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Having been involved with the preparedness and relief effort of Sandy. I was wondering if you had any GOOD advice on how to deal with what lies ahead for people of Texas. Dealing with insurance, FEMA etc. I was thinking of linking this thread to the texas forum once people weigh in.
As an emergency preparedness person, I was pleased to see the number of folks that evacuated the area with only a voluntary order. I am still amazed at the number that remained, but that is another story for another thread.
Having access to the names/contact information of a few public adjusters would be a good idea IMHO. Many insurance companies are most likely going to be very stingy with any allowable expenses.
Happened to me with Sandy...
Having access to the names/contact information of a few public adjusters would be a good idea IMHO. Many insurance companies are most likely going to be very stingy with any allowable expenses.
Happened to me with Sandy...
Absolutely, that saved some folks who were waiting for adjusters for weeks after the storm hit. I will post my own list based up both experience as a worker and my own home.
What people fail to understand is that on Long Island we have overhead power lines. While I no longer live on LI at the time of Sandy, I did. We lost power for 14 days and I lived near Mineola, no water within a few miles. Then to complicate my personal situation, the neighbor had refused to follow the advice of the tree trimmer she hired and did not want to cut a limb of a 40 foot tree in her yard. I was standing there as she argued with him to leave that limb and didn't get it as she hired a very well known and respected tree service company and then argued with the very advice she hired. Well that turned out to impact me as the limb pulled the supply line out of the side of my house. I needed to have the tie in on my house reinstalled before they could return me to live. IF not for a friend who was inundated but sent a crew over it might have been longer.
The above is all to say that on LI the flooding is a problem for certain, but the ancillary services that we rely upon for everyday life can/will create havoc for many more. The problem is the highest concentration of workers will be in the most effected areas and you might have to wait for services.
Move to higher ground. The storm/flooding events will only get worse in coming years, whether or not you believe in global warming. Nature does not care about your beliefs.
Sandy was a "once in 500 years storm," and Harvey is a "once in 700 years storm." Interesting how they both beat the odds.
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I have a feeling that the residents of the Texas Gulf Coast are far more familiar with these type of weather events than you give them credit. And from what I have seen this time they are rewriting the book on how to do it as a civilized society unlike their neighbor to the east did.
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