Why wouldn't you be able to cook? Doesn't everybody have 12 camp stoves? That reminds me, I've only got 3 gallons of camp gas, time to stock up... Curt
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 9:42 AM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: In case it might help someone, here is advice I sent #1 stepson who lives in Melbourne: ------------------------------- Since you spoke with us on the phone, the forecast track for hurricane Matthew has shifted west (closer to you) several times. So you need to be prepared for this storm which should he very close to you about noon Friday. If there is any possibility of the house flooding, evacuate and do it early. There is very little you can save by staying there. Have a destination before you leave. Take any important papers. If you plan to go to a motel, get a reservation early or they'll all be full. If you are sure the house won't flood (and expected winds are below 100 mph) you can shelter in place but have food and (especially) water for at least 3 days. You will probably lose power and be unable to cook so be sure you have food you can eat without cooking. Gas up the car and get any needed cash now; gas pumps and ATMs don't work without power. Without power, water and sewage lift stations will stop working. A battery-operated radio and a couple flashlights are very nice to have. A battery radio may be your only source of information after power is lost although landline phones are usually the last to go and cell phones are often the first to work afterwards. Power is normally restored in 3-7 days. The very worst place to be during the storm is in your car on the road. If you evacuate, do it before the roads become impassible with other folks who waited. We have ridden out many hurricanes in Florida. It's no fun but seldom dangerous as long as you don't flood. Most deaths are from drowning, electrocution (stay away from fallen wires), and injuries during cleanup. With luck, this storm will weaken and/or shift back to the east. Hang in there. ------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > > shows this thing coming closer to the coast as a CAT2-3, 105mph+ winds and > LOTS of rain. Might be a mandatory evacuation from the islands which I will > choose to follow or not. Gonna get the boards out tomorrow, check the track > on Wed then start prepping. Might have to bail to upstate at some point. If > I stay I have plenty of beer, food, and shotgun shells and will get some gas > for the genny tomorrow. > > Will check with the binyahs to see what they think before deciding what to > do. I think I know the answer. > > -- > --FT > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
