Hurricane preparations

classicman · 08-25-2011, 02:22 PM

What does one need? I've already gotten:
Batteries
Food & Water (for humans and kitties)
Car tanked up
Beer

What else??

Undertoad · 08-25-2011, 02:39 PM

charcoal or gas for cooking, hot dogs and hamburger meat, buns, ketchup, mustard, lettuce, tomato, onion

ice for drinks

duct tape for repairs (get the tough kind)

slim jims for food if the cooking part gets too damp

Sundae · 08-25-2011, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

What does one need? I've already gotten:
Batteries
Food & Water (for humans and kitties)
Car tanked up
Beer

What else??

Somewhere to pee?

BigV · 08-25-2011, 02:42 PM

note to all y'all

DO NOT USE CHARCOAL OR GAS FOR COOKING (OR HEATING) INDOORS.

get wet if you must, go hungry if you must. Don't fire that stuff up inside.

/PSA

Undertoad · 08-25-2011, 03:00 PM

Yes, you cook during the eye.

classicman · 08-25-2011, 03:10 PM

found this site - might be handy to someone.

glatt · 08-25-2011, 03:12 PM

grocery stores won't be crazy at all tonight. Nope. Not at all.

BigV · 08-25-2011, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Yes, you cook over gas or charcoal OUTSIDE during the eye.

ftfy

glatt · 08-25-2011, 03:32 PM

It's going to be windy. I'm going to bring my lawn chairs inside. Maybe the garbage cans too, although they are in a little nook and don't have much room to blow around.

Also going to clean the leaves out of the drain by the basement door. That will help keep the basement flooding to a minimum. Our pantry is pretty full, and we can always cook stuff on the gas stove top. The power will almost certainly be out for several hours at a minimum. Hopefully not days.

We trimmed the dead limbs out of our huge oak tree a couple years ago, and it's still in pretty good shape. That's the only thing I'm really worried about.

classicman · 08-25-2011, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

grocery stores won't be crazy at all tonight. Nope. Not at all.

I just got back from a 2 hour trip to the store for "a few things" ...
OMFG - I got the last two cases of water - they were sold out of water SOLD OUT! WTF? Took friggin forever as every blue hair and mother with screaming children were there as well.

ZenGum · 08-25-2011, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

note to all y'all

DO NOT USE CHARCOAL OR GAS FOR COOKING (OR HEATING) INDOORS.

get wet if you must, go hungry if you must. Don't fire that stuff up inside.

/PSA

The only person who died during Cyclone Yasi died of asphyxiation caused by running a generator indoors.

Please don't do this. The irony must wear off pretty quickly.

ETA:

Quote:

What does one need?

Toilet paper.
Ammunition.

Clodfobble · 08-25-2011, 06:54 PM

And a gun, unless you plan on making one out of toilet paper.

TheMercenary · 08-25-2011, 07:39 PM

Kill yourselves......... Safe the tax dollars..

classicman · 08-25-2011, 07:55 PM

Thanks Zen & Clod ...
Looks like I'm all covered then. This thing may actually hit right frikkin here.

Oh, and Merc ... bite me.

BigV · 08-25-2011, 08:25 PM

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08-25-2011, 02:22 PM	#1
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Hurricane preparations What does one need? I've already gotten: Batteries Food & Water (for humans and kitties) Car tanked up Beer What else?? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-25-2011, 02:42 PM	#4
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	note to all y'all DO NOT USE CHARCOAL OR GAS FOR COOKING (OR HEATING) INDOORS. get wet if you must, go hungry if you must. Don't fire that stuff up inside. /PSA __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-25-2011, 03:10 PM	#6
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	found this site - might be handy to someone. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	charcoal or gas for cooking, hot dogs and hamburger meat, buns, ketchup, mustard, lettuce, tomato, onion ice for drinks duct tape for repairs (get the tough kind) slim jims for food if the cooking part gets too damp

08-25-2011, 03:00 PM	#5
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08-25-2011, 03:12 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	grocery stores won't be crazy at all tonight. Nope. Not at all.

08-25-2011, 03:32 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's going to be windy. I'm going to bring my lawn chairs inside. Maybe the garbage cans too, although they are in a little nook and don't have much room to blow around. Also going to clean the leaves out of the drain by the basement door. That will help keep the basement flooding to a minimum. Our pantry is pretty full, and we can always cook stuff on the gas stove top. The power will almost certainly be out for several hours at a minimum. Hopefully not days. We trimmed the dead limbs out of our huge oak tree a couple years ago, and it's still in pretty good shape. That's the only thing I'm really worried about.

08-25-2011, 07:55 PM	#14
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Thanks Zen & Clod ... Looks like I'm all covered then. This thing may actually hit right frikkin here. Oh, and Merc ... bite me. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-25-2011, 08:25 PM	#15
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