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Speaking of which, are all the Denners on the East Coast up on their hurricane preparedness?
I live in hurricane country, so I'm kinda in the habit of ignoring them and then just dealing with the cleanup and power outages that come afterwards.
But given how many cities are on the east coast and will be hit by this...
-If it's fucking really windy, don't walk near trees. That's just asking for something to break off and fall on you. Hell, before you really go into the weather, take a look to see if there's any random trash/debris being carried on the wind. Taking an old whiskey bottle to the face is even less pleasant if it's going upwards of seventy miles an hour.
-Get everything you need to manage boredom and a probable power outage. Books you need to read, portable games, stuff like that. Also, go through your freezer and fix up something you like out of your perishables. Make as much of it as you can. Share it around. Make sure you have all your equipment in order--flashlights, batteries, radios, snacks and coloring books and the like for small children.
-Speaking of which, it's easier if you have company. In the South, we call it a hurricane party. Bunch of friends and family all get up in the sturdiest house available, and, oh, play cards, Scrabble, whatever.
-Make sure you have charcoal or propane for a grill. You will want hot food at some point. If you have one of those propane burners, this is so much the better. You can actually boil water and brown meat on that.
-Bathing will be a tricky one after the hurricane. About the best trick I've seen for getting hot water with no power was taking a bunch of gallon ziplocs, filling them with water, and putting them in a black garbage bag. Tie a knot in the garbage bag, leave it in direct sunlight for an hour or more to heat up the ziplocs. It'll definitely be hot, so it's enough for a spongebath or the like.
This is mainly based on my own experiences. I like to think it'd help.
I live in hurricane country, so I'm kinda in the habit of ignoring them and then just dealing with the cleanup and power outages that come afterwards.
But given how many cities are on the east coast and will be hit by this...
-If it's fucking really windy, don't walk near trees. That's just asking for something to break off and fall on you. Hell, before you really go into the weather, take a look to see if there's any random trash/debris being carried on the wind. Taking an old whiskey bottle to the face is even less pleasant if it's going upwards of seventy miles an hour.
-Get everything you need to manage boredom and a probable power outage. Books you need to read, portable games, stuff like that. Also, go through your freezer and fix up something you like out of your perishables. Make as much of it as you can. Share it around. Make sure you have all your equipment in order--flashlights, batteries, radios, snacks and coloring books and the like for small children.
-Speaking of which, it's easier if you have company. In the South, we call it a hurricane party. Bunch of friends and family all get up in the sturdiest house available, and, oh, play cards, Scrabble, whatever.
-Make sure you have charcoal or propane for a grill. You will want hot food at some point. If you have one of those propane burners, this is so much the better. You can actually boil water and brown meat on that.
-Bathing will be a tricky one after the hurricane. About the best trick I've seen for getting hot water with no power was taking a bunch of gallon ziplocs, filling them with water, and putting them in a black garbage bag. Tie a knot in the garbage bag, leave it in direct sunlight for an hour or more to heat up the ziplocs. It'll definitely be hot, so it's enough for a spongebath or the like.
This is mainly based on my own experiences. I like to think it'd help.
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Ah, being in an "east coast" city that's 400 miles from the coast and approximately 900 feet above sea level works for me. 
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Well I was in Key West when a Cat 3 passed by, so I know about them. It's probably going to be a Cat 1 when it hits Long Island. I'm on the north shore somewhat high up. No threat for storm surge, but trees and power can be a problem. Most of the trees near the house were removed years ago. All items will be secure before it hits. I have a lot of reading materials.
Fondue pots and sterno also make decent cooking appliances. During the power outage from hell a few years ago, that was how we cooked our food. We have some of those old fashioned hurricane lamps for light, though those As Seen on TV tap lights work great all over everywhere.
The best way I've found to get hot water in a no electricity situation is straight from the hot water heater - make sure it's insulated to keep as much heat in as possible for as long as possible. And, of course, if your water requires an electric pump to get from the ground to your tap, stock gallons of water.
Radio is a must, as is the emergency number for your power company - ours gives approximate wait times and a rough accounting of what's going on during an outage which makes it easier to gauge whether or not to just leave.
Good luck, East Coast, USA.
The best way I've found to get hot water in a no electricity situation is straight from the hot water heater - make sure it's insulated to keep as much heat in as possible for as long as possible. And, of course, if your water requires an electric pump to get from the ground to your tap, stock gallons of water.
Radio is a must, as is the emergency number for your power company - ours gives approximate wait times and a rough accounting of what's going on during an outage which makes it easier to gauge whether or not to just leave.
Good luck, East Coast, USA.
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I went to see my Therapist last night, and we ended up talking about the earthquake (since we're both West coasters living on the East Coast). He told me his building in Philly shook like crazy, and all the people on his floor sprinted for the Elevator to get out of the building. I just face palmed. If a real earthquake hits the East Coast, there's gonna be a lot of dead people.
He on the other hand, took the stairs down... and was the only person in the stairwell, for all 22 floors.
He on the other hand, took the stairs down... and was the only person in the stairwell, for all 22 floors.
That's crazy (no wait, that's Philly). I don't know the stats for NYC but all the people in my building in Hauppauge took the stairs (granted we were only a three story building but whatever). In the first place, when your building is acting like the wobbly olive, an elevator isn't the safest place to be, especially if it gets stuck. In the second place, unless you have problems walking, going down stairs isn't all that bad. In my younger days I used to walk DOWN the 21 floors in the old Met Live building routinely (going up them even for my youth was another matter).