Hurricaine Dorian: Member check in thread

Since June 1954 the Texas coast has experienced 49 hurricanes and this does not include the countless tropical storms that have hit this area.
 
Thank you Rose and Pecos! Good advice!

I forgot about dry ice! Thank you for the suggestion and the "igloo" idea was good too. Where do you get dry ice? I've never purchased it in my whole life. It's kind of scary but if it would save my Alaskan Wild-Caught King Salmon then I'm all in! That stuff is usually $25 per lb but it was on sale for 14.99 per lb. It's also only available for a few weeks out of the year it seems.
I cut it up so each portion is about $7...you can't get a fast food burger/fries/coke for that right? ☺
 
Lara said:
Thank you Rose and Pecos! Good advice!

I forgot about dry ice! Thank you for the suggestion and the "igloo" idea was good too. Where do you get dry ice? I've never purchased it in my whole life. It's kind of scary but if it would save my Alaskan Wild-Caught King Salmon then I'm all in! That stuff is usually $25 per lb but it was on sale for 14.99 per lb. It's also only available for a few weeks out of the year it seems.
I cut it up so each portion is about $7...you can't get a fast food burger/fries/coke for that right? ☺
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Welding places sell dry ice. I have no idea what they use it for.
 
Liberty said:
We got a new Yamaha generator a few years ago. Its incredible how long that will run on just a little tank of gas. It ran a big fridge/freezer, coffeemaker, big screen TV, computers, etc. for a day. I'm sure you could run a couple space heaters with it, too. Just be sure to follow the instructions for "long term storage".
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Liberty I am considering getting a built-in generator for my home, do you know anything about them?
 
Lara said:
Ruh Roh. Directly heading for Carolinas? Well, I'm happy for you Florida.
I still can't drive yet (broken arm) and my family helpers will be in Cabo and up north on vacays this week.
Maybe I'll take a quick Lyft ride to get essentials but they're probably already out.

Good news is I just finished purchasing a wireless battery charger for phone and computer.
Actually, I'm pretty much fully stocked in the fridge and for the dogs. I'm good.
Will be praying fo those in flood zones and coastal properties. I'm in neither of those.
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Oh be safe Lara. Sorry you don’t have help when you’re injured. Wish dogs could drive and carry groceries. Lol. They are loyal enough.
 
Hope it stays out in the Atlantic. It's a Cat 5 now .... these storms do some pretty crazy maneuvers at times.

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http://www.eatbydate.com/other/dry-ice/

Have to be careful with dry ice if you haven't used it before:

Interesting facts about Dry Ice:

Now some DON'Ts and safety precautions:
1) DON'T store dry ice in your freezer! It is much colder than a home freezer and will cause the thermostat of the freezer to shut the freezer down.
2) NEVER leave dry ice in your closed vehicle or in a closed room. Also keep your windows down in the car as you are transporting any of this substance.
3) NEVER sleep in the same room where you are storing dried ice.
4) NEVER let dry ice touch your skin. ALWAYS use insulated gloves or tongs to handle dry ice.
5) NEVER eat or drink any dry ice or dry ice fragments. It will seriously burn your throat.
*CAUTION: LEAVE the room quickly if you have trouble breathing around dry ice.
Watch this quick video to view the proper way to handle this substance.
 
Pecos said:
It would irritate me as well, but probably not enough to motivate me to buy and mess with a gas generator. When we had our big ice storm a few years ago, we lost power for 5 days. We were trapped by downed trees and that really got old. I heated the house with the wood fireplace and cooked using a pot hanging from a chain in the fireplace. It felt like we were living in the 1700's.
The people who had generators all ran out of fuel within a day or two.
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I hate gas generators, but they've gotten us through some rough times. Ice storms, tornados and hurricane remnants can put us out of power for days. 80% of the state of Mississippi lost power for weeks after Katrina. Using generators to intermittently power up the fridge and freezers saved a lot of food.
 
I'm no meteorologist by a long stretch but........Looking at those links, Fla, still looks 'iffy' too me. I hope it turns due north then east , and misses the US completely, but I'm just glad I'm inland .
 
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Most weather services are saying this may be one of the strongest hurricanes on record. Even if it veers North, and misses most of Florida, the damage along the Atlantic coast could be extensive. As slow as it is moving, it has plenty of time over warm water to maintain/increase its strength. Anyone in its projected path should be heading inland ASAP....if they wait until the last minute, they will probably be caught in massive traffic jams.
 
Well, the Charleston SC area is prepping. Schools closed Tuesday with a wait 'n' see for after that. Grocery stores running out of supplies. Interstate lanes will be reversed tomorrow afternoon for those wanting to evacuate.
 
Lochkelly said:
Well, the Charleston SC area is prepping. Schools closed Tuesday with a wait 'n' see for after that. Grocery stores running out of supplies. Interstate lanes will be reversed tomorrow afternoon for those wanting to evacuate.
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Constant prayers are going out our family wishes you well, We will find out tomorrow if the hurricane will give us any tropical winds we will wait and see, the predictions have been very unpredictable have you noticed that?
 
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