Irma

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Near as I can tell, somebody is screwed
Hurricane Watches for Leeward Islands as Irma Chugs West by Bob Henson | Category 6 | Weather Underground

I'm not panicking but I will top off the gas tanks and buy a couple of extra gallons of scotch in case I have to purify water

 

[ditrina]

Yup!! Heading to Home Depot and Publix and Costco.. Not too worried about gas, the generator runs on Natural Gas.

I'll start it up today.

OH YEAH.. plenty of SCOTCH!!

 

[Rule3]

Living in a very LARGE cone of uncertainty right now.

Will it zig or zag?

 

[Jessie]

That looks eerily like Andrew did before it came ashore.
We really don't need another major storm so soon, or at anytime, as far as that goes.
East coast be prepared and ready to get out of its way if advised. Now is the time to be packing and securing.
You can always unpack if it fizzles out.

 

[Faulkner]

Maybe between hurricanes Harvey and Irma the media will have something to focus on other than inconsequential trivial matters.

 

[chief38]

Keep your eye out for the Osciola Bros. Soldier! Don't want 'em to get shot again ya know.............

 

[ladder13]

When we were spec'ing our new house, the builder asked why we wanted a NG generator as " no one gets them around here".
Well, "I do", I told him. And must be NG.
My neighbors lost power for two hours just recently.

 

[LVSteve]

Living in a very LARGE cone of uncertainty right now.

Will it zig or zag?

What you really need is a cone of silence.

 

[Rule3]

What you really need is a cone of silence.

OH NO again???

 

[Xfuzz]

Never heard of a cat 6.

 

[Rule3]

Never heard of a cat 6.

There is no Cat 6 on the scale, as once a storm reaches a Cat 5 max it really doesn't matter anymore!!

I did disaster relief after Andrew (Cat 5) and it was like a nuclear bomb wasteland!

 

[Onomea]

Cat 6 is just the name of the meteorologist's website that was linked to. (Pretty good skim, by the way.)

 

[islamoradamark]

Now's the time to check shutters and grease those threads on bolts and thumb screws. Make sure everything works. Weather it goes north or south of us its gunna blow. Windows and doors are usually the weakest part of the home.

 

[tlawler]

Now's the time to check shutters and grease those threads on bolts and thumb screws. Make sure everything works. Weather it goes north or south of us its gunna blow. Windows and doors are usually the weakest part of the home.

Two words...garage doors. If you lose your garage door, you're probably going to lose your roof. Tapcons along the bottom and bracing with 2x4's perpendicular to the hinges is cheap insurance. A lot of garage doors here didn't stand up to the 140 mph winds of Charley and during Andrew, homes in Dade fared even worse.

 

[DeathGrip]

Last week I added nails to the straps that connect the roof. Saved a bunch on insurance.

I ordered my shutters but doubt they will be ready in time. Gotta come up with a plan B.

Weds. I'm supposed to head south to close on my other place. I hope like hell it happens. I don't want another delay.

I'm not liking the looks of this.

 

[Tradewind36]

I'm topping off gas cans and rum supplies tomorrow, all other hurricane items were stocked June 1st.

 

[WR Moore]

Good to hear from you Caj, been quite awhile. Let us know if you survive, or where the wake is if ...............................

I personally wouldn't bother trying to purify the water, just go with liquids of known purity.

Good luck.

 

[joeintexas]

Just moved to Pensacola this summer. The house we bought seems to be about as secure as it can be, storm shutters on all windows, roof tie downs, garage tie down and a full house generator. Storm rated exterior doors. Not sure what else could be added. Excluding the booze of course.

 

[JohnRippert]

I was looking at the storm track models and they do an average of them all. That average showed it cutting through the keys and heading straight up into Florida. If it goes that way I hope y'all have better luck than we did here in Texas.

 

[Tom S.]

Near as I can tell, somebody is screwed
Hurricane Watches for Leeward Islands as Irma Chugs West by Bob Henson | Category 6 | Weather Underground

I'm not panicking but I will top off the gas tanks and buy a couple of extra gallons of scotch in case I have to purify water

Methinks you have your priorities backwards.