Hurricane Flo Thread
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hawkeyebob62
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Since some of us are in its path I thought I'd carve out a slice for this topic. Have any of you been through a hurricane?
I have been through too many to count. I am inland, near Orlando, an hour from East Coast Florida and two hours from West Coast Florida. Last year Irma, much like Charley in 2004, came up the middle of the state and put a hurtin' on us.
Being in a 24-hour call center, I have had to learn the ins/outs of hurricane preps/survival. Let me know if you need info/tips/hacks, etc. Where (approximately) are you located?
okeefe4prez
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NCHawker Is in Greensborah, NC. Still looking like they are fixin' to get absolutely dumped on. My area is looking like we are on the super duper periphery, for now anyway.
NCHawker
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SOLD OUT:
Propane
D and C Batteries
Flashlights
Bottled Water
We're expected to have winds 30-40 mph starting thursday and continue through the weekend...to 50+ mph. THe forecast seems to change each day.
GOING FAST
Candles, AA, AAA batteries, bread, milk, almost everything else
Propane
D and C Batteries
Flashlights
Bottled Water
We're expected to have winds 30-40 mph starting thursday and continue through the weekend...to 50+ mph. THe forecast seems to change each day.
GOING FAST
Candles, AA, AAA batteries, bread, milk, almost everything else
No I have not but it is amazing what power they have. If you think about them and discount all the destruction they cause it is amazing how they start as a small low pressure area then just start building with warm moist air climbing from the ocean upwards. They are amazing to see from high altitude and just huge.
Be safe everyone. Bad snow and rain thunderstorms with tornadoes are bad enough let alone to get pounded for a couple of days.
Be safe everyone. Bad snow and rain thunderstorms with tornadoes are bad enough let alone to get pounded for a couple of days.
thedukeofearl
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Even in DM, one should have an emergency kit with boxes of Duracell Procell batteries, boxes of wooden matches, combination windup, solar powered lights and radios with USB connections. USB charging devices that also have an LCD light and will charge several phones, laptops, etc.....
Insect repellent and propane camp stoves with many propane bottles which are usually on sale at Summer's end at Target, Walmart etc.....
Water, of course, and minute rice, protein bars, etc.....
And lemons and limes to prevent scurvy.....
Amazon is proficient and reliable with their free 2 day delivery that I wouldn't be surprised to have them deliver supplies by drone to the survivors of Florance's wrath.....
This Hurricane is no joke. People should already be at least 250 miles away. I imagine it would be quite difficult to find lodging at this stage of the game.....
okeefe4prez
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FML. This thing took a bad turn for me overnight. I'm about 30 miles from the tropical depression. My aunt and uncle live on that lake right where the circle around the "D" connects with the black line drawn up to 2AM Monday and the nuclear power plant that powers the entirety of northern South Carolina is right there. Columbia is gonna get absolutely shit on. The lines for gas are insane and Costco went from running out to "out" of a lot of things yesterday.
okeefe4prez
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I have a 110 plug in my Explorer, but I don't know if I should run two box fans and my electric griddle off of it via extension cord and power strip. Any advice?
okeefe4prez
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Why the hell are people buying milk? If the power goes out that milk is only gonna make it a day or two at most. I am set for up to 5 days without power because my cooler will hold ice for about 7 days but I ain't wasting space in there on a gallon of milk. Buy the powdered stuff, people.
Denverhawk1
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Be safe out there fellas. Take care of yourselves so you can come back later for more pointless debates about offensive inefficiencies.
hawkdrummer1
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I often wondered the same thing. Why the run on milk? Who the hell even drinks milk in any quantity as an adult?
okeefe4prez
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After living through the Flood of '93 in Neck Moines, I gotta say that even with the grift, this is a good idea. It's still hot as balls in much of the South, too.
