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Hurricane Preparedness (a/k/a the annoy RockFishJoe & Clammer Thread)
With the potential of a Category 2 storm hitting us late weekend - what steps are needed?
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I'll pull the boat and secure it to the trailer on dry land.... fuel up and test start the generator and chainsaw.. I've got gas for the grill, a freezer full of fish and meat and plenty of booze.. after that.. it's out of my hands... all the boards in the world wouldn't stop the 30'+ pine trees in the front yard...I'll spend my vacation next week doing what ever it takes to get back to normal.
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Pray it is goes East or west even just 50 miles.
If it does come up the bay John , get the wife and kid out of your house. If it hits the bay at high tide, you will get flooded. |
i'll be out of town and wont be able to pull the boat from the slip - any suggestions on what can be done to prepare her? I figured doubling the lines is about it.
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Wish my wife and family well wishes as they are on Vacation ocean frt @ the cape :)
As they were for Bob ,,,, :) were as they had to move out of that house last time ..... lol |
Make sure you have plenty of aspirin and booze so you can deal with the idiots that will eventually give you a headache!
As for me, I have all the basics covered. Water, food, light, first aid, fuel, insurance paid, and something to do that DOESN't require a TV or a Computer! How soon before we see the "traditional" run-out-of-everything news clips from local food store? Apparently HD has already seen a run on generators, and I'm sure Loews has too! OH, and how long on Sunday will it take before we see the first moron go for a swim or surf during the storm? OK, back to work again....... |
The stupidest I have seen is people leaning out over the ocean from the cliffs in Newport relying on the heavy wind to keep them from falling off into the grinding waves below.
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I'm going Hang Gliding.......WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Love the new title Boss man.. made my day...
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I guess I'll charge up the portable dvd player and my kid's video games so he has something to do if we lose power. I'll put the pool stuff and patio furniture away and make sure the gutters are clear of debris. Other than that, I have plenty of ice and coolers and enough food and liquor to get through anything mother nature can throw my way.
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Sharpening hooks and tying leaders
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I'm going to call Clammer a bit to ask him if he wants help pulling the boat so I can listen to him skip gayly down memory lane about how he doesn't ^*&#$ need to (#&$#$ :devil2::cens: pull the *#&4///.! b-0at . Quote:
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Tie down grills and anything else that you can't move inside, and move everything inside that you can. That's about all you can do. Cat 2 force winds shouldn't break windows, but flying debris can, I guess. I won't bother. I don't know whether the old advice about opening windows a crack to "equalize pressure" is a wives' tale or not. I don't do it.
If you live close enough to the water to even wonder about being washed away, it might be a good idea to make plans to evacuate. Oh, and stuff in the freezer? Won't do much good if your power is out more than a coupla days. Dry good, canned goods, that's what's good to have on hand. Stuff you can eat cold if you have an electric range, and no gas or charcoal grill. |
What...:huh:....Nobody running out to get Bread, Milk, Batteries, and Bottled Water.
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The Weather Channel is being their alarmist selves again. Just heard them say this could be the worst storm the Boston area has ever seen in some people's lifetimes.
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And don't forget to top off your car's 3/4 full gas tank, so it can sit in the yard all week underneath a downed tree. |
Oh...and Spam...gotta stock up on Spam
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Fill the fridge and freezer w/ frozen bottles of water, use a cooler for drinks so you are not opening and closing the fridge! I go the old fashion way for lights, hurricane lamps. Gotta get a gallon or so of lamp oil. Gas grill or camping stove is a good idea if you have electric range. I'll load the iPad,iPod,iPhone (recharge w/ car charger) up w/ movies and pull out some books. Don't forget markers and crayons for da kids!!
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Well its official now- Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel is coming to report from somewhere on the Cape.
So maybe one of us should stand next to him casting a bottle plug into the Maelstrom. That would be a good video. |
I think Jim Cantore is a robot. He must never sleep.
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my checklist consists of:
1 store anything that can fly. 2 clean the coolers for the champagne. 3 stock up on junk food. 4 order a 6 pk. of viagra. that should do it. |
Well I might not be the sharpest pencil in the box but the boat is pulled and i have taters,salt pork and hogs so we should be in good shape. I hope.
O ya we have company coming Sunday for a couple of days. Should be fun. |
I have a 3 day trip planned to Truro starting Friday with the camper, I guess I should cancel it and try to get my money back
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By tomorrow the trailer wil have two new leaf springs, four new hubs, new hitch, new jack, new safety chain, and new cable on winch... Big heavy pile of old junk next to it right now. All four brakes were gone. Not putting any back on it. Undecided as to whether I will haul or not. If I do, it will be Saturday night...in the dark, when the morons have left the ramp.
As for the house, I already lost the big trees last weekend, but still have a box elder that I would like down. Better half gets back tonight, so she can handle the provisioning. I am already fielding calls from clients wanting help or work ahead of the storm.... Two calls to haul their boats out for them in the past half hour. |
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New England PHRF Sailing Championship is scheduled to be held here in Marblehead this weekend.... Organizers to make a decision tomorrow by 10 AM. Can't see them wanting another 70 racing boats in the harbor....
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If cantore's coming...were all set...things tend to miss him. Although, living in east Falmouth, I gotta bad feeling, I hope it's only gas though. I'm a little nervous.
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Living far from the coast i am doing nothing to prepare. Going to load up the plug bag and head to the water. Well the only thing i will do is top off the chainsaw with gas and oil. Blade is already sharp from the tornado.
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just got all 12 chains ready to drop off for sharpening, filled the 3 5 gallon tanks and a gallon of bar oil all set
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...just made sure my backup generator works...
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The weather channel is really amping this up. Man they are using a lot of adjectives.
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So, I am not going to be doing much, just make sure I have water and batteries ...
... although doc ... you may find me at your doorstep if the power goes out ... :biglaugh: But I went outside to purview the back yard ... my land lady has it filled with crip crap stuff ... glass top tables, glass candle things, tiki torches, shallow metal pans used to burn wood ... kayaks laying on the driveway ... and more ... ... I asked her what she was planning on doing in respect to the storm, she essentially said she was going to bring her cushions in so they don't get rained on ... i told her that that backyard was a veritable death trap in 100 mile per hour winds ... and she said she'd ask her friend to look at it ... as she is heading to California on Saturday out of Logan ... seriously, please ... |
Preparing the basement for flooding, shop vac with pump on standby. I rather be on the east side of Irene with the wind then the west with the rain.
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food, water, tp. fire up generator. gas for everything. 12v to 100 inverter and charge batteries. secure all potential flying debris.
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Cancel my fb account. Even if we get only 20 mph winds some people will find it necessary to post about it non stop and add useless camera phone videos and pictures. :rotf2:
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Sharpening my leaders and tying my hooks.
For you small business owners and personal computer users - makes sure you have data backups going. If you use online backup verify that your backups are complete. If you use tape/other media make sure you have copies of your backup information in multiple locations. I sent this info out to some of my clients yesterday and this morning. Quote:
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No problemo
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Two hydraulic trailers at the ramp at 0730... no problem
Eighteen trailers there at 0830, two boats within sight, one driver who could back a trailer, empty one at that! This is gonna be fun.....:wall: |
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