9/6 Chino|AMPS=289|flat ylw|PMPS=245|+2=272|Hurricane Plans

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Adrian and Chino

Adrian and Chino

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I booked the room at a hotel on the east coast, 3 hours north (in normal traffic). This morning, a lot of the spaghetti models predict that it will stay along the east coast, and if the evidence continues to point to this, it would make more sense to stay here than to head right into its path. I hope I have enough data by this afternoon or this evening to make the decision clear.

We're finally back on schedule after the shot that was 2.5 hours late. This flat yellow might be a good sign...
 
This was the NHC advisory at 8 am:

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The update at 11 am shows that I'll be heading right into the storm's path if I take the cats up to St. Augustine:

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So there's a good chance we'll be waiting out the storm in a bathroom or closet this weekend.
 
All paws crossed here for you. My friends on Anna Maria Island are staying too and only a block from the gulf :rolleyes::arghh: Praying it fizzles out quickly. Be good Chino.
 
Thinking of you guys in the next few days. :bighug:

Be good Chino, stay in safe numbers. Daddybean doesn't need extra drama.

Hope you aren't on the first floor.
 
A few things I can think of. Harness and leash. Collar with ID tags. You can pick up shower curtain liners in dollar stores for the vinyl use under the playpen. Shirt or towel with your scent on it. I don't know but after seeing Harvey on TV, if it was a frequent happening, I would invest in life jackets. Maybe even an inflatable life boat so I could pull the boat if I had to walk/wade through water to safety.

Device chargers, flashlight with batteries. Some kind of knife for cutting string, rope debris that might get tangled.

Waterproof container you can put meds, insulin in and maybe get written scripts for all meds in case you need to replace or buy more.

Be safe no matter what you do.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Hope you aren't on the first floor.
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I am. :nailbiting:

I ended up canceling the reservation, since it would've put us directly in the hurricane's path. I hope it moves quickly enough to keep flooding to a minimum. I've got a thick sheet of vinyl and push-pins in case a window breaks, and I'm going to bring one of the litterboxes inside and block the cat door. There are no lanterns or flashlights left on the shelves, but I managed to find two packs of 2 battery-operated LED lights that come with a "switch" (more like a remote control) so I can stick one above the counter where I prepare their food and meds. Looks like Sunday afternoon is when it's expected to hit Florida.

We'll be going up to 14.5 units tomorrow morning if he doesn't come down to green tonight. Though today's flat yellow cycle might be a good sign... next check in 15 minutes.
 
Adrian,

Do you have sternos? We cooked on them during Sandy's outage of 5 days. Took awhile but we got to make tea/coffee and scrambled eggs. Also hard boil eggs ahead of time. We also froze lots of bottled water and little by little moved them to the fridge to help keep fridge cold. Our entire house is electric, so our well wasn't working. The biggest problem was charging cell phone, had to do that by running the car, but had no place to go the first 3 days.
 
+2 = 272 :(

Woodsywife said:
Do you have sternos? We cooked on them during Sandy's outage of 5 days. Took awhile but we got to make tea/coffee and scrambled eggs. Also hard boil eggs ahead of time.
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No, I'll add them to the shopping list! Thanks! Great tip about the eggs (I have 1.5 cartons of raw eggs in the fridge).
 
When we lost power and water we were sustained on nuts and peanut butter and as Woodsywife said, boil up a bunch of hard boil eggs that keep well without refrigeration. Remember when we were kids ( I might be older than you ) and we had beautiful colored eggs in our Easter baskets? ( I am assuming you are Christian also) We had those hard boil eggs in the basket for at least 3 days without refrigeration.
 
Also if you have those scented type of candles the thicker the better you can put them in a clear candle holder glass, I used mason jars since I can, you will have some light and it's not an open flame you have to worry about to much. Don't forget matches or lighter.

Please be safe and take no chances. Get out ahead of time if you can. :bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Stock up on water. You can fill your bathtub with water and draw from that. Fill as many bottles and jugs that you have on hand before the storm hits.
Sterno works great.
My parents put big Xs of duck tape on their windows so that if the glass broke, it would stay more or less in place. If you have plywood, that is good to nail over window frames.
If you have some cement blocks, you can use them to elevate furniture to keep it out of flood water.

Thinking of you and hoping that the storm course avoids the west coast of Florida.
 
Same here Bobbie. Also cheerios out of the box. One thing we always have in the house are the little milks (juice box size). They don't need refrigeration and have a shelf life of about 6 months. We don't drink milk much so a quart goes bad here. And I have my canned applesauce.
 
Ella & Rusty & Stu(GA) said:
Stock up on water. You can fill your bathtub with water and draw from that. Fill as many bottles and jugs that you have on hand before the storm hits.
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Thanks. I got 12 jugs of spring water today and for the last day or two, I've been refilling jugs with tap water instead of crunching them for the recycling bin. I also got a jug of cat litter (instead of a box or tub) so I could refill that with water as well. I'm cleaning out the fridge tomorrow and running a load of laundry before Saturday. Not sure if I can get away with taping the windows, since I rent. I might do it with masking tape.
 
I follow a strict ketogenic diet (<20g net carb/day) so I'll be living on tuna, nuts, and protein bars for several days. And eggs/cheese until the power goes out.
 
Cat litter jugs and buckets we used for flushing toilet. We always have 6 filled and stored marked grey water so we don't drink it accidentally. Lol. Paper plates so minimal dishes had to be washed. I filled every pitcher and container I could fit in fridge with water for drinking.
 
Talk about flat... 272 again at +4. I really have no idea what to make of this, but I'll be testing at +8 just to see if he isn't still at 272. Looks like we'll be going up to 14.5 units tomorrow morning.
 
Sending prayers that you stay safe from the effects of Irma. Re: taping the windows - use duct tape, it's stronger, and masking tape can be very difficult to remove without the use of razor blades and scrapers! Keep us updated!
 
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I'm across the bay from you and in about the same situation. Hopefully it makes it's turn early and not late. I think you made the right call about the hotel, in '04 lots of people evac'd across the state only to find they ended up closer to the storm:banghead:

Don't bother with taping up windows, it doesn't do much of anything and even duct tape makes a mess on the windows. Many years later and I can still see houses with x's on the windows where the tape was.

One thing I invested in after the '04 season was an inverter that converts DC to AC power. You hook it to your car to have some power, I can keep a small AC going, fans lights etc. for as long as I have gas in the car. I call it the poor mans generator:) Much easier to store since they are so small.

It's too late now with the bare shelves but sterno or a small camping stove is nice. A few drops of bleach per gallon of water makes it drinkable if it has sat in the open for a few days. Bathtubs make for great gray water storage for flushing toilets and having someplace to wash hands if you lose water. I learned water is much more important then power for after the storm living. Put some jugs of water in the freezer, the extra mass of the water will keep it cold longer. You can transfer one to the fridge side to keep stuff in there as well. Make some extra ice, nothing like a cold drink if there is no power. If you still need some supplies, try the smaller mom and pop stores, wal-mart, target, etc. are pretty bare, but my brother found most of the stuff he was missing at smaller stores.

A dry bag that kayakers/campers use is nice in case things get bad, you can keep papers and stuff that needs to stay dry in it, and filled with air works as a flotation device too. That is where Jack's stuff is going if things get bad.

Above all stay safe and work that dosecrease Chino.
 
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