Hurricane time (Dorian)

[SteyrAUG]

Unlike last time, you are looking at the possibility of a direct cat 3/4 hit. Bad things can happen.

The worst part is usually sitting in a house with no electric for 12 hours saying "When is this BS gonna end?" You won't be setting up your genny before or during a hurricane. Have lots (at least a dozen) hurricane candles. They are brighter and don't burn as hot.

Your main concern is IF you lose a window or roof. Then it becomes "duck and cover" mode as you are trying to survive the storm. Have a plan for that. Be aware that hurricanse spin of dozens and dozens of tornados. Know where you are going IF you lose a roof. Other than that it is just a matter of riding it out and having all your preps ready.

Expect 2 weeks minimum for the power to be restored. This means you might have to drive a little further to get gas. I always found the turnpike stations were more reliably supplied than anything else.

Most people die AFTER the storm passes.

They either get killed trying to clean up, some part of their roof falls down on them while they are trying to pull it free or something like that.

The rest get electrocuted because they don't understand that if the flood in your front yard is part of the flood in the neighbors back yard and it has a downed line in it, they still get electrocuted. Go from window to window in visually account for every power line on every pole. If one is on the ground, it can kill you and they won't all be hopping and dancing around throwing sparks.

Finally "looter season" is a real thing. Have a buddy system with a reliable neighbor. You don't want to go stand in a hour long gas line and come home and find somebody stole your generator. Have somebody responsible watch everyone's stuff while somebody else goes and gets gas.

The rest is more obvious, eat perishables first. Oh and have cash on hand. Credit cards won't mean anything. $1,000 in $20s should get you through. The guys on FSN have done this drill before, don't be afraid to ask stupid questions. My first hurricane was Andrew and there was a bunch of shit I didn't know.

[Alex V]

Stay safe Will. My only "bad" hurricane experience was Sandy and it wasn't even that bad. No power for 4 days but no damage or flooding for me. Taking cold ass showers in the dark sucked but we had running water and gas so we could cook. Can't imagine how crappy these storms make life for people on the Gulf.

[eightmillimeter]

Good luck gents. As kind of an electrical geek I always giggle at these because somewhere, someone, is getting ready to plug a Home Depot generator into their dryer socket with a suicide cord....

[GH41]

Will's chances are looking better by the minute. Ours are looking worse. For us to be out of trouble it needs to hit the beach south of Titusville. The last thing we need is for it to run up the coast.

[ABNAK]

First off, I dont wanna discuss ACs dying because thats currently a touchy subject.

Second, Eurodriver said he will be very much out doing windcalls during this hurricane.

Just dropped $3650 cash on one a couple of weeks ago. Asked the guy what he'd install one for if I paid him cash, and he gave me that figure. Went up from a 2 1/2 ton to a 3 ton unit. Arco-Aire, registered it online and have a 10-year warranty (labor not included). I can keep a six-pack chilled if I put it by the register now!

Ah, the joys of home ownership (not!).

[Firefly]

Just dropped $3650 cash on one a couple of weeks ago. Asked the guy what he'd install one for if I paid him cash, and he gave me that figure. Went up from a 2 1/2 ton to a 3 ton unit. Arco-Aire, registered it online and have a 10-year warranty (labor not included). I can keep a six-pack chilled if I put it by the register now!

Ah, the joys of home ownership (not!).

.....again this is a touchy subject to me

At least I won’t be drownocuted or looted by feral Haitians and salt zombies.

I’ll just be roasting every evening until 3 a.m.

t. The anon who shot his AC because it can’t get any deader

[ABNAK]

Wife and I are *supposed* to fly into Tampa Wednesday afternoon, then drive down to the Port Charlotte area. We have rented a house with a pool. My mom lives in Port Charlotte, brother in Rotonda, and sister in North Port. We make this trip every year the week of Labor Day.

Flying Southwest so we will have credit if we don't go. Cancelling the rental car I don't think would be an issue. Already talked to the property owner of house we rented and she would refund our money.

Will play it by ear. We will likely make our final decision on Wednesday morning. Hopefully the thing takes a jog to the north, but right now every forecast has it going pretty much right across Florida. Even if Tampa airport was open Wednesday afternoon, I have no intention of leaving the comforts of home and flying into an area with power outages and no stores or restaurants open.

Fingers crossed...….

[Firefly]

Wife and I are *supposed* to fly into Tampa Wednesday afternoon, then drive down to the Port Charlotte area. We have rented a house with a pool. My mom lives in Port Charlotte, brother in Rotonda, and sister in North Port. We make this trip every year the week of Labor Day.

Flying Southwest so we will have credit if we don't go. Cancelling the rental car I don't think would be an issue. Already talked to the property owner of house we rented and she would refund our money.

Will play it by ear. We will likely make our final decision on Wednesday morning. Hopefully the thing takes a jog to the north, but right now every forecast has it going pretty much right across Florida. Even if Tampa airport was open Wednesday afternoon, I have no intention of leaving the comforts of home and flying into an area with power outages and no stores or restaurants open.

Fingers crossed...….

......everybody in Florida gon die EXCEPT the feral Haitians and the salt zombies. And the feral Haitians who die come back as voodoo zombies that require a spell and virgin sacrifice and the salt zombies are like the ones from Return of the Dead that require a nuke.

SO I HOPE YOU HAVE A FUN AND HAPPY TRIP, SIR! ESPECIALLY after humblebragging over your new AC.

We all make fun of global warming until it gets warm. Need Ice Age....

[ABNAK]

......everybody in Florida gon die EXCEPT the feral Haitians and the salt zombies. And the feral Haitians who die come back as voodoo zombies that require a spell and virgin sacrifice and the salt zombies are like the ones from Return of the Dead that require a nuke.

SO I HOPE YOU HAVE A FUN AND HAPPY TRIP, SIR! ESPECIALLY after humblebragging over your new AC.

We all make fun of global warming until it gets warm. Need Ice Age....

The sarcasm is thick like syrup! I killed me to shell out $$$ like that. Would much rather have spent it on fun/gun stuff. That's a decent set of NV right there.

Makes you wonder how people dealt with it 100+ years ago. They'd look at us as weaker than shit, but we'd smell better 'cause we weren't sweating 24/7 during the summer!

[Firefly]

The sarcasm is thick like syrup! I killed me to shell out $$$ like that. Would much rather have spent it on fun/gun stuff. That's a decent set of NV right there.

Makes you wonder how people dealt with it 100+ years ago. They'd look at us as weaker than shit, but we'd smell better 'cause we weren't sweating 24/7 during the summer!

Swimmin Hole!