Hurricane Advice

[barred2rock]

Naples in the eye wall, winds recorded at 131 mph.

 

[Kiki]

Hamburger queso and pigs in a blanket. Probably won't be able to cook tomorrow. Although have a grill and plenty of charcoal.

 

[rjohns39]

I like to eat too much, so I always have multiple ways to cook and I've always got the pantry...

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Thank the Lord this thing is moving fast. 14 mph is a fast moving hurricane, will help to keep damage to a min. considering the size of this storm. It is the constant, prolonged battering that actually causes the most wind damage. The water is another story.

 

[rjohns39]

@Farmer Connie, you have power? How are you holding up?

 

[Lazy Farmer]

@Farmer Connie, you have power? How are you holding up?

Doing fine.. got the goats on the resident side. Pasture is flooded. And it's not here yet.
Thanks for the concerns

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Doing fine.. got the goats on the resident side. Pasture is flooded. And it's not here yet.
Thanks for the concerns View attachment 1133190

Your goats are beautiful, wish I could have some!! Stay safe, still praying for all.

 

[rjohns39]

At times like this, a little levity seems like a good idea. Beat me up if I'm wrong...

Many years ago when I was a LOT younger (and dumber I might add) we had a hurricane form in relatively short order and threaten Okinawa. We were there for exercises but the main force had a long weekend. There was less than 24 hours between the time that the hurricane formed til it made landfall with 90 mph winds... My crew of 240 or so folks managed to get all of the birds sheltered in like 18 hours--but that meant no food or rest until the job was done.

We didn't have enough time to shelter anywhere else before the thing made landfall, so we were sleeping on concrete floors in the shelters. So here comes the craziness... We had a 4 barrel grill and we managed to convince a guy from the chow hall to bring us food and charcoal as long as we could protect his truck. He brought hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, buns, charcoal, potato salad,macaroni salad, lettuce salad buns and salad dressing. We used 1/4" steel cable to tie the grill down and used straps to tie us down. My chief, Operations officer and I cooked all of the meat using the cycles when wind dropped off to bring food in. We managed to feed about 260 folks. The tidal wave that hit us next put out the grill but we were already inside.

No one was injured, no aircraft were damaged and no one went hungry. The next morning, once the storm had passed, everyone went to the hotel for a good nights rest. The three of us who manned the grill had to head home to deal with the same hurricane and its damage. We lost two critical building and had a lot of glass damage but no loss of life. It was a "good" storm.

 

[Flashpoint]

It might reform, but it looks like the eye wall is collapsing (according to the satellite animation).

One weatherman said earlier that the changing of the eye wall could mean it would re-strengthen. Let's hope this time he doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Hamburger queso and pigs in a blanket. Probably won't be able to cook tomorrow. Although have a grill and plenty of charcoal.

Its good to read you as I have family in Spring hill and havent heard from them.