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Re: Stay safe !
« Reply #30 on: October 04, 2024, 02:39:19 PM »
Every time I ran disaster relief FEMA has been an absolute joke. Kroger, sprint, and Verizon did way more for NO than the government did.
For Katrina, National Guard flew C130s over the house for a whole day in to the airport in Kenner, then a whole day out. Must have been at least 20 or more.
They bunked troops @ NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, called it Fort Michoud :)
Must have been a couple hundred Humvees in the area. 
Set up a couple distribution sites on the north shore giving out Food (MREs) water and ice and cleaning supplies. 
I wonder about the MREs we have upstairs in the SHTF room  :shrug:

Being in a hurricane area we normally have at least a month of supplies in each of the three houses on the compound, a pressure well, and filled vehicles and jerry cans of gas.  Local gov had hardened storage for supplies in our area. 

Doesn't sound like locals in this event heeded the warnings.  I watched the projections ( which were pretty accurate) and saw a catastrophe building up. Why didn't locals? Granted it WIPED OUT some areas but some just didn't seem to be watching the news.  Category 1 and 2 inland, 20"+ rain projected all the way up to the Smokies.
I don't think you would want to be close to rivers, steams, or in a valley. Have a plan for floods, fires, earthquakes that is some distance from questionable locations.  Some didn't have a chance, whole house floated downstream, but for those trapped on high ground without food or water or gasoline, what gives?

Hopefully LG is on high ground with supplies waiting for cell service and electricity.
We know he had enough ammo. Hope he is OK and just waiting to tell his story.
Probably many members are waiting for comms and power, 
Prayers to all our friends on the forum.

A comical story about the helicopter guy that would have taken 3 trips to get an old couple out. 
« Last Edit: October 04, 2024, 03:35:35 PM by Rocketvapor »
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Re: Stay safe !
« Reply #31 on: October 04, 2024, 03:42:21 PM »
Read between the lines,
Buladean in Mitchell County:
"the town received help from the military for the first time on Tuesday and is in desperate need of water and other supplies".

So much for being prepared in case the Chinese attack. 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fema-tries-to-counter-false-rumors-about-hurricane-helene-aid-going-to-migrants-184624522.html
« Last Edit: October 04, 2024, 04:24:04 PM by Rocketvapor »
Well I guess my new **** stirrin paddle don't work . I got a like . WTF 😈

Flo just received her EXPERT Mid range card from the NRA.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/famed-ex-uss-john-f-003916449.html

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Re: Stay safe !
« Reply #32 on: October 04, 2024, 04:30:13 PM »
Because the heli guy was flying a Robinson, and that takes a lot of pedaling to get more than one at a time. But it still beats swimming I imagine.
Experience is the hardest kind of teacher, it gives the test 1st and the lesson after.

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Stupidity is the same.
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Re: Stay safe !
« Reply #33 on: October 04, 2024, 04:44:43 PM »

I hope those in Florida are watching this minor storm coming in.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/heavy-rains-possible-flooding-predicted-112937781.html


BTW, Today the 4th is monthly generator day.
Both generators and boat motor are started once a month.
Phone calendar alarm and run for about 15 minutes.

« Last Edit: October 04, 2024, 05:42:05 PM by Rocketvapor »
Well I guess my new **** stirrin paddle don't work . I got a like . WTF 😈

Flo just received her EXPERT Mid range card from the NRA.

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Re: Stay safe !
« Reply #34 on: October 04, 2024, 06:48:49 PM »

I hope those in Florida are watching this minor storm coming in.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/heavy-rains-possible-flooding-predicted-112937781.html


BTW, Today the 4th is monthly generator day.
Both generators and boat motor are started once a month.
Phone calendar alarm and run for about 15 minutes.

Wish I had $2 for every time I told a customer at Lowes that very thing. Pick a day every month and start it and run something.

Some listened. Some didn't.
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Re: Stay safe !
« Reply #35 on: October 05, 2024, 10:56:01 AM »
Doesn't sound like locals in this event heeded the warnings. 

I saw it every year running relief. They get weeks of warnings then only panic buy as they're loading up the vehicle leave or the storm made landfall. Even here nearly every winter the power goes out from early and late winter ice storms. They sit around with their heads in the sand every time and suffer through it unless they become a statistic. It absolutely flabbergasts me that people all over the world can't be even the slightest bit precautionary and are 100% reactionary.
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Re: Stay safe !
« Reply #36 on: October 05, 2024, 05:52:21 PM »
Well, this don't look good
« Last Edit: October 06, 2024, 11:35:20 AM by Rocketvapor »
Well I guess my new **** stirrin paddle don't work . I got a like . WTF 😈

Flo just received her EXPERT Mid range card from the NRA.

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Re: Stay safe !
« Reply #37 on: October 05, 2024, 08:47:41 PM »
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Re: Stay safe !
« Reply #38 on: October 06, 2024, 10:51:46 AM »
I know logging in to a forum is a pretty low priority for members in the recently impacted areas but I'm sure many of us would like to know something.  Details about losses can come later and some will be sad.

Limited internet access should be directed to more important things.  Maybe a forum VIP could PM some members (or text if contact info is known) and report "proof of life" in a special thread (without pictures to reduce bandwith for those with limited internet). 
Texts would consume less comm resources.
Some might consider this just being nosy, but some long term bonds have been established here.
Please be as prepared as possible for recent, and future events.
Thoughts?
Maybe not try to make this a political thread as some other forums. 

Late Edit: Looks like the cold front is coming in sooner and may push Milton landfall further south. 

https://www.sksboards.com/smf/index.php?topic=153286.msg1796224#top

https://weather.com/weather/radar/interactive/l/21c3137c191b0e62da81bdb28119897679616b70bd5bb78498f4aa3e0bb51fd1
« Last Edit: October 06, 2024, 01:24:08 PM by Rocketvapor »
Well I guess my new **** stirrin paddle don't work . I got a like . WTF 😈

Flo just received her EXPERT Mid range card from the NRA.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/famed-ex-uss-john-f-003916449.html

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Re: Stay safe !
« Reply #39 on: October 06, 2024, 01:33:47 PM »
I know logging in to a forum is a pretty low priority for members in the recently impacted areas but I'm sure many of us would like to know something.  Details about losses can come later and some will be sad.

Limited internet access should be directed to more important things.  Maybe a forum VIP could PM some members (or text if contact info is known) and report "proof of life" in a special thread. 
Texts would consume less comm resources.
Some might consider this just being nosy, but some long term bonds have been established here.
Please be as prepared as possible for recent, and future events.
Thoughts?
Maybe not try to make this a political thread as some other forums. 

Late Edit: Looks like the cold front is coming in sooner and may push Milton landfall further south. 

https://www.sksboards.com/smf/index.php?topic=153286.msg1796224#top

https://weather.com/weather/radar/interactive/l/21c3137c191b0e62da81bdb28119897679616b70bd5bb78498f4aa3e0bb51fd1


   Yeah,  Milton looks to be lining up straight for our home.

    I am not there , I am 2,000 miles away, but the rest of the family is home so I am in full worry mode.
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Re: Stay safe !
« Reply #40 on: October 06, 2024, 11:28:09 PM »
We've been getting hit with a lot of rain here in Miami and look to be having a very wet few days before the storm hits. That being said, it looks like we won't get the worst of it, but I'm worried about my nephew CJ and his sister who are in Tampa.  My youngest nephew Quinn is also in Gainesville so I need to check on them all.  Tampa looks like it may take the worst possible hit it can based on the angle it appears it will hit with. 
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Re: Stay safe !
« Reply #41 on: October 06, 2024, 11:30:29 PM »
Unless they are in a hardened location, with food and water, I would tell them to leave.

For those staying with friends and or family, have a power bank for the phones.  Try to have everything charged before power goes out, then shut all but one phone off.  Reserve power for the week following the storm.
« Last Edit: October 06, 2024, 11:52:33 PM by Rocketvapor »
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Re: Stay safe !
« Reply #42 on: October 07, 2024, 11:28:06 AM »
Hardened or not you need to be aware of storm surge and flooding also.
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« Reply #43 on: October 07, 2024, 01:08:36 PM »
Well, I checked with CJ. They've made their preparations.  They're mostly tightened down, but they have go bags ready in case they have to evacuate.  I don't know what kind of house they're in so can't speak to that, but CJ is pretty responsible and smart so I trust his judgment.
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« Reply #44 on: October 07, 2024, 01:43:06 PM »
Today/Tonight is likely decision day.
Roads will be packed and getting to a safe area, before every room is filled might be tough. 

Wind speeds will likely slow down some (less than the current 175mph) when it hits the coast.
Well I guess my new **** stirrin paddle don't work . I got a like . WTF 😈

Flo just received her EXPERT Mid range card from the NRA.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/famed-ex-uss-john-f-003916449.html