claim: https://np.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/43iyip/our_family_of_5_lost_everything_in_a_fire/cziljy3/

@Sonorous said:
I still would not rely on just those staples. I would add screws to the fence pieces as well.

Absolutely. I have plenty of deck screws to secure the pickets.

We're going to try to move all our valuables to orbit tomorrow morning before the hurricane gets here; safest place we could find in a hurry. Wish us luck.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/09/06/spacex-readies-rocket-to-launch-military-spaceplane-into-orbit/