Frankenstorm

[ChadAmberg]

Looks like the storm is going to hit dead on where I used to live, but where my parents and many friend still live. The one icon showing the eye of the storm projected track is right on top of my parents house.
My one buddy has about 100 liters of fresh water stored, a ton of water stored in 2liter bottles for sanitary uses, a couple water bobs for use in the tubs if needed. He's got a small generator for critical needs, lots of canned foods, etc. He has been taking preparedness seriously the last few years, which is great.
One thing I see that he hasn't prepared for is cooking. He doesn't even have a grill, let alone a small propane burner. He has gas to the stove, so that's much more reliable than electric, but still a possible issue.
Now, he works for the power company, and will be working 12hr shifts during the emergency starting tonight. That leads to a second possible issue: he won't be home, can his wife work the generator to keep the fridge running as needed? She's a smart one which is good, but unless he's taken the time to show her how it all works, that could be an issue.

Now my parents on the other hand. They were down in Myrtle Beach, and were trying to figure out what to do. My Dad just thought "insurance will fix everything, let's stay here" but Mom thought to head back for a few critical things and to take "flyable" items off the porch and deck, so they came back. They have a log home so it will take a bigger storm than this to knock it down. The plan is now to wait until the storm passes, and if the power goes out, load up the fridge contents into coolers, jump in the car, and head back down to South Carolina. After a few days the power will come back on and they'll head back.

Every minor snowstorm on the east coast is hilarious to watch though. As soon as the weatherman predicts snow, people jump in their cars to go to the grocery store and stock up on milk, bread, and diapers. They don't know why, and even a 22 year old virgin bachelor will grab bags of huggies. It's instinct they don't know why they do it. And once the "necessities" gets low in stock, the fists start flying. Power lines go down everywhere by the time the first snowflakes hit the ground. You're guaranteed to be without power for at least 4-6 hours. It's ridiculous how poorly prepared most everyone is out there.

[hatidua]

Every minor snowstorm on the east coast is hilarious to watch though. As soon as the weatherman predicts snow, people jump in their cars to go to the grocery store and stock up on milk, bread, and diapers. They don't know why, and even a 22 year old virgin bachelor will grab bags of huggies.

...ah yes, those dastardly storms that would come through NC when I lived there. One of them dropped nearly a full 2" of snow. The horrors. Each TV station was sure to have a segment at the local grocery store showing empty shelves.

Additionally, with each Winter storm, it seems as though every SUV owner had to see how far he/she could crash their vehicle through the woods after sliding off the highway. Apparently SUV's aren't immune from wrecks but not a single dealer back there divulges that info to the buyers.

[Mick-Boy]

Like an idiot I'm flying right into it. I'll be just off the Chesapeake Bay teaching a class at ITI. I made sure to pack extra cold weather gear, medical supplies and two water purifiers in addition to my normal gear. It should be an adventure.

[SuperiorDG]

Like an idiot I'm flying right into it. I'll be just off the Chesapeake Bay teaching a class at ITI. I made sure to pack extra cold weather gear, medical supplies and two water purifiers in addition to my normal gear. It should be an adventure.

You should be GTG by tomorrow, the wind will be out of the West by then.

[SuperiorDG]

Facebook photos from NC

[Buckaroobonsai]

Flooding would test any Prepper's plans. That would seriously suck...

[Great-Kazoo]

Everyone but my dad and 1 sister have generators. Some with some w/out electricity. My nephew is on duty dealing with that crane in madhatten.
One has no house, under 10' of water others neighbors tree on new car. Oh well better then their roof, or head.
The interesting aspect is how many areas of the east coast where people were basically ordered to stay off the roads. I understand the need to maintain safety for all plus minimize issues foe emergency and repair vehicles. BUT Ordered to stay indoors vs Common sense and not go out.
OOPS Common sense and humanity, never mind......

[jerrymrc]

It just astounds me some of the comments I read. "I always eat out but I guess I have to learn how to cook since the gas is still on in my apt" Said the man buying pasta and sauce at a market.

"I tried to but some food but the CC machine is not working because the powers out. I went down the street to the ATM and it was not working as well. What am I supposed to do now?"

"People were huddled around outlets charging there phones at a place that had power"

[hatidua]

Each time hurricanes would hit in Florida when I lived there, it was always amazing to me that while some had lost their homes and all their belongings, others just received a windfall of new business as a result of the storm (clean-up, reconstruction, etc).

Although many people got hit pretty hard by Sandy, a friend sent me this link with 37 photos & videos of people in Sandy's path that made the most of the ocean conditions:

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/tr...art-two_78053/

[SuperiorDG]

Each time hurricanes would hit in Florida when I lived there, it was always amazing to me that while some had lost their homes and all their belongings, others just received a windfall of new business as a result of the storm (clean-up, reconstruction, etc).

Although many people got hit pretty hard by Sandy, a friend sent me this link with 37 photos & videos of people in Sandy's path that made the most of the ocean conditions:

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/tr...art-two_78053/

I have surfline save as a favorite. Check it everyday to see what's going down in the surf world.