https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211035822Wed Aug 22, 2018, 08:56 PM
Ccarmona (971 posts)
Aloha From Maui...the Birds are Gone
We’re about 12-18 hours away from feeling the first effects of Hurricane Lane. The birds that are usually singing and flying through our trees are gone. It’s an ominous sign.
Ok, so there's a hurricane headed to HI. In typical DUmmie fashion you have to have people who have been there, done that.
Crutchez_CuiBono (4,088 posts)
2. Gets real quiet.
Hope youre ok.
So this DUmmie has dropped a little hint, but no one is picking it up.
Crutchez_CuiBono (4,088 posts)
4. I was in 2 direct hits. Ike in LA and Irene in NJ.
Unreal and survivable if you prepare. Do you know where the shelter and feeding stations will be?
Ah, there we go. He gets to the point. Except ... he's lying. I know he's lying because the eye of Ike passed about 25 miles west of my house. Close enough we could see it. I don't live in LA. It's about 150 miles east of me. And to back up my claim;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_IkeThe hurricane weakened prior to continuing into the Gulf of Mexico, but increased its intensity by the time of its final landfall on Galveston, Texas on September 13.
Ike didn't get into LA until it was up by Shreveport, LA and had weakened considerably by then.
ooky (941 posts)
39. I live in eastern North Carolina near the coast.
Frankly I've lost count of the number of hits we've taken in the 30 years we've been here. A few thoughts if you are planning to ride it out in your home.
Get your flashlights ready, charge up all the cellular devices you have, those keep you connected to the world when the electricity and wifi goes. Charge your back up chargers to keep those going. Fill up as many water bottles as you can. Have canned goods ready to eat. Fill up your car with gas in case you need to move, but its best to stay put during the storm.
Swimming pool owners have special headaches during a hurricane. If you have a swimming pool, lower the water level really low and cover it to keep out debris. The debris can fill an uncovered pool up fast and its a real mess to clear when that happens. Also, the hurricane rain fills it fast and if you lose electricity you can't pump it out if it starts to overflow. I had that problem with Huriricane Matthew and was almost up to the coping when the electricity came back on. And Matthew was only bearly a cat 1 when it came over us.
I can't remember any hurricane we didn't lose power. We lost power and water during Floyd for about 4 days after the hurricane had passed, and couldn't get out of our neighborhood for 2 days.
If you have meat thawing out have the grill ready to go and eat it first. Good luck!
Crutchez gets a little testy when someone tries to make a joke about one of his suggestions, but I'm leaving it over there.
KC
