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by stevie_d_64
Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:43 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: What did you learn from Ike? Share your Ike experience.
Replies: 32
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Re: What did you learn from Ike? Share your Ike experience.

Summary:

I think that those of us in the zone, weathered this one as best we could...This is about as bad as it could get...The loss of life is tragic, and some of it could have been reduced, but that was those peoples decision...

Anything more powerful than this, with a direct hit some of us took, would probably get a few more of us moving out, regardless of what "zone" you live in in these parts...I believe we now have a good network of folks here to check in with, and maybe even coordinate with in any future event...

We are really a great bunch of prepared and supportive people around here!!!

I'd "Hunker Down" with any of you... :thumbs2:
by stevie_d_64
Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:32 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: What did you learn from Ike? Share your Ike experience.
Replies: 32
Views: 3814

Re: What did you learn from Ike? Share your Ike experience.

bridge wrote:-Once a hurricane enters the Gulf of Mexico NOAA can only tell us that it will hit some where between Brownsville and Tampa
-Hurricane models shift north at night and revert south in the morning
-Living near a sewage treatment plant or pump station is a good thing...you get your power back first, if you lost it at all
-Corporate America is more concerned with keeping the store open as long as possible and could care less about your personal safety
-Your wife and mother-in-law will not top off their tanks unless specifically told to do so
-Hurrication- the act of making the most out of an evacuation. heck, if you've got nothing to return to you might as well live it up
-Save all your receipts
-MRE's aren't all that bad...stay away from the short bread cookies though.
-Evac more than just 100 miles
-FEMA allocated the cell-phone bandwidth...lesson learned from Rita (cell phone service didn't get bad unitl after 5pm Saturday). Text messages are the only way to communicate
-DishNetwork works in 80mph winds, Directv craps out at 30mph
-There is no such thing as too much bottled water
-If you take a cruise out of Galveston in the Summer months let a cab drop you off at the terminal and leave your car at home (all those people on that cruise lost their cars to the surge)
You are a very wise Sage...
by stevie_d_64
Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:14 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: What did you learn from Ike? Share your Ike experience.
Replies: 32
Views: 3814

Re: What did you learn from Ike? Share your Ike experience.

1. 18 days is a long time without real power...

2. Chainsaws are therapeudic...

3. Folding furniture make for a nice alternative while the stuff in the house is still up on blocks...Besides, we were lucky to have some decent (relatively cool and breezy) weather roll thru after the storm...

4. A trip to the ATM, pre-storm, for a little folding money is a good prep...You can always put it back in if you don't need it...

5. When you are encouraged to fill up the tanks in your vehicles...It is not intended so you can go sight-seeing after the storm...(I have an extreme problem with the external looky loos scoping out the nieghborhoods, but thats just my personal issue...)

6. "Hunker Down" from a position of strength before hand...Unless you like driving and waiting in lines for ice, gas, food, etc etc etc...Some things you may have to go get, after a while, but it sure is better to keep close to the perimeter for at least the first few days if possible...(Personal opinion)

7. Generator security is paramount...Make sure you keep it out of sight (its hard to keep it quiet, obviously), and the gas supply as secure and safe as possible...An anchor point to lock and chain the generator to keep it from walking is preaching to the choir...

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