[meteorite-list] OT- Hurricane Sandy

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 19:41:12 -0400
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Hi Greg and List,

2004 was a crazy hurricane year. If we are lucky, we won't see
another year like that in our lifetimes. As Greg can attest to, being
well inland is no guarantee of safety during a hurricane. Coastal
residents have the added worry of storm surge, but inland residents
can expect tornadoes, powerful wind gusts, periods of intense rain,
and flash flooding.

A couple more minor but possibly important things many people overlook
before a storm hits - make sure all of your (and your family)
medications are refilled, because you may be stuck for a few days or
more without medication if the timing of the storm and your refill
date are close. Also make sure you have your pet's medications (if
applicable) on hand.

It's also a good idea to hit the bank and pull out some cash to keep
on hand. Cash comes in handy during emergencies, and the ATM's may be
out of service following a storm. After Katrina hit in Louisiana, I
worked at Lowes and we lost the ability to process credit-debit cards
for a few days after the storm. The local businesses that were open
immediately following the storm were taking cash only.

If you evacuate, make sure you have a full tank of gas and an empty
bladder. A full gas can or two in the trunk or back of the truck is a
good idea also. A lot of gas stations along a major evacuation route
will be sold out gas. And you will be sitting at idle and a lot of
stop-n-go bumper to bumper traffic. If your vehicle is not reliable,
find an alternative. Do not attempt to evacuate in an unreliable car
- you'll find yourself stranded on the side of the road with many
other unlucky motorists with stalled vehicles.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 10/28/12, Greg Hup? <gmhupe at centurylink.net> wrote:
> Very well said, Mike!
>
> As a veteran of riding out several direct hits myself since moving to
> Florida, one of them intentional. During that one I drove to Vero Beach and
>
> camped in my truck in a pre-selected wooded area next to the beach. I waited
>
> for Wilma to hit so I could be first on the beach to hunt for some more
> Spanish treasure if enough sand was eroded. Needless to say, ALL of the
> times I have ridden out a hurricane is insane!! During Francis in 2004, at
> night when it went over Lakeland, I could hear neighbor's car ports and
> roofs being stripped away and debris flying everywhere. The next morning it
>
> looked like a bomb landed on the neighborhood!
>
> Like Mike suggested, leave early if you do, and do not forget to stock up
> necessities to put in your car as well, you are likely to be stranded and
> living in there like thousands of other people cut off from their homes for
>
> a few days in clogged and stalled highways!
>
> Be safe!!
>
> Best Regards,
> Greg
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 7:09 PM
> To: Darryl Pitt
> Cc: meteorite list
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT- Hurricane Sandy
>
> Hi Friends in Northeast US,
>
> As an unfortunate veteran of riding out hurricanes, I understand the
> anxious anticipation and dread of an impending landfall of a
> hurricane.  I've ridden out quite a few, including Katrina less than
> 50 miles west of the point of landfall - that was a scary one to ride
> out in a 80-yo wood frame house and feeling the entire house vibrate
> on the foundation.  The pipes were rattling so hard and the ground was
> shaking (during the worst of it), that it felt like an earthquake
> combined with a tornado.
>
> Living most of my life on the Gulf Coast of the US, I've ridden out a
> few close or direct hits, boarded up the house for several, and
> evacuated entirely for another.  The evacuation should have been an 11
> hour ride, which turned into a 26-hour hell drive.
>
> At any rate, heed the warnings.  If the local authorities issue a
> mandatory evacuation, heed that order and leave.  If you are under a
> mandatory evac and you choose to remain in place, you will not have
> emergency services at your call later if you get into trouble.  You
> are on your own if you decide to ride out a storm inside an area where
> the authorities cannot get to you.
>
> Do not put tape on your windows.  I've seen people do that, again and
> again, as a cheap/lazy alternative to boarding up.
>
> Power outages can be lengthy in events like this.  So, if you have a
> generator, make sure you have plenty of fuel for it.  If you don't
> have a generator, then stock up on flashlights, lanterns, batteries,
> and candles.
>
> A propane powered camp stove is also a good idea, especially if your
> house has an electric stove that will be useless during a power
> outage.  At least you can boil water to make coffee and keep some of
> your humanity that way.  ;)
>
> Cordless landline phones will also be down.  So make sure you have an
> old-school landline that doesn't need power.  Have a spare charged
> battery for your cellphone also, if possible.  One of those little
> solar-powered battery chargers is handy for extensive outages.
>
> For for god's sake, stay off the roads during the event if at all possible.
>
> :)
>
> Stay safe,
>
> MikeG
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> On 10/28/12, Darryl Pitt <darryl at dof3.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> NOAA
>>
>>
>> Regularly updated Notifications re SANDY generally...
>>
>> http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#SANDY
>>
>> Updated Warnings for the Manhattan / Long Island Sound area
>>
>> http://bitly.com/ReYFON
>>
>> More general info with all the updated warnings for Manhattan / LIS
>>
>> http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?textField1=40.7602619&textField2=-73.9932872
>>
>>
>> All best
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 28, 2012, at 4:28 PM, Michael Bross wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> Last year, for hurricane Irene, some people on the list gave us some
>>> great links to weather radar maps around NY City and Long Island.
>>> I am traveling and have those links only on my home computer.
>>>
>>> Could someone please give me these links again ?
>>> Thank you !
>>>
>>> Wishing everybody in Sandy's path to be safe....
>>> Michael B. ______________________________________________
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