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Home Depot Albany Ga Hours
As Hurricane Irma acreage in Florida, one Floridian is beholden to be in Georgia.
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Florida citizen John Elliott abandoned from Fort Lauderdale Florida advanced of Hurricane Irma.
On Sunday, he and Terry Storey, Leesburg resident, visited Home Depot in Albany advancing to lath up windows on Storey's home.
"I had to acquisition a abode to booty dog, cat, fiancee, son, etc.," laughed Elliott.
With Florida's binding aborticide he knew he had to get his ancestors to safety.
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He knew Storey lived in Leesburg so he asked if he could break with him and his family.
"I got to accept I'm a little scared, but at this point alive it's not activity to hit Fort Lauderdale like it was. So that's a little bit of a relief," said Elliott.
Elliot collection his ancestors 14 hours to get to Leesburg. Now they are already afresh in harm's way.
"I've been through several of them, this one aloof looks like it's absolutely activity to be nasty," said Elliott.
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Walter Gill, Albany Home Depot Assistant Manager, said residents accept been lined up aback 8 this morning. He says by apex 100 barter had already bought flashlights, plywood, and sandbags. Typically they see about 30 bodies by then.
"I say it will be active the blow of the day until we close," said Gill.
Gill said the abundance is closing at 8 on Sunday and will be bankrupt tomorrow...adding to abounding Southwest Georgia businesses that accept appear they will be bankrupt on Monday.
But for Elliot, he is optimistic about abiding to Florida.
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"I aloof achievement my abode isn't abounding aback I get back," said Elliott.
Elliott said he hopes he and his ancestors can acknowledgment to Fort Lauderdale by the end of abutting week.
Home Depot is now out of flashlights, C and D batteries, generators, gas cans, and lanterns.
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