Gotta share one of my go to hurricane prep items (Reply #19)

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Wed Aug 28, 2019, 11:59 AM

Mersky (4,921 posts)

19. Gotta share one of my go to hurricane prep items

Walkie Talkies

Can be indispensable when the power goes out/cell service drops or if your family evacuates in more than one vehicle (which I do not recommend if you can avoid it).

Used such after Ike, and while driving in tandem to my SO for the 8 hour long, 50 mile trek before Rita. We got separated by a couple miles for some of those hours, but could communicate despite the pegged cell service.

Keep your wits, prepare, do things methodically, know the evacuation plan, and do not panic evacuate like we did for Rita. I'll be in contact with a good friend in Florida, will share his takes on the situation later today/tomorrow. He's, eh, seasoned in dealing with FL hurricanes.

Best wishes for y'all, hang in there, and stay safe.

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122 replies	Author	Time	Post
11.00am update:Dorian will be a major hurricane at landfall in Florida [View all]	malaise	Aug 2019	OP
Will it ever end!!!	AJT	Aug 2019	#1
Still being punished for giving us Dubya!	FiveGoodMen	Aug 2019	#12
I'll be satisfied if Doral and Mar a lago are wiped out.	AJT	Aug 2019	#15
D'oh!	Baitball Blogger	Aug 2019	#29
Hey, a gals gotta have hope...	AJT	Aug 2019	#31
Absolutely with ya	Traildogbob	Aug 2019	#55
I live in South Florida.	Tipperary	Aug 2019	#80
I lived through several hurricanes in the Keys. Have many friends there.	cwydro	Aug 2019	#38
otoh	skamaria	Aug 2019	#46
That's fine if you're one of those IN the situation.	cwydro	Aug 2019	#63
Good Point!	skamaria	Aug 2019	#100
I renewed my Driver's License yesterday and completely agree	jpak	Aug 2019	#88
Took me a second!	skamaria	Aug 2019	#101
It was a sardonic joke	lunatica	Aug 2019	#54
I lost my house in Wilma.	cwydro	Aug 2019	#62
So don't joke about such things then	lunatica	Aug 2019	#65
Oh, sorry, didn't realize you were in charge of this forum.	cwydro	Aug 2019	#66
So long	lunatica	Aug 2019	#68
They need to rake the swamps	Takket	Aug 2019	#73
Just got in from Home Despot and 🎯. Media says 115 mph here poss Monday	NightWatcher	Aug 2019	#2
Despot?	exboyfil	Aug 2019	#4
Works well	malaise	Aug 2019	#5
I call home depot "despot". Tried to be clever...failed	NightWatcher	Aug 2019	#9
I think it is great	exboyfil	Aug 2019	#13
+1000 I call Facebook "Freakbook"	Niagara	Aug 2019	#14
My SO and I call it "Facebag"	Dennis Donovan	Aug 2019	#21
That's a good one. I like it.	Niagara	Aug 2019	#24
Fakebook.	SMC22307	Aug 2019	#93
+1,394,228 to me. 👍	TheBlackAdder	Aug 2019	#112
Remember if you are an egg lover	malaise	Aug 2019	#8
What are potato balls?	The Blue Flower	Aug 2019	#10
Salt fish balls	malaise	Aug 2019	#16
Sounds good, malaise. How much onion?	Glorfindel	Aug 2019	#33
One medium finely chopped	malaise	Aug 2019	#39
One medium finely chopped	malaise	Aug 2019	#40
Need some ackee to go with that salt fish!	Tanuki	Aug 2019	#43
I like ackee more than it has ever liked me	malaise	Aug 2019	#53
...and the rum is fine any time of year! (Calypso song quote)	EX500rider	Aug 2019	#81
If you've been thru a few hurricanes you know the problem is power	mitch96	Aug 2019	#49
This. Summer's the season when nature tries to kill you,	Hortensis	Aug 2019	#113
Thank you for the update	Niagara	Aug 2019	#3
hey, I have an idea	lapfog_1	Aug 2019	#6
Right ver Mar A Lago	world wide wally	Aug 2019	#20
It will be just like the book ALAS BABYLON. One of my favorites. nt	raccoon	Aug 2019	#22
Sigh. Hotel room booked already! nt	babylonsister	Aug 2019	#7
Hope you're booking in the South West part of Florida	malaise	Aug 2019	#11
No, around the corner actually but it's a cement	babylonsister	Aug 2019	#17
Stay safe sis	malaise	Aug 2019	#18
((babysis))	blm	Aug 2019	#108
Hi,	babylonsister	Aug 2019	#114
Gotta share one of my go to hurricane prep items	Mersky	Aug 2019	#19
Great suggestion - another one	malaise	Aug 2019	#23
Check, check, and check	Mersky	Aug 2019	#27
A caution about generators...	jmbar2	Aug 2019	#41
Yes, they need to be used properly	Mersky	Aug 2019	#45
I kept a 12v marine battery just for such occasions	jmbar2	Aug 2019	#84
Good ideas	Mersky	Aug 2019	#109
Hmmmm...my house appears to be on a pixel in the M at 8:00 a.m. Monday	Pacifist Patriot	Aug 2019	#25
You made me laugh	malaise	Aug 2019	#26
Yep. Prepare for the worst and find ways to laugh. It's how I roll.	Pacifist Patriot	Aug 2019	#30
When I see that 3 day forecast then I get er done	GusBob	Aug 2019	#35
Exactly	Pacifist Patriot	Aug 2019	#36
"Waiting for a hurricane is like getting stalked by a turtle."	radical noodle	Aug 2019	#47
" "Waiting for a hurricane is like getting stalked by a turtle.""	mitch96	Aug 2019	#51
Yes! and the tension just grew and grew	mcar	Aug 2019	#56
My prayers are with you guys even if	Vogon_Glory	Aug 2019	#28
Hurricanes can spin off tornados.	Pacifist Patriot	Aug 2019	#32
I think I'm angry enough to hope for such	Vogon_Glory	Aug 2019	#44
I hear you.	Pacifist Patriot	Aug 2019	#52
Could hit anywhere	Baclava	Aug 2019	#34
"Trump has been draining FEMA to pay for his dumb wall"	muriel_volestrangler	Aug 2019	#37
THIS	malaise	Aug 2019	#50
Yep, steering conditions later in week will give a better track forecast	Baclava	Aug 2019	#78
Yep looks like Florida won't escape her. East coast of fl better prepare	FloridaBlues	Aug 2019	#42
I'm prepping. Looks like it's headed right for us.	CaptainTruth	Aug 2019	#48
This thread is seriously depressing.	ariadne0614	Aug 2019	#57
Sometimes facts are depressing	malaise	Aug 2019	#58
OK, so this is really happening....	FM123	Aug 2019	#59
Yep - now Cat 1	malaise	Aug 2019	#60
Thank you!	FM123	Aug 2019	#61
He. n/t	ariadne0614	Aug 2019	#83
This message was self-deleted by its author	Wounded Bear	Aug 2019	#64
My family's home is on the GA coast outside of Savannah. Wonder if it will turn more NE.	YOHABLO	Aug 2019	#67
They normally do.	GulfCoast66	Aug 2019	#87
When I was going through hurricane Michael	Stryst	Aug 2019	#69
That would help	malaise	Aug 2019	#72
Yeah	Stryst	Aug 2019	#76
At least we prepped early this time	PennyK	Aug 2019	#70
Was there a major upgrade today?	Takket	Aug 2019	#71
I think the course took it further out over open water.....	Tommy_Carcetti	Aug 2019	#74
Yep	malaise	Aug 2019	#75
Please veer a little more south, Dorian.	Jirel	Aug 2019	#77
Well, I'm in West Palm, just over the bridge from PB and am not looking forward to this. We've been	monmouth4	Aug 2019	#79
Stay safe	malaise	Aug 2019	#94
Thanks malaise. n/t	monmouth4	Aug 2019	#95
Trend is not looking good for South Florida	Awsi Dooger	Aug 2019	#82
The Euro model has been more accurate lately and it sends it more north	Baclava	Aug 2019	#85
No the 5.00pm Euro model is now heading for South Florida	malaise	Aug 2019	#90
Like always, wait n see, still too early to be sure	Baclava	Aug 2019	#98
Agree	malaise	Aug 2019	#99
I see it now,the Euro model has it hitting Miami area then turning north up the spine of FL	Baclava	Aug 2019	#122
I remember the Euro model having us get a direct hit from Irma	Tommy_Carcetti	Aug 2019	#118
None of them are, its a model, but I still want it to go farther north,so there lol	Baclava	Aug 2019	#120
Oh......crap	Bayard	Aug 2019	#86
Remember to fill the tanks in your vehicles.	GulfCoast66	Aug 2019	#89
Great post	malaise	Aug 2019	#91
It's wise to be prepared for a power outage.	lpbk2713	Aug 2019	#92
Virgin islands have some damage but no injured people	malaise	Aug 2019	#96
That's always a plus.	lpbk2713	Aug 2019	#97
IM IN East Orlando	JennyMominFL	Aug 2019	#102
Prepare for the worst and hope for the best	malaise	Aug 2019	#104
I wish it would spare	MFM008	Aug 2019	#103
I read Cat 3. nt	Blue_true	Aug 2019	#105
A hurricane becomes major at Cat3 n/t	malaise	Aug 2019	#106
I did not know that. I though a 1 and 2 were major. nt	Blue_true	Aug 2019	#110
Here are the details from the experts	malaise	Aug 2019	#111
I'm predicting Cat 4.. The experts haven't been informing people that the waters are 91 degrees	Cetacea	Aug 2019	#116
I hope you are wrong	malaise	Aug 2019	#117
Me too!	Cetacea	Aug 2019	#119
To always be safe ...	rickford66	Aug 2019	#107
wishing the best for the people in Florida	Skittles	Aug 2019	#115
Shit. Time to call my people and see where they're going again.	nolabear	Aug 2019	#121

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