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misanthrope

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44. My hurricane prep is easy

Sat Sep 2, 2017, 01:15 PM

Sep 2017

I leave if possible. I have emphysema and the only thing that makes life in the Gulf Coast's oppressive weather bearable is air conditioning. I'm beyond miserable without it and after one post-hurricane experience, I won't go through it again.

By the way, the cooling spray mister you suggest is useless on the Gulf Coast and a lot of the Deep South. The high dew point and relative humidity indices eliminate evaporation.

I would also suggest mosquito repellant of some sort. Post-hurricane life is a return to pre-20th century life in a lot of regards and you understand very quickly why mosquito-borne epidemics of yellow fever and malaria were so common. Nowadays we have West Nile and Eastern Equine Encephalitis to add to the mix.

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The time to think about the next hurricane is **NOW** [View all] jpak Sep 2017 OP

PLEASE add to your list, oh what are those window breaker things called Skittles Sep 2017 #1

And *Turn around - don't drown" jpak Sep 2017 #5

Good post malaise Sep 2017 #2

Plane ticket.. HipChick Sep 2017 #3

Ha malaise Sep 2017 #6

That's kinda what I'm planning.. HipChick Sep 2017 #8

or you might need tickets to them? barbtries Sep 2017 #11

We live some distance from the coast - we're fine malaise Sep 2017 #13

what do you base that on? barbtries Sep 2017 #16

Storms that intenify so early tend to go WNW and then NE malaise Sep 2017 #19

yep. barbtries Sep 2017 #23

Models have consistently been trending west today B2G Sep 2017 #24

That wobble is also included in the models but it's way too early to know where it's going malaise Sep 2017 #39

How much are models going to breakdown dbackjon Sep 2017 #41

No B2G Sep 2017 #42

The farther west and south it goes - the higher the probability of a US landfall jpak Sep 2017 #21

Aren't you in Jamaica? Motley13 Sep 2017 #28

Yep malaise Sep 2017 #33

Good advice jpak jambo101 Sep 2017 #4

I've been in 3 hurricanes - the first 2 were not supposed to hit where I was located jpak Sep 2017 #7

That's why I post NOAA's Tropical Weather Outlook once there's something out there malaise Sep 2017 #12

thank you. barbtries Sep 2017 #9

Those of us who have lived in hurricane country for many years are always prepared FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #10

I lived on the western panhandle and gasoline supplies evaporated days before a watch was declared jpak Sep 2017 #14

Jeff Masters says it best malaise Sep 2017 #15

drinking water and mosquito repellent....n/t bluecollar2 Sep 2017 #17

And a weather radio jpak Sep 2017 #18

We always buy coal and put it in large garbage bags malaise Sep 2017 #20

Especially if the freezer is thawing jpak Sep 2017 #25

Yep malaise Sep 2017 #34

It was "mystery fish of the day" jpak Sep 2017 #36

ROFL malaise Sep 2017 #37

We live inland on the Gulf Coast...Pensacola, FL. Grammy23 Sep 2017 #22

I got out of Pensacola 2 days before Ivan hit jpak Sep 2017 #27

Andrew was supposed to direct hit Fort Lauderdale, so a friend of mine went to Kendall Motley13 Sep 2017 #38

I sure don't like those western tracks right through central North Carolina, where we are. mnhtnbb Sep 2017 #26

Yeah. We're in VA and remember Isabel only too well. We aren't located on Nay Sep 2017 #43

Fill bathtub with water in case you lose it so you can flush toilets Motley13 Sep 2017 #29

This jpak Sep 2017 #32

I ran into a former neighbor in the supermarket last week malaise Sep 2017 #35

My friend had just winterized his boat before non hurricane Sandy Not Ruth Sep 2017 #30

Video: Kingofalldems Sep 2017 #31

Another old storm memory from the 60s Motley13 Sep 2017 #40

My hurricane prep is easy misanthrope Sep 2017 #44

The mister and the fan worked for me after Katrina when the power went out jpak Sep 2017 #45