Kelsie:
homeball is right. I've been here 4 1/2 years and have seen maybe three outages, none longer than ten minutes, if that (none long enough to upset my VCR clock, even). Of course, the fact that power lines are all underground helps A LOT!
I was on my first visit here five years ago, just after Hurricane Frances. I stayed up near the Mulberry Grove Rec Center, never a problem. But, my brother and his neighbors on their airpark east of TV were without power for a week! I told them they ought to move "uptown!"
Lightning, yes. The last fire was close enough that several on my street immediately installed a Lightning Protection System (i.e., rods). I suppose we'll never really know whether it is working or not, but its presence eases the mind. And, it wasn't all that expensive.
SWR
