HURRICANE MARIA / BE PREPARED / BE SMART

[Lazy Farmer]

I am praying for you all! Stay safe, God bless and please stay prepared.

 

[CapricornFarm]

She is up to category 5 with winds gusting to 200 mph!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

She is up to category 5 with winds gusting to 200 mph!

 

[DR ARNETT]

ALL GOOD SOUND ADVICE THANKS. HERE'S A LITTLE MORE IF U HAVE A FREEZER FULL OF FOOD sry --& a fridge too u got $500-$600 dollars & maybe ur life there ! GET A GENERATOR & FUEL & OIL ! i'm 7000 ft up in the rockies no floods no hurricanes no tornadoes [ knock wood] but I have solar backup for short power loss backup generator for 3 freezers & 3 fridges a back up generator for the backup- fuel for 24/7 [1 wk]3600 gal water storage in 3 tanks w/ pumps & gravity flow goats chickens ducks geese peafowl & feed for all [me 2 ] took me several yrs to get here but u can 2 a piece at a time we lost 14 power poles in t-storm last month power out for 4 days my place never skipped a beat. snowed in by blizzard? no prob I'm covered I aint a ''prepper'' survivalest'' or milita'' just a ole Texas boy scout '' be prepared'' then hope it all misses u. if all else fails we all can eat the neighbors horse. he says . good luck to u all if I can help post it here we'll figure out how. just live through it. what ya'll lost can be rebuilt --u can't. my uncle was a hurricane hunter out of Miami. still have contacts there say maria ''should'' turn north then north-east in a couple days hope there right. sry I ramble on. holler if u need help. GBA

 

[DR ARNETT]

She is up to category 5 with winds gusting to 200 mph!

PREPARE THEN CHILL, it's gonna turn. GBA

 

[CapricornFarm]

Puerto Rico got slammed, lots of casualties. It is down to a category 2 now, but may rebuild in the warm waters down south. Husband talking about buying a generator for emergency power.

 

[DR ARNETT]

I u buy generator take some advice from one who uses his many times a year, please. 4 or 5 K is enough power for most unless u have extra power needs 5 K can provide power for basic needs for 2 houses [fridge & lights microwave ect. diesel is better than gasoline as diesel will store for years & gasoline is only good for about 6 mo. GET THE ELETRIC START ONE!!! well worth the extra cost & anyone can start it [ including kids & injured people {god forbid} ]. also get 2-5gal storage cans for fuel & 2-3 cans of ether for quick starting. u may be in the dark & the rain when u need to start it. put it up on blocks [ wood or cinder blocks ok ] & build a little roof for it [ just a flat board w/ 4 legs u can set over it w/ about 4'' clearance. ] keeps it clean around the fuel filler cap ect. U ALSO NEED A COUPLE OF 100' EXTENSION CORDS 1 never leaves it's side & keep the other one handy. get one that has 4- 110-120vac & one 220-24-vac outlets [ this is usually standard but if u have a well u need 220. all should have 12vdc all ready also get a couple of ground fault / surge protected multi strips w/[ mine have 6 places to plug in ] [don't get the cheap ones at wallyworld get the ones contractors use weather proof heavy duty u'll be glad u did]. [I learned the hard way] if u decide to go w/ ' generac' make sure ur fuel source is secure! most are natural gas & supply can be lost in bad times. if u have propane or butane tank that will work & the nice thing about ;;GENERAC'' is they install & the system is automatic!!! i'm savin' up for one even though I have a small solar system & 2 gens. [I elec, start 1 not,--guess which one I use--lol ]also get spare batt for it [ 12 vdc 7 amp hour motorcycle batt. works good & not so $$$. ] once u get mark a day on ur calender each month & go run it for 15 min EVERY MONTH -I almost forgot-- get a couple quarts of oil for it too & keep all gen stuff together in one place! maybe its own little shed. if u put gen in shed make sure u vent the exhaust!! but make sure u can find everything in the dark in a storm w/ a hurt arm. if u don't have a ''hot plate'' [ induction burner] or such u may need one to cook with some things cant be cooked in microwave. I probably left out what u wanted to know, so post it here & i'll find the answer. GBA

 

[DR ARNETT]

1st word should be ''If'' sry GBA

 

[DR ARNETT]

still think it's gonna turn. GBA GOOD LUCK

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I have become ill the last couple of days and lost track of the storm.
These are screen shots from a few min ago.

It appears that we may have dodged a bullet. The Islands are a mess. Those poor souls.

I pray that it keeps stirring away.