What to do while waiting for THE STORM

[Carey]

With another tropical storm approaching...
NOW IS THE TIME:
1) get on a disaster calling tree, just in case you, or a friend needs something
2) eat down perishables, pack the freezer with ice blocks/bags, refrig with water
3) check all around YOUR property and your NEIGHBORS for anything that might fly or fall onto your stuff
4) make sure your "Grab'N'Go" bag(s) restocked, has things like meds needed, and anything else!
5) Make sure you have a water source you can use for drinking & a lot more for basic sanitation
6) to make sure you have pet crates/cages for all of your animals...people WERE TURNED AWAY from the evac centers during Iselle when they showed up with pets and no crates/cages (and check their "GrabNGo" bag
7) return any disaster stuff you borrowed from others, BEFORE the storm...if you want them as friends & do not want to alienate someone that helped you

and here is a great link I am stealing for TS Ana weather updates (Thanks Harryd):
http://harrysserver.com/ana/

[punafish]

Thanks for the reminder Carey, great list. Already started packing both freezers with ice blocks based on your advice during Iselle.

Also...replenishing propane, gasoline and batteries.

[csgray]

My husband has been checking the batteries and bulbs on all our flashlights, nothing worse than really needing your flashlight and having the bulb or batteries die!

Carol

Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb

[whalesong]

Save your batteries, use your Solar Lights inside. Just place them in a vase up high on a cabinet for more better lighting.

[DanielP]

If you are in low-lying areas like Kapoho, find some higher place to hang out in case the storm surge plus the 20' waves might kill you.

[Kapohocat]

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Originally posted by DanielP

If you are in low-lying areas like Kapoho, find some higher place to hang out in case the storm surge plus the 20' waves might kill you.

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yup. Heading to HPP up near the top if we gotta go.

[Lee M-S]

fill the car with gas
get gas and/or service for your generator, chainsaw, or other equipment you might need
refill your prescriptions
charge up your cellphone or other devices. And find the cable that lets you charge it in the car.
touch base with people who may be expecting something from you, and let them know you may be out of contact.

I had great luck with my chest freezer; put all the frozen stuff in it, piled ice jugs on top, and it all stayed frozen for the 3 days the power was out. I used my regular freezer as fridge space, with more ice jugs (it's smaller than the fridge, so stays cold better) And after the power came back, I had a good reason to toss all that weird stuff that had accumulated at the back of the fridge.

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[Kapohocat]

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Originally posted by Lee M-S...

I had great luck with my chest freezer; put all the frozen stuff in it, piled ice jugs on top, and it all stayed frozen for the 3 days the power was out. I used my regular freezer as fridge space, with more ice jugs (it's smaller than the fridge, so stays cold better) And after the power came back, I had a good reason to toss all that weird stuff that had accumulated at the back of the fridge.

><(((*< ... ><(("< ... ><('< ... >(>

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We did same but put ice jugs on bottom of chest freezer - they held up the items in freezer out of water as it started to melt. (and because we only ran genny 6-8 hrs per day we did get some thawing of ice into water and then refreezing- but not much of products in freezer (and we used as they started to thaw).

[pahoated]

A couple nights at the Seaside sounds good, not ready to ride out another storm after Iselle, knowing what that was like. The trick on this island is have multiple places to go stay a few nights.

"Mahalo nui Pele, 'ae noho ia moku 'aina" - kakahiaka oli

[DanielP]

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Originally posted by Kapohocat

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Originally posted by DanielP

If you are in low-lying areas like Kapoho, find some higher place to hang out in case the storm surge plus the 20' waves might kill you.

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yup. Heading to HPP up near the top if we gotta go.

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Don't wait too long, down trees could trap you in route.