samdajellybeenie
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I've been hearing predictions of a pretty quiet hurricane season, but nonetheless, is anyone preparing for it? If so, how?
No worry's, The national guard just spent last weekend blocking roads for evacuations.
The home grown boys know this is BS.
You roll the dice, You take your chance.
No generator for me either. My neighbor has a Generac. I'd really like to get one, but it's not in the budget right now.
What I personally do for prep:
Make sure I have plenty of water: Drinking and utility water separated.
Stock up on simple canned foods. Hurricane aftermath only lasts a few days, if it's longer than a few days, I'm taking a vacation.
Make sure all vehicles are topped off and have extra fuel in gas cans.
Stock up on meds while I can. I've never seen a Walgreens open during a Hurricane
Make sure that all of my kit is good to go: Mags loaded, fresh batteries, bags packed, and appropriate clothing.
It gets hot in Louisiana, but the last thing I want to be wearing when I need to evac, is some flip flops and basketball shorts.
And I agree with Olvis, you must have cash. The most important thing we had, we when evac'd for Katrina, was $1,000 cash. Remember, you can only take out $500 per day from the ATM.
I don't prep for TEOTWAKI type fantasies, I prep for real world applications. When we evac'd for Katrina, we went to a casino/resort. There's no reason to be miserable.
What do you mean by blocking them? Like closing the evacuation roads so no one could evacuate?
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Plaquemine Parish did the same thing after Katrina. We were able to get to Venice to start repairs or get wells back on.The roads are blocked to keep looters out, I as an example have a Vermilion parish I.D. to enter the parish after an evacuation, I'm a Oilfield worker.