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So, looks like I am gonna take a direct hit from Hurricane Matthew, here are my plans so far. | |
**Watcher**  User ID: 71616222  United States10/05/2016 01:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ice?? I dunno, I think I'd pack my freezer with as much ice as it could hold. Quoting: Buttah Luvvah The very first time I saw the ocean was a trip to NSB back in the '80s...a very big deal for a midwesterner. I have fond memories of that place. Stay safe! Good thinking! I am now filling several plastic gallon containers with water and filling up all the space in the freezer! It will keep it cold longer, and you can drink it when it melts! Thats an awesome idea! I live high on a mountaintop, no where near this hurricane and I am going to do that right now :) "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9 "It will be good for those servants whose master finds them WATCHING when he comes..."Luke 12:37 <"}}}>< (me) ><{{{"> <"}}}>< |
| First Born User ID: 71406858 United States10/05/2016 01:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You should pre-board your windows. All of them. Once the wind penetrates your home, it WILL keep going and will try to lift your roof off your home. I work disaster mitigation/ recovery for a living. If it were me, I'd board up my home, pack up my stuff and drive to at least central FL. I'd find a parking garage (above ground) and hold up there. Just remember that the N/E section of the Hurricane is the "dirty side"... That's where you'll get multiple Tornadoes and the strongest winds. Best way to survive is to not be there. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 46827511 United States10/05/2016 01:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am near New Smyrna Beach Florida, southern Volusia county. As it looks now, I am going to take the worst of it. The county 20 miles south of me is under mandatory evacuation right now. Quoting: 3.141592653589793 My home is exactly 3.25 miles from the Atlantic Ocean in a straight line. My home is wood framed, with vinyl siding. I have a good bit of plywood and screws, and a cordless drill with two batteries fully charged. My plan is to put plywood over windows if/when they break. I have 4 good flashlights, all with new batteries. I have a Sony world band radio, with new batteries. I have 24 candles. I have a water filter. I have a camp stove and a full sized propane tank that is full. I have two brand new Optima deep cycle batteries and an inverter, both are fully charged. I have plenty of food, probably enough for 3-4 weeks. My 4wd car is full of gas. I have two big juice packs that charge cell phones ready to go. I am going to print out my homeowners insurance policy, and I am going to take my phone and do a walk through record of my house and upload the video to my onedrive account so it is available online. Anything else you guys can think of? Dude, are you crazy? How are you going to fight the storm surge? Nothing you've just listed will save you from that. Board up your place, leave and hope for the best. |
| Lily the Utmost Deplorable User ID: 70848385 United States10/05/2016 01:24 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You want to know what is kind of ironic ? Quoting: Artemis Rand My pets will have plenty of food to last them for a few weeks but myself, I only have MRE's for about 2 days. lol...In addition, like a jackass I never bought those self-heaters for MRE's like I swore I was going to do a while back... It's ok though, I told my pets that if I go down with the house they are going down with me... Artemis, would you reconsider plywooding the windows if it looks like you are going to get a hard hit? It might save you a lot of work and hassle after the storm has gone. Prayers sent out for you and the furry ones... Will refresh them at intervals.  *** Good deeds bring rewards, bad actions bring troubles. That is a law of the universe. *** |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 71674335 United States10/05/2016 01:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I don't want to be negative here, but somewhere or other, someone advised people who were going to "ride it out" to write their SS number with a waterproof marker on their arm (I guess any other body part would do!) just in case their plans did't work out!!! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 64088430 mark multiple body parts, in case you're torn limb from limb by the tornado. . |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 73098387  South Africa10/05/2016 01:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Maybe the most important thing folks forget about during any disaster scenario approaching is the most simple thing: the toilet. If anything happens with the power (which is very likely during a big storm) the waterpumps don't work anymore. I've read numerous times where people said it was the one thing and the most important thing they forgot. If the pumps don't work anymore you won't have a flushing toilet. It can get very stinky and unhigienic when you're cramped up in a house full of children. There are a lot of easy diy temporary measures to construct your own portable loo with a plastic bucket, plastic bags, etc on the internet. Google it, just in case... |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 64411183 United States10/05/2016 01:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am near New Smyrna Beach Florida, southern Volusia county. As it looks now, I am going to take the worst of it. The county 20 miles south of me is under mandatory evacuation right now. Quoting: 3.141592653589793 My home is exactly 3.25 miles from the Atlantic Ocean in a straight line. My home is wood framed, with vinyl siding. I have a good bit of plywood and screws, and a cordless drill with two batteries fully charged. My plan is to put plywood over windows if/when they break. I have 4 good flashlights, all with new batteries. I have a Sony world band radio, with new batteries. I have 24 candles. I have a water filter. I have a camp stove and a full sized propane tank that is full. I have two brand new Optima deep cycle batteries and an inverter, both are fully charged. I have plenty of food, probably enough for 3-4 weeks. My 4wd car is full of gas. I have two big juice packs that charge cell phones ready to go. I am going to print out my homeowners insurance policy, and I am going to take my phone and do a walk through record of my house and upload the video to my onedrive account so it is available online. Anything else you guys can think of? Yeah, get the hell outta there! |
| Relativity User ID: 69703057 United States10/05/2016 01:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am near New Smyrna Beach Florida, southern Volusia county. As it looks now, I am going to take the worst of it. The county 20 miles south of me is under mandatory evacuation right now. Quoting: 3.141592653589793 My home is exactly 3.25 miles from the Atlantic Ocean in a straight line. My home is wood framed, with vinyl siding. I have a good bit of plywood and screws, and a cordless drill with two batteries fully charged. My plan is to put plywood over windows if/when they break. I have 4 good flashlights, all with new batteries. I have a Sony world band radio, with new batteries. I have 24 candles. I have a water filter. I have a camp stove and a full sized propane tank that is full. I have two brand new Optima deep cycle batteries and an inverter, both are fully charged. I have plenty of food, probably enough for 3-4 weeks. My 4wd car is full of gas. I have two big juice packs that charge cell phones ready to go. I am going to print out my homeowners insurance policy, and I am going to take my phone and do a walk through record of my house and upload the video to my onedrive account so it is available online. Anything else you guys can think of? Put the plywood over your windows BEFORE the storm and they break. “In finding balance between lies and trust there will never be a better source than to speak your truth or make your peace some other way.” ~Sully Erna Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. -Gandalph "A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool." - William Shakespeare |
| Deplorable Princess User ID: 71912445 United States10/05/2016 01:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am near New Smyrna Beach Florida, southern Volusia county. As it looks now, I am going to take the worst of it. The county 20 miles south of me is under mandatory evacuation right now. Quoting: 3.141592653589793 My home is exactly 3.25 miles from the Atlantic Ocean in a straight line. My home is wood framed, with vinyl siding. I have a good bit of plywood and screws, and a cordless drill with two batteries fully charged. My plan is to put plywood over windows if/when they break. I have 4 good flashlights, all with new batteries. I have a Sony world band radio, with new batteries. I have 24 candles. I have a water filter. I have a camp stove and a full sized propane tank that is full. I have two brand new Optima deep cycle batteries and an inverter, both are fully charged. I have plenty of food, probably enough for 3-4 weeks. My 4wd car is full of gas. I have two big juice packs that charge cell phones ready to go. I am going to print out my homeowners insurance policy, and I am going to take my phone and do a walk through record of my house and upload the video to my onedrive account so it is available online. Anything else you guys can think of? You forgot the wine. Some of you people have WEIRD conversations with your imaginary friends. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 620560 United States10/05/2016 01:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Artemis Rand I live a bit northwest of you so I am probably just inland enough to be ok and my place is on higher ground. That said, I plan on doing nothing special. If it's my time to go, then it's my time to go. Regardless of what happens it's been an honor folks... You should shoot me a PM Brother. We should both know where the other is, in case SHTF. I presume you are Ocala, Palatka area? Nah, west Volusia. That is all I will say. It will be fun though. I plan on walking around outside shooting cell phone video-IN LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION TOO!!! I also plan on trying to go to the 24 hour gym too just to see if it is open, just for the hell of it. I told my old cat and dog that if I go down with the house they are coming with me... Guys, I am in West Volusia (between Hontoon Island and the bird sanctuary, if you know the hidden place that I mean), and I am scared shitless. I have cancer, just got out of the hospital, and I haven't been here to stock up on supplies (nor could I in my slightly incapacitated state). There are trees all over my property, including a palm that doesn't look too stable and leans towards the house. Our well runs on electricity, and I am filling my bathtub tonight. I have only been in Florida for a year, so I am not experienced with this bullshit. I am supposed to be back in the hospital for surgery this Sunday but am about to go scrounge some supplies from the store. If it gets bad, please come find me by boat. I refuse to die from a hurricane while fighting cancer. The irony would be too much. I am too young for this shit. I will Evil Haunt the shit out of HAARP if I die. And George Soros. And Shillary. And Obama. Man - that tears my heart out - wish I was close enough to help you! Will be praying for you! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 69381715 United States10/05/2016 01:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yea, get away from there. My home in H Charlie was destroyed completely. Oak bed posts twisted into pieces and driven into the ground on both sides of the home. 40' boat lifted into the air and deposted a 100' foot away on a boat lift upside down. We would have died there had we ramained, incredible devastation. Car windows were completely gone, food of water inside, Just get the hell away from the coast, we and you are fragile. Sailormon |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 62972087 United States10/05/2016 01:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ice?? I dunno, I think I'd pack my freezer with as much ice as it could hold. Quoting: Buttah Luvvah The very first time I saw the ocean was a trip to NSB back in the '80s...a very big deal for a midwesterner. I have fond memories of that place. Stay safe! Good thinking! I am now filling several plastic gallon containers with water and filling up all the space in the freezer! It will keep it cold longer, and you can drink it when it melts! Publix sells dry ice. |
| The Deplorable Comedian :D User ID: 70878803 United States10/05/2016 01:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: 3.141592653589793 You should shoot me a PM Brother. We should both know where the other is, in case SHTF. I presume you are Ocala, Palatka area? Nah, west Volusia. That is all I will say. It will be fun though. I plan on walking around outside shooting cell phone video-IN LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION TOO!!! I also plan on trying to go to the 24 hour gym too just to see if it is open, just for the hell of it. I told my old cat and dog that if I go down with the house they are coming with me... Guys, I am in West Volusia (between Hontoon Island and the bird sanctuary, if you know the hidden place that I mean), and I am scared shitless. I have cancer, just got out of the hospital, and I haven't been here to stock up on supplies (nor could I in my slightly incapacitated state). There are trees all over my property, including a palm that doesn't look too stable and leans towards the house. Our well runs on electricity, and I am filling my bathtub tonight. I have only been in Florida for a year, so I am not experienced with this bullshit. I am supposed to be back in the hospital for surgery this Sunday but am about to go scrounge some supplies from the store. If it gets bad, please come find me by boat. I refuse to die from a hurricane while fighting cancer. The irony would be too much. I am too young for this shit. I will Evil Haunt the shit out of HAARP if I die. And George Soros. And Shillary. And Obama.  God will see you through this, Chick. All of us here will be praying for you. You should pray for yourself, too!Do what you can to get prepared, ask family to help. If you have rice and beans there are home, make up a big pot of both to eat if you can't score much food at the store. Put water in the freezer like suggested. make a double bag of garbage bags and put your family photos and other irreplaceables in it. Then seal it up tight. You might put a change of clothes in it too in case you have to evacuate. Go to the bathroom and get bandaids, tweezers, cotton balls, other first aid supplies and put them together in some kind of water proof container so they will be handy. I'd come and get you out of there if I could, but I am over 1000 miles away. LOL Consider moving here after the operation, there are no hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, floods. Only a volcano eruption once in a great while. Plz check in here as long as you can to let us know what is happening and fill up on good thoughts and prayers.  Also make sure you have plenty of weapons with which to kill attacking Democrats. They tend to go feral immediately after the power goes out. Saint Comedian, Patron Saint of Bringing the Butthurt to Dipshits ‘There are some assholes in the world that just need to be shot.’ - General Mattis, USMC, Secretary of Defense [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] "Subterfuge and social pressure are the wheel and fire of the 21st century" - Some asshole Legal Disclaimer: All comments are intended as humor and/or fiction and not advice, and not to be confused with any event or person, living or dead. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 31843136 United States10/05/2016 01:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Agree with boarding up NOW. Also, 1) do a load or three of laundry. put some of that laundry in plastic bags or water tight bins to keep it dry. 2) make sure you have good boots in a safe place 3) you did not mention a medical kit - at least have some bandages and antiseptic around 4) alcohol always helps --- any sort for any reason 5) agree with the other post - make sure you have filled tubs with water for sanitation 6) make sure your water heater is attached to the wall - rig it at this point if you can. you dont want it falling over and losing all that water. 7) tarps! have tarps at the ready - you may only lose part of your roof and you'll want to protect that part from additional rains. 8) and make sure you or a neighbor has a ladder that can reach the roof 9) if you have time, get a gas turner-offer thing so you can turn off gas lines and reduce fire risks 10) if you have time, get a good fire extinguisher good luck and God bless |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 52463929 United States10/05/2016 01:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am near New Smyrna Beach Florida, southern Volusia county. As it looks now, I am going to take the worst of it. The county 20 miles south of me is under mandatory evacuation right now. Quoting: 3.141592653589793 My home is exactly 3.25 miles from the Atlantic Ocean in a straight line. My home is wood framed, with vinyl siding. I have a good bit of plywood and screws, and a cordless drill with two batteries fully charged. My plan is to put plywood over windows if/when they break. I have 4 good flashlights, all with new batteries. I have a Sony world band radio, with new batteries. I have 24 candles. I have a water filter. I have a camp stove and a full sized propane tank that is full. I have two brand new Optima deep cycle batteries and an inverter, both are fully charged. I have plenty of food, probably enough for 3-4 weeks. My 4wd car is full of gas. I have two big juice packs that charge cell phones ready to go. I am going to print out my homeowners insurance policy, and I am going to take my phone and do a walk through record of my house and upload the video to my onedrive account so it is available online. Anything else you guys can think of? No way in HELL are you going to be board ANYTHING up "If and when they break". In a category 5 hurricane, you would be blown away along with your plywood. Get started now to prevent debris from entering your home and killing you. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 72616476 United States10/05/2016 01:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | double bag and airtight seal anything you want to save, clothes, papers, computers, get a generator extension cords and at least 5 5 gallon cans of gas. If power is knocked out, depending on where you are it could take weeks to restore. After Wilma I was without power for 3 weeks on broward/dade borderline and had to drive 150 miles to vero beach to get gas and supplies. be locked down early, don't go anywhere once the bands start rolling in especially outside. while power is being knocked out more people die than afterwards because of electrocution from downed power lines that are still alive especially in flooded areas. |
| Captain Sensible User ID: 73092757  United Kingdom10/05/2016 01:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Board up the vulnerable windows before. Including sliding doors and that small window. It's not the wind that will blow them out but debris. Once they blow out so does the roof etc. Where i live facing the NorthAtlantic in SW England 100mph winds not uncommon and i can say that you do not want to be outside. Small bits of wood become lethal missiles. No way you could even hold on to a sheet of plywood. As for Cat 3 hurricane you could not stand up in it. Beer and wine and a large bucket of good luck. Good Luck Ready and Waiting |
| eekers Dreamer of Dreams User ID: 63577683 United States10/05/2016 01:51 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm in Broward county. Got most my preps in order. Just need to bring in some lawn statues when my boyfriend gets here and secure the shutters. Stay safe!! "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." - T. S. Eliot |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 31843136 United States10/05/2016 01:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | oh and your pets---- 1) if you can crate them, great. that will help keep them safe during the worst of the storm. if they have a favorite blanky, that would be the best place for it. 2) please make sure they have collars with your cellphone and email if you can. 3) dry food will get wet and soggy and moldy quick so keep that in mind if you are storing dry food. 4) update their microchip info. many of us have registered pets but out of date microchip info. (i do, i really need to fix that). i know many would make fun of me for this, but we are their keepers - we signed up for it, and the aftermath of a storm can be devastating to pets. :) |
| Zedakah User ID: 72839670 United States10/05/2016 01:54 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I was just going to say, get a few extra gas cans and fill them up. 10 extra gallons of gas can get you quite a ways, especially if you use up a tank while stuck in evacuation traffic. Last Edited by Zedakah on 10/05/2016 01:54 PM |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 37868986 United States10/05/2016 01:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am near New Smyrna Beach Florida, southern Volusia county. As it looks now, I am going to take the worst of it. The county 20 miles south of me is under mandatory evacuation right now. Quoting: 3.141592653589793 My home is exactly 3.25 miles from the Atlantic Ocean in a straight line. My home is wood framed, with vinyl siding. I have a good bit of plywood and screws, and a cordless drill with two batteries fully charged. My plan is to put plywood over windows if/when they break. I have 4 good flashlights, all with new batteries. I have a Sony world band radio, with new batteries. I have 24 candles. I have a water filter. I have a camp stove and a full sized propane tank that is full. I have two brand new Optima deep cycle batteries and an inverter, both are fully charged. I have plenty of food, probably enough for 3-4 weeks. My 4wd car is full of gas. I have two big juice packs that charge cell phones ready to go. I am going to print out my homeowners insurance policy, and I am going to take my phone and do a walk through record of my house and upload the video to my onedrive account so it is available online. Anything else you guys can think of? Put condom on screen |
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