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| No double standards |
My daughter and her family live in Florida, talked with them this morning. Their mindset is exactly what you describe above. They have water, food, propane, batteries/flashlights, 72 hour kits (which I told her to bump up to 7 day kits). "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it" - Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 | |||
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I guess now wouldn't be the proper time then to pull an "upper decker" prank on your buddy... Then again  ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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I went out to pic up a few things today, not storm stuff, buy normal grocery items. No joy. Lines for the parking lots were backed up out to the street. From the way most people were acting, I'm pretty sure that somebody was handing out free lobotomies. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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Stick construction is fine if engineered and built to current standards. Problems arise from substandard materials and construction. Key is to keep the top on and protect all portals from wind intrusion. Even block or stone construction will fail if you can't keep the top on. CMSGT USAF (Retired) Chief of Police (Retired) | |||
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STAY HOME. NOT WORTH THE RISK. | |||
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| Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
Why would the airport close two days before the storm hits? ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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Hayes Greener thanks for the posting. I have plenty of disaster experience, and those are wise words. People not from the area, have NO IDEA of what to do. It is funny to hear about draining the water heater and using the toilet tank water. Of course, filling the bathtub with water is a good idea if you can get a good seal and do not have to sit in it when your roof goes. | |||
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I would argue that commercial flights probably will not be interrupted on 9/7 in Melbourne. But I would contact the client and make damn certain that the meeting is still on. If you miss your departing flight you will be SOL. The Keys are being evacuated, and this is only the start.. | |||
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It might not. However it is not worth the chance. There will be people clamoring to leave. Think generalized chaos, kind of like when we left Vietnam. I was in Hawaii when a hurricane hit. I got the last flight out. I still have bad memories of the experience. | |||
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So I'm reading in this thread that members in the southern states are making runs to the stores for food and other supplies. My question: If you know hurricane season is approaching, why not stock up on non-perishables ahead of time and start buying extras of perishables when a tropical storm forms in the Caribbean? Almost inevitably, it seems like hurricanes hit the U.S. each year, but somehow it always comes as a surprise when it happens. "I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes" | |||
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Most of the people freaking out are people that have moved here since the last time a hurricane looked like it was going to hit FL. When I was getting fresh fuel for the generator, I had a couple of gals that had just moved down from New York come and ask me about it. It was an eye-opener to them that we actually take hurricanes seriously, and that I was beginning to re-supply way ahead of time. This space intentionally left blank. | |||
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| No double standards |
My family in FL were adequately prepared before doing any shopping. They did some shopping "just in case", also, to have some to share if needed. But you got me thinking. I live in the Bay Area, CA, you live in Sonoma. Do we have any scuba/snorkel gear in case the big one hits, and our homes are now in the ocean?  "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it" - Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 | |||
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People do this. We had about dozen storms in a short number of years, and then nothing fro the past twelve. People do the "stash" thing and rotate goods, then life happens, they start letting things slip and then a few years go by and one day, Irma. "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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You have your earthquake bug out kit? This is typical human behavior. Remember how stupid the average American is. The hysteria surrounding such events promotes this sort of thing. I might need this just in case. It is similar to the gas panic in DFW after Hurricane Harvey. Hoarding is going on in a big way, I assure you. | |||
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This is probably the best advice. Many people lose the ability to function in a productive fashion when a possible disaster is looming. The airport should be open. The other factor not mentioned is how much you trust the airlines not to bump you on a return flight because someone else is willing to pay a premium. I do not trust the airlines in these situations. JMHO let us know what you decide. | |||
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If you go and rent a car, be sure to buy that no need to fill the gas tank thing. You are not going to find gas to fill the tank back up!
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Hurricanes can be very unpredictable, it might pick up seed,slow down, change direction. Just because it looks like you could get back safely now, if it speeds up, all of the suddenly you can't, if it gets close the airlines will pull service. Melbourne is not the place I would want to be. "Hold my beer.....Watch this". | |||
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| We gonna get some oojima in this house!  |
I am a builder in Florida and the weak point is not the walls, but the roof. Even in concrete residential construction the roof is still wood. Nothing wrong with properly built sticks. ----------------------------------------------------------- TCB all the time... | |||
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| Nature is full of magnificent creatures |
I suspect there are not many commercial or residential structures that will do well being hit with 225 mph gusts filled with debris. | |||
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 Home Depot in Cape Coral stripped bare of plywood already today. La Dolce Vita | |||
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