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I remember Gloria well - lived in Cold Spring Harbor at the time. The only loss to my property were three weeping willows (and I wept for them...) but I did lose power for ten days! The first seven were for the neighborhood the last three just the line to my house--no fun . Most of my neighbors had generators...
I lived in Massapequa during Gloria we lost power for a couple of hours. Friends in East Islip were without power 7 days.
I was thinking of getting a generator, but a safe, full house generator costs thousands of dollars. It is a good investment, but with my luck, if I were to get a generator the power wouldn't go out at all. Of course if I don't get one they will be out for a week.
Well worth the investment of a whole house unit.
I am wired for a portable generator which will fully power the kitchen, the master bedroom, 2 bathrooms, and the freezer.
Another thing to suggest -- fully back up your computers onto portable media. Scan insurance documents to thumb drives along with any other important documents.
Another thing to suggest -- fully back up your computers onto portable media. Scan insurance documents to thumb drives along with any other important documents.
Suffolk County has a nice interactive storm surge map that I bookmarked the other day, but their webserver seems to be down right now... here's the link anyway:
When Charlie rolled through here all the homes built before 2000 lost their roofs because they weren't built to hurricane standards. The storm wasn't so much the issue but the no power for 10 days. which means you lose everything in the fridge. ac... which in August is a problem here., and food, ice and gas were in short supply.
After the storm pulled the shingles off it rained for 10 days... which meant it raiuned in the house. then came the mold. It was pretty much a total loss for me. I was fortunate, I had the money to fight the insurance company. who I found out quickly wasn't "on my side". After 18 adjusters I was able to get about $210,000 out of them.
For you - get a battery operated radio, just something to stay connected incase power goes.
a case or 2 of bottled water
Some canned foods - with easy open or a manual can opener
a flashlight / candles
charge your cell phones / laptops
During the storm don't hang out near windows remember it is flying debris that is the danger. - a sign at 90 mph can take body parts off... and you aren't fast enough to dodge it.
Tornadoes often come with hurricanes so beware... the freight train you hear isn't a train.
exercise caution and get to know your neighbors. They can be your best resource for help ... everyone else will be busy
You will get over it no matter what happens but don't underestimate 105mph winds.
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. Most of my neighbors had generators...
