Kaneohegirlinaz
Wannabe TV Chef
Has anyone been evacuated yet?
GG, are you folks still at home or bugged out?
Cindy?
Who else?
GG, are you folks still at home or bugged out?
Cindy?
Who else?
Lots of talk here about wind and rain, but the big killer is storm surge. This storm is going to have a big storm surge if it maintains it's current strength. Fifteen to Twenty feet would not surprise me.
K-girl, Mom and I are staying put. We have plenty of supplies to last about a week. GG is right about the storm shifting to the south. The bridge into our neighborhood may flood, but the are of the neighborhood where we live does not flood.
GG, change of plans with my family. DD and her family are going to Ohio to stay with his family, taking his uncle & nephew with them. Sister & her husband are thinking about coming in this afternoon. Will let me know later.
Here in the NE, we aren't expected to be impacted by Florence. To all who may be, we wish the best for you. Keeps safe.
Just be prepared to run if the storm changes course, since Elizabeth City is low-ground. You should be okay, but have your car gassed up and ready to roll if you need to go.
CD
We will take that into consideration, CD. We have gas in car, and to-go bags ready just in case. Where we live, our main worry is the bridge that comes into the neighborhood. It floods at the drop of a hat. Our street doesn't flood, though. National Guard will have some soldiers and equipment stationed here or getting people out of the neighborhood if we need to.
GG, sister & husband are being stubborn and staying put in Dare county but in a house that it at the very top of a hill that is owned by the realty company she works for. All the employees who couldn't leave are staying there. It is right in the middle between ocean & sound. Also has a whole-house generator.
I find it amazing that people would stay in a dangerous life threatening situation when asked to evacuate for their own safety. Have they thought about the fact that they are putting others in danger when they should suddenly need help?
If the authorities tell people to leave and they don't wouldn't that invalidate the insurance on themselves and any portable belongings that were damaged or destroyed?I find it amazing that people would stay in a dangerous life threatening situation when asked to evacuate for their own safety. Have they thought about the fact that they are putting others in danger when they should suddenly need help?
If the authorities tell people to leave and they don't wouldn't that invalidate the insurance on themselves and any portable belongings that were damaged or destroyed?
I suppose the people who refuse to leave are concerned about looters although one would think that the local thugs would have legged it as well.
Almost forgot - I'm also going to fill up the bathtub. If we lose water, we'll be able to flush the toilet with a bucket from the tub. DH laughed at me when I did that before Hurricane Isabel in 2003, but we were without water for five days.
The news here (BBC) this morning said that "Florence" has dropped to category 2. The reporter was a little non-committal about whether this is a good thing and I'm not sure whether it is or not..
My thoughts are with you