12voltman59
Aug 31, 2010, 10:28 AM
Just like my name on here comes in part from a Jimmy Buffett song---the title of this post comes from one as well.
With the past few days having been the 5th anniversary of the landfall of one of the most destructive hurricanes in US history, Hurricane Katrina--I just wanted to take a moment to offer up a suggestion to anyone among us who lives in places that can fall victim to such a storm.
We are now coming into the height of the annual hurricane season and after not having but a few major storms come ashore in recent years--it now looks like this season may turn out to be a hard one.
It looks like Hurricane Earl is going to be skirting the east coast of the US in places that don't get hit all that often by such storms--like up around Cape Cod, Long Island and all the way up to places like the Maritime provences of Canada.
To Belle and anyone else who lives along the coast in places that might get hit---I say to you--if the authorities call for your area to be evacuated--I would urge you to follow that suggestion--surely go if they order a mandatory evac---you might lose your home but leaving could save your life and the lives of your loved ones.
To Belle (onewhocares)--I hope you have the Cape cottage all buttoned up and that they don't get too bad a blow out there to do much damage to the place.
Let us do hope that we don't get another storm any time soon at the magnitude of a Katrina--in recent days I watched one of those shows about big disasters that said that the New York City area is due for a hit by a major storm along the lines of Andrew and Katrina and WHEN it does happen--it will be a major catastrophe of epic proportions.
To have such a storm hit along the upper eastern seaboard right now with the rotten economy would be all that we would need!!
Earl does have a period it will be up to Cat 4 at worst and at least a Cat 3 storm, so that won't be good--hopefully it does what some models say in that it just glances the coast and mostly turns out to sea--but it could also make landfall somewhere up along Long Island or Capes Cod and Ann, Martha's Vineyard or Block Island, RI--places like that.
If you live up that way--do keep you with the forecasts via your favorite means. I am a Weather Channel fan for sure and with my boats---I like to listen to the NOAA weather broadcasts on marine VHF Radio.
Even if you live inland away from places subject to things like the storm surge--you could still get wind damage, so take in all the things in the yard that can blown around, be dangerous and do some damage--get them put up, do watch for the heavy rains so that you can be prepared for possible flooding--and if you feel reasonably safe--make up some Hurricane Punch or other favorite libation and sit back to ride the storm out.
So--for those of our online community who live in places you "have to reason with hurricane season"--be prepared for a possible rough one and may you and yours ride them out safely should they come and that you don't get too much damage from those beasties!!!
With the past few days having been the 5th anniversary of the landfall of one of the most destructive hurricanes in US history, Hurricane Katrina--I just wanted to take a moment to offer up a suggestion to anyone among us who lives in places that can fall victim to such a storm.
We are now coming into the height of the annual hurricane season and after not having but a few major storms come ashore in recent years--it now looks like this season may turn out to be a hard one.
It looks like Hurricane Earl is going to be skirting the east coast of the US in places that don't get hit all that often by such storms--like up around Cape Cod, Long Island and all the way up to places like the Maritime provences of Canada.
To Belle and anyone else who lives along the coast in places that might get hit---I say to you--if the authorities call for your area to be evacuated--I would urge you to follow that suggestion--surely go if they order a mandatory evac---you might lose your home but leaving could save your life and the lives of your loved ones.
To Belle (onewhocares)--I hope you have the Cape cottage all buttoned up and that they don't get too bad a blow out there to do much damage to the place.
Let us do hope that we don't get another storm any time soon at the magnitude of a Katrina--in recent days I watched one of those shows about big disasters that said that the New York City area is due for a hit by a major storm along the lines of Andrew and Katrina and WHEN it does happen--it will be a major catastrophe of epic proportions.
To have such a storm hit along the upper eastern seaboard right now with the rotten economy would be all that we would need!!
Earl does have a period it will be up to Cat 4 at worst and at least a Cat 3 storm, so that won't be good--hopefully it does what some models say in that it just glances the coast and mostly turns out to sea--but it could also make landfall somewhere up along Long Island or Capes Cod and Ann, Martha's Vineyard or Block Island, RI--places like that.
If you live up that way--do keep you with the forecasts via your favorite means. I am a Weather Channel fan for sure and with my boats---I like to listen to the NOAA weather broadcasts on marine VHF Radio.
Even if you live inland away from places subject to things like the storm surge--you could still get wind damage, so take in all the things in the yard that can blown around, be dangerous and do some damage--get them put up, do watch for the heavy rains so that you can be prepared for possible flooding--and if you feel reasonably safe--make up some Hurricane Punch or other favorite libation and sit back to ride the storm out.
So--for those of our online community who live in places you "have to reason with hurricane season"--be prepared for a possible rough one and may you and yours ride them out safely should they come and that you don't get too much damage from those beasties!!!