Hurricane Katina Horror

[Hazcat]

TWYACHT,

Same here in FL (at least my neck of the woods).

Hope those storms pass you by.  If not, give us a yell if we can help!

Haz

[DDMac]

I bought a power inverter for my blender.
Mac.

[Hazcat]

15 KW generator w/50 amp service!

[PegLeg45]

The best hurricane recovery kit used here in coastal NC, was/is Hammers, nails, saws, and neighbors. No FEMA, no trailers, no prepaid debit cards used at strip clubs and shoe stores. Just neighbors helping eachother get through it.

3 years after Katrina, you don't hear about the tens of thousands in Mississippi, or Alabama, that had their livelihood "blown away".

Just poor old New Orleans.  I think the French are laughing now. They sold that swamp land to the U.S., and outside of Mardi Gras, really good food and music, they don't have much else. (Football team)

Sept. 96, shook my world up, and was a direct hit 5 miles south of me in Wrightsville Beach. Water to the bottom of the STOP signs, no power for 2 weeks. My house was on 10 ft. stilts, and wasn't torn up except for some shingles and siding. Nat. Guard came by day and a half later, asked if we were physically OK, looked at us with our holsters on, and gave us some MRE's, and ice,and wished us the best. Took many a sponge bath with water heated off the grill, kept my small generator running a couple of items on demand; (coffee machine) , ....small fridge.

She was called Fran and she was a "bit**".

+1 TW........

I Remember 1994 in my neck 'o the woods when Alberto hit Georgia. They called it the "100 Year flood". Alberto stalled right on top of the southern part of the state and sat there dumping over 24" of rain. Most of the southwest corner of the state was under water at one point from I-75 west. We took care of ourselves and neighbors for the most part. We didn't worry about looting. My friend was in the National Guard and they got called out to Albany, but had little trouble.
We use the Boy Scout plan.

Good luck with Hanna...and whatever else may head that way.

http://www.livevideo.com/video/202C8BC1F8284761843361D43007CC46/flood-of-the-century-in-albany.aspx