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Mike Neill, store manager of the Lake Wales Home Depot, said he noticed an increase in sales of gas cans, flashlights, plywood and generators. Crystal Lauderdale/Tampa Tribune
By Julie Pace
10:20 a.m., Lake Wales
When news came Sunday that Ernesto could roll through Tampa Bay as a hurricane, people in Lake Wales headed to the Home Depot to stock up, store manager Mike Neill says.
The hot items? Batteries, generators and gas cans.
Even when Ernesto’s track moved east and it dropped down to a tropical storm, people kept buying supplies, Neill says.
“It’s top on everyone’s mind right now that hurricanes are coming through,” he says.
But with no rain in sight at the moment, and a much weakened storm to the south, Neill says business has been quiet today, and he’s not expecting a last-minute rush.
