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raven mad

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16. All the many years I lived in Florida, we did the fill tanks WHEN there was just a possibility.

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Thu Aug 31, 2017, 02:44 PM

Aug 2017

It worked out well - in many hurricanes, Donna being the first one I recall clearly. I was 6. We were on Merritt Island. Got out way before the drawbridges shut down.

Thanks, daddy.

To this day, many many many years later? I still stay prepared. Not hurricanes anymore, I'm not where one could effect any direct damage. But cold, snow, floods, earthquake? Prepared. I was never a Girl Scout, but I was Air Force, which just slammed home the necessity for being ready.

Please, B2G, continue these reminders.

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So this could be problematic [View all] B2G Aug 2017 OP

Evacuate early is my advice Not Ruth Aug 2017 #1

What? But there is no climate change! VigilantG Aug 2017 #2

You must be listening to republicans Achilleaze Aug 2017 #3

Yes it is!!! Unbelievable! VigilantG Aug 2017 #5

We are in the middle of peak hurricane season. B2G Aug 2017 #4

Anyone who lives in any area with evacuation possibilities Lee-Lee Aug 2017 #6

Lets assume that each unit of a 1000 unit apartment complex has full gasoline cans stored inside jberryhill Aug 2017 #8

Find other places to store it Lee-Lee Aug 2017 #10

You can't store gasoline in a rental storage unit jberryhill Aug 2017 #11

I think the point is that if you can safely store it, you should. B2G Aug 2017 #15

Yep. B2G Aug 2017 #9

Before Katrina hit - I filled my tank and had 20 gal in portables in the truck jpak Aug 2017 #13

Being in AZ, I'm pretty safe from most natural disasters, VigilantG Aug 2017 #7

After Katrina there was NO gasoline available on the Gulf Coast from Destin FL to Lake Charles LA jpak Aug 2017 #12

Exactly. nt B2G Aug 2017 #14

All the many years I lived in Florida, we did the fill tanks WHEN there was just a possibility. raven mad Aug 2017 #16

Thanks Raven, I will. B2G Aug 2017 #17

We are all hoping that you're all going to be okay. raven mad Aug 2017 #18