Be safe. Any doubt evacuate. It isn't worth it.I'm in Deerfield Beach. Definitely keeping a close eye on this one.
B, this may be crazy. Hopefully this passes all of us.I just called the local Wawa and confirmed they still have available non-ethanol gas at their pumps. I have a whole bunch of gas cans in my truck and am headed out there later to fill them all up for use in my generator.
I have a small window AC unit I can run off an extension cord from my generator if need be as well as my fridge, microwave, cell phone charger, and TV providing we still have cable. I also have a digital antennae I can hook up and a couple transistor radios...and plenty of food and water.
My Mom lives here in town and I can bring her over to the barrier island with me if need be. My house is a 1 story block built in the 60's and located up on a dune ridge so no worries on any tidal surge or flooding.
Also, we have our own utilities company and they are very well versed in resolving outages.
This wouldn't be the first time I hunkered down.
I hate these nasty storms.....unpredictable as Hades and bring nothing but destruction and pain.
You know in all the hurricanes we've had...we've never lost water. All the people in the stores buying bottled water.....makes me wonder a bit....
Thoughts and prayers to all in Irma's path....stay safe!
Or you could take a week off, head to TTown....have some BBQ and wait it out....I just called the local Wawa and confirmed they still have available non-ethanol gas at their pumps. I have a whole bunch of gas cans in my truck and am headed out there later to fill them all up for use in my generator.
I have a small window AC unit I can run off an extension cord from my generator if need be as well as my fridge, microwave, cell phone charger, and TV providing we still have cable. I also have a digital antennae I can hook up and a couple transistor radios...and plenty of food and water.
My Mom lives here in town and I can bring her over to the barrier island with me if need be. My house is a 1 story block built in the 60's and located up on a dune ridge so no worries on any tidal surge or flooding.
Also, we have our own utilities company and they are very well versed in resolving outages.
This wouldn't be the first time I hunkered down.
I hate these nasty storms.....unpredictable as Hades and bring nothing but destruction and pain.
You know in all the hurricanes we've had...we've never lost water. All the people in the stores buying bottled water.....makes me wonder a bit....
Thoughts and prayers to all in Irma's path....stay safe!
I just googled Hurricane Donna. It had max winds of 145. This thing is up over 175mph according to the last report.Now a Cat 5. Could this be another Donna?
Sorry, I was referring to Donna's pathI just googled Hurricane Donna. It had max winds of 145. This thing is up over 175mph according to the last report.
While not uncommon, that's what Andrew was at when it hit south FL 25 years ago. My dad worked with a beverage company at the time and rode down there to deliver bottled water. He took a few pictures (this was before the convenience of digital cameras / phones, so not many pics) but said it looked like pictures of Hiroshima down there...This thing is up over 175mph according to the last report.