[MR] Hurricane

Fri Aug 26 11:11:05 PDT 2011

Great advice, but I wouldn't be so quick to call it political.  All indications are that even if the worst winds stay offshore, there will be massive flooding in eastern NC. It looks like a case of better safe than sorry. 

William

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On Aug 26, 2011, at 12:04 PM, Anne <orionsdaughter at gmail.com> wrote:

> With all due respect... it is political campaign posturing... notice that we
> all knew Katrina was a cat 4/5 while still offshore... then there was Ivan
> and Ike and Wilma and (fill in the blank).
> 
> Please remember if you do leave.. take photos of your house as it IS now...
> lots of photos... and video if you have that capability...  it will help you
> fight your insurance company when the time comes..  please to note, that
> after katrina the flood insurance wanted to deny saying the it was wind
> damage and normal insurance refused to pay off saying it was water damage.
> BE prepared to fight and if you don't have to... be ecstatic.
> 
> next if you are in a flood zone.. and have something that IS irreplaceable
> and have the ability to take it with you..do so... make sure you have papers
> that cannot be easily replaced..  use ziploc gallon freezer bags to put
> stuff in like papers and documents that you want to keep safe.. Hefty makes
> those "big bags"
> 
> tape on your windows is a waste... but if it makes you feel better do so...2
> inch wide blue painterts tape you can use inside to seal off windows so that
> water does not make it in.  We use it to seal windows on a sailboat
> offshore.. and it works..
> 
> I grew up on the Gulf Coast... been thru a lot of Big Storms (hurricanes) as
> the Seminole call them... let me offer some trips and tricks we use.
> 
> oil lamps are pretty in the house.. thrift stores carry them.. grab a half
> gallon of oil twice a month during the yr so you have a supply.  a couple of
> big bottles of citronella oil.. put one in an oil lamp it is smelly but in a
> house with NO a/c and doors open it keeps the biting critters to a dull
> roar.
> 
> you really do not need electricity you can make it witout it.. your
> ancestors did...
> 
> however.... IF you have a stand alone freezer you can give yourself a few
> extra days... top shelf in my freezer has two 20lbs blgs of ice that are
> never used.. the chest would get me filling garbage bags with water and then
> letting them freeze ontop of whatever was in the freezer like a blanket.. IF
> the elec goes out..you take duct tape and seal your parts that have the
> rubber seal on it and then wrap the freezer in a blanker, comforter or
> two..the object is to give you a few extra days to keep the items from
> spoiling to fast..  Home depot caries thos small red buckets, we have always
> kept 4 or 6 in the chest freezer for fishing.. speaking of which.. if you
> have access to dry ice, get your pennsic cooler out, and remove food from
> the freezer you want a few days from now when th elights are out... put it
> in there and cover that with a blanket and put it in a dark very cool
> place.
> 
> about cooking..
> do you have an asian store nearby?? try to find a single burner butane stove
> with a 4 pak of butane.   make all food a one pot dish.
> 
> Eggs can last up to three weeks with no refrigeration... most ppl never
> think to great 3 or 4 dozen for a hurricane.. mayo that you buy OFF the
> shelf will NOT spoil if it is not refrigerated.. never ever stick anything
> in it that is not a fresh spoon or knife..
> 
> If you have to heat water for something.. warm some eggs up and gently slide
> them into a prewarmed wide mouth thermos... pour the boiling water over them
> and cover.. let sit for however. at least ten mintues. .you can pop a tea
> bag or two for tea and boiled eggs.  Ramen noodles can also be cooked that
> way..  the idea is to conserve fuel and water.
> 
> Bleach.. get a couple of bottles.. a few drops of bleach in a gallon of
> water will purify it.. what most do not realize that bleach biodegrades in
> about 24 hrs.  bleach is a cheap means to disinfect a lot of stuf... 1 oz in
> a dishpan of water while washing dishes is a better antibacterial than anti
> bacterial soap and you never get immune to it as you do the soap.
> 
> Got a sunshower for pennsic or camping.. fill it and sit it outside now.. I
> can take a bath and wash my shoulder length hair in a quart of water..  it
> comes from yrs of sailing and having a limited water supply.
> 
> I know a lot more tricks.. but those will get you thru the first days...
> make sure you have, at minimum, 3 days of food and water.. better go for 7
> days.. for drinking figure a gallon of water/day per person.. drinking, not
> bathing.. plastic ziploc bags on anything you can that you wish to keep dry
> is a great thing.. esp a couple of changes of clothes.. rubbermaid stuff
> too. and then blue painters tape the edges.. it is great stuf and unlike
> ductape does not leave lthat sticky residue and is pretty tough.
> 
> my prayers to all who are in harms way that the lady keeps you safe from
> harm.
> lady Aine living on the gulf coast in trimaris, missing atlantia
> 
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Gerita della Mara <
> geritadellamara at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> FEMA/the President have declared a disaster for North Carolina following
>> this hurricane.  This means two things in this trained disaster manager's
>> mind:
>> 1.  There'll be money for recovery after the storm abates.
>> 2. GET THEE OUT OF THE WAY!!!  If FEMA is willing to declare a disaster
>> this far out, they expect it to be very real, and very big.  I devoutly hope
>> they're wrong, but they're usually not.
>> 
>> Not being a stormfriend....just making sure details get out.
>> 
>> Gerita
>> 
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