You guys got the right mindset...
Better to weather a "Katrina" 250 miles inland where it might be a Cat 2-3, then on the coast, obviously...
I see us being ready to implement this "plan" and its alternates by Thanksgiving '05...Thats when I see us having the "pre-positioned" stuff stowed at "Site-B"...
Next time any of you want to talk about it face to face, I can give you some very detailed ideas I have on our plan so you guys can work those things into a custom deal that works for your needs...
I figure by next summer, we'll all be in good shape...
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- Fri Sep 09, 2005 8:13 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Katrina - Lesson Learned!
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- Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:50 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Katrina - Lesson Learned!
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My lessoned learned in all of this was when I finally got a chance to see the "Katrina model" over Houston/Harris County...
Not that I really needed it, but if ever a Cat 4-5 were to ever come close to passing over Casa Steve...
The easy part is to reside yourself to the fact that your home and worldly posessions (minus what you "should" be taking with you, not what you "can" overload your vehicle with.)
See ya...
We'll be Northbound and won't stop till we git to north of Tyler...If we're lucky...If Tyler is a difficulty, we got Dallas...
Whats going to be a challenge, is the in-laws...Not that they are a pain, it is that they are 80+ years old...And don't move very fast...
I'm hoping to have a backup for them planned out...
And planning ahead is half the battle...
Have a plan, then have a backup to that plan, then be flexible and have a contingency to that...
But by all means keep it simple...Make the trip out of town as low stress as you can make it, and stick to the plan...
And,
Make sure someone else (out of the effected area, if possible) knows what that plan is before you leave...
I originally thought that a "Katrina" would bring a bit more wind, and about the same amount of water "Allison"...The model I saw multiplied that misconception by 10...
If that works out...Where we are now...We got 16-18 inches of water during Allison...Twice...
There's not enough room in our attic to retreat to in that case...
We be buggin' out folks...No doubt about it...
Not that I really needed it, but if ever a Cat 4-5 were to ever come close to passing over Casa Steve...
The easy part is to reside yourself to the fact that your home and worldly posessions (minus what you "should" be taking with you, not what you "can" overload your vehicle with.)
See ya...
We'll be Northbound and won't stop till we git to north of Tyler...If we're lucky...If Tyler is a difficulty, we got Dallas...
Whats going to be a challenge, is the in-laws...Not that they are a pain, it is that they are 80+ years old...And don't move very fast...
I'm hoping to have a backup for them planned out...
And planning ahead is half the battle...
Have a plan, then have a backup to that plan, then be flexible and have a contingency to that...
But by all means keep it simple...Make the trip out of town as low stress as you can make it, and stick to the plan...
And,
Make sure someone else (out of the effected area, if possible) knows what that plan is before you leave...
I originally thought that a "Katrina" would bring a bit more wind, and about the same amount of water "Allison"...The model I saw multiplied that misconception by 10...
If that works out...Where we are now...We got 16-18 inches of water during Allison...Twice...
There's not enough room in our attic to retreat to in that case...
We be buggin' out folks...No doubt about it...