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42 year old from Lafayette, Louisiana and veteran of many hurricanes. Hand crank LED flashlights with built in radio is very handy. Some models have a place for batteries and if the batteries die, you can crank for a few minutes of use at a time. Fully cooked canned meats and vegetables are a must along with a non-electric can opener. Large ice chest for refrigerated items you'll need frequently. Don't open the refrigerator when the power goes out. The insulation will keep the food cold for hours. A trick our family used involves land phone lines and an answering machine. After the hurricane passed, the family came to my place because my electricity came on first. They called their home regularly and when their answering machine picked up, they knew they had electricity. If you evacuate, bring photos, home videos, as well as insurance papers. Be sure to take photos of your belongings and write down serial numbers. Refill prescriptions early if possible if you have a week or less left. Bring in the pets. What I don't know about is basements. We don't have basements here.
This B~tch is losing steam...and someone needs to counter the over-hyping media. Caution is one thing, fear mongering is another. Irene severely weakened from a low pressure system moving in and is barely maintaining Cat 2, slipping to Cat 1 (it should be strengthening). When she enters the mid-70 degree cooler waters north of VA Beach (or land in NC), she'll come apart & dissipate rapidly. The southwest side of Irene is already discombobulated.
Gloria was a strong Cat 4 with much more favorable conditions around this time. Close call, maybe.. LI is still nearly impossible to hit directly with the force needed for the nightmare scenario people worry about... like Katrina -- which was in close to 90 degree waters in the gulf . I'd be more worried facing Cat 3/4/5's in FL, SC, NC, LA, AL -- than getting hit on LI.
Be good everyone.
ps- If people are really that worried, maybe states on the East Coast should create a hurricane prevention fund -- where each citizen kicks in a few bucks, and tugboats are used to tow hundreds of drifting icebergs from the arctic, and place them all around the eastern seaboard .
This B~tch is losing steam...and someone needs to counter the over-hyping media. Caution is one thing, fear mongering is another. Irene severely weakened from a low pressure system moving in and is barely maintaining Cat 2, slipping to Cat 1 (it should be strengthening). When she enters the mid-70 degree cooler waters north of VA Beach (or land in NC), she'll come apart & dissipate rapidly. The southwest side of Irene is already discombobulated.
Gloria was a strong Cat 4 with much more favorable conditions around this time. Close call, maybe.. LI is still nearly impossible to hit directly with the force needed for the nightmare scenario people worry about... like Katrina -- which was in close to 90 degree waters in the gulf . I'd be more worried facing Cat 3/4/5's in FL, SC, NC, LA, AL -- than getting hit on LI.
Be good everyone.
ps- If people are really that worried, maybe states on the East Coast should create a hurricane prevention fund -- where each citizen kicks in a few bucks, and tugboats are used to tow hundreds of drifting icebergs from the arctic, and place them all around the eastern seaboard .
If the current projection continues Irene won't even be a Category 1 past North Carolina. The media is hyping this because of their ratings wars, it's almost like they want to see Long Island wiped off the map. The amount of fear and absurd claims of armageddon being perpetrated by the media and certain posters on here and Newsday.com is beyond belief. Hurricane Gloria happened at one of the very, very, rare times when the conditions were just perfect for an actual hurricane to come this far north. Irene in no way has any of those conditions and will likely become a strong-moderate tropical storm before she even hits the Jersey Shore much less when she hits Long Beach/Oceanside tomorrow night as predicted.
We had a nor easter in March 2010 that had more powerful wind gusts than Irene is expected to have. If we made it through that with little more than some flooding, downed trees, and some power outages we should be fine with Irene. Get a grip folks!
Also, there is no need to water your lawn the next few days. The ground is already over saturated. No need to add to it before we get what could be up to a foot of rain.
Imagine if this was a snow storm. What would a foot of rain be, 12 feet of snow?
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Tropical Storm/Sun Shower Irene
. I'd be more worried facing Cat 3/4/5's in FL, SC, NC, LA, AL -- than getting hit on LI.
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umm...12 inches=1 foot...always has... always will.....
