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Old 10-06-2016, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore View Post
I personally prefer to keep my auto in the garage and then lift the door manually if necessary, rather than take a chance of it getting beat by flying shingles, palm branches and/or other projectiles.

As of right now, I'm only seeing a forecast of winds up to 45 mph here in TV...so debris would be the issue more than a structure failure to me.
I have not opened my garage without the electric garage door opener. Do I just pull the orange handle attached to a rope and pull back? Or does that disengage the opener and after pulling the orange handle I lift the door.