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re: Your Hurricane Preparation - what worked, what could be improved and any tips
Posted on 9/4/12 at 10:57 pm to Methuselah
Posted on 9/4/12 at 10:57 pm to Methuselah
Filled a 5 day ice chest with 80 lbs of ice Monday and stored 50 more lbs in the freezers to replenish as necessary. This was so much better than being caught without ice and trying to find some the day after. However, we got lucky for once and only lost power for a couple of hours. The ice in the chest did last until Saturday, but that was with the house at 70-74F. Now I've turned off the icemaker and am loading the bin with the remaining bagged ice to use it up. 
We only had one radio, and it was impossible to find a decent little radio locally the day before the storm. The one I bought at Best Buy Tuesday is a real POS (Insignia Armband Radio) and going back. I ordered another for next time off Amazon (Sony SRF-M37W), and it works good.
We only had one radio, and it was impossible to find a decent little radio locally the day before the storm. The one I bought at Best Buy Tuesday is a real POS (Insignia Armband Radio) and going back. I ordered another for next time off Amazon (Sony SRF-M37W), and it works good.
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Posted on 9/5/12 at 7:43 am to Spock's Eyebrow
20 kw whole home natural gas generator with 200 amp transfer switch installed 2 years ago when I built my house worked really well. Was able to keep everything running with no problem. I did only run it at night because I didn't want to have a huge gas bill.
I didn't board/shutter anything and I should have. During the storm my east facing front door was pushed open at the top and wind driven rain was forced into the house. Shutters are definitely budgeted before next season. Water was no problem because I had plenty of bottled and I have a 600 gallon spa to use for flushing if necessary. However, water service never had an issue. Biggest thing I didn't think about was how to watch TV and didn't have a digital antenna That was fixed as soon as stores opened. Overall, I was well prepared and did fine. We were without power for 7 days.
I didn't board/shutter anything and I should have. During the storm my east facing front door was pushed open at the top and wind driven rain was forced into the house. Shutters are definitely budgeted before next season. Water was no problem because I had plenty of bottled and I have a 600 gallon spa to use for flushing if necessary. However, water service never had an issue. Biggest thing I didn't think about was how to watch TV and didn't have a digital antenna That was fixed as soon as stores opened. Overall, I was well prepared and did fine. We were without power for 7 days.
Posted on 9/5/12 at 12:48 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
quote:Lemme make a suggestion for a workhorse radio: Sony ICF-S79W. Waterproof (it's a shower radio), digital tuning, AM/FM/Weather-Band, runs for months off of 3 "C" batts, and it's a real signal-sucker. I own 4.
Spock's Eyebrow
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