Yep nothing like last minute prepping Smile 


I've been through so many hurricanes that by now I stay somewhat prepped as soon as the season begins. 


This is what I am down to for last minute prepping:


Removing anything that a 75 mph wind can blow off my porches or out of my yard.  That means moving furniture around and shoving a few things under the house. 


Filling up the bathtub and water bottles. 


Charging my devices. 


Making sure I know how to get news on people I care about who don't have cell phones in case my or their phones go out. 


Most of my "what if" plans are either already taken care of or else there is just nothing I can do about them but live through them hopefully. 


I plan to stay up tonight until any tornado warning possibilities are over with. (At least)


My biggest concerns include my dock, which already needs repairs. One year during a hurricane we watched a neighbor's dock come apart and bang into mine. Another worry is flooding. The storm drain here is clogged up and my house is on the lowest lying land surrounded by houses built up on higer ground because construction zoning laws changed after my house was built. Their drain off goes to my ground level.  Also the water came up about 20 feet into my back yard one year from the bay. Another storm, not even of hurricane magnitude flooded half of my downstairs. 


I just need to be ready to act on any of these possibilities where my actions could make a difference. 


The rest of it is in God's hands and I pray for all of us staring down into the eye of the storm. 


 

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beachbum
I hear ya! Hunker down and be safe - lots of prayers for you.

BTW, I'm 10 miles from Galveston - grew up along the coast, so know exactly what's going on with you.
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Mark Bailey
Are you familiar with Pasadena? That's where I grew up.
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beachbum
Oh, yeah, absolutely. My sister taught school year one year - back in the dark ages.
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Mark Bailey
I went to Fisher, Bailey, Park View, and Sam Rayburn High. But, that too was in the Dark Ages.
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beachbum
Oh, yeah, absolutely. My sister taught school year one year - back in the dark ages.
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Wanda Hope Carter
Thanks I'm hunkered - so far it's only been steady rain and not too much wind but the red zones on the map haven't made it to us yet.
  • September 2, 2016
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Rocky
If you have to shut down your server, you should do it!! And good luck to you with prayers headed toward the hurricane!!
  • September 1, 2016
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Wanda Hope Carter
I will be shocked if the electricity doesn't go out at some point. It goes out frequently anyway. It's very au natural down the main road that leads to my house, lots of tree limbs falling potential. I saw them out sawing limbs this summer but they couldn't possibly get them all.
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Mark Bailey
Thoughts and prayers, Wanda. Hope you don't get whammied like we did here. Hopefully, Obbie will put down his putter at the 9th hole to pay you a visit if needed.
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beachbum
I had thought the same thing.
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Wanda Hope Carter
Thank you. So far so good and it looks like it is going further north than orginally expected which should be good for us. We haven't started to get more than rain yet. As far as Obama visiting, I think it would be better if he stayed on the golf course.
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Wanda Hope Carter
Midnight update - I've watched bands spin out away from us and push north instead of east keeping the worse of it away SO FAR. I've had steady rain for a couple of hours. But just now - there is a tornado WARNING for nearby. I've dodged a few of those as well. KEEP THE PRAYERS GOING THANK YOU!
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Dale Barnes
You didn't tape up your windows? ha
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