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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 14, 2018 17:35:01 GMT
Mmmmmmmmm. I used to live in Wilmington, then all the way up the other end of that coast near the Virginia border. Inevitably, as it became obvious that a storm had a particular area in its sights, there would be tv interviews of those who decided to stay. One sticks with me: a woman yapping on about her home, yaddidy yaddidy, while her baby crawls around on the floor. Take the kid out of harm's way, you stupid bimbo! The leather balls brigade could just as easily take their supplies (muscadine wine?!) and hunker down away from the storm, then go back to help afterward. Okay, yeah they got the kids to safety, along with their mother who thank goodness will be there when they lose the "heroic" other parent.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2018 21:33:20 GMT
Well stated Bixa.
I listened this morning to a woman who was being interviewed that had decided to stay along with some friends.
When the interviewer in her most diplomatic manner was really trying to inquire about the what if's re: had they taken into consideration that emergency responders would be put in harm's way should they need to be rescued the woman kept giving really lame responses "well...I guess we never thought about that...blah, blah, blah..."I could not help but think "this woman deserves to die so we have one less selfish and stupid person on the planet".
I haven't heard from any of my family or friends along that corridor because they all evacuated but knowing exactly where they live their homes most surely flooded very badly and goodness knows how much more is going to continue to inundate them.
I can only imagine the stress they must be feeling at what they have to face when they are eventually able to return.
What a mess.
It appears that South Carolina escaped the brunt of the storm which is a great relief to me as I know a good number of folks in and around Charleston and Savannah.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 15, 2018 7:30:21 GMT
My parents lived in Goldsboro for a few years, so I visited the city and area about a half dozen times. I do not at all recall where the Neuse River was in terms of their house, but I have a vague memory of a stream not too far away. Even a small stream can go wild when there is that much rain.
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Post by rikita on Sept 16, 2018 23:50:06 GMT
i know nothing about hurricans and how to keep safe in them and all that ... when i heard about the baby killed a couple of days ago though i wondered a bit, if you are asked to evacuate and have a small child, wouldn't that mean that's what you do, no matter your worry about your house? then again, as i said, i know nothing about the situation, no idea how hard or easy it is for people to actually evacuate - like, if you don't have a car or are unable to drive, do they bring you somewhere safe? do you have to pay for shelter and food, and is their help then for poor people?
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Post by questa on Sept 17, 2018 4:57:10 GMT
Going by Oz natural disasters this is where the Aid agencies move in. Where there is a lead time before the event the government and Red Cross/Crescent, Salvation Army and women's and men's groups have set up emergency centres for supplying food, shelter and clothing and baby needs. Accommodation is usually in halls, churches or army tents in safe places.
Volunteers phone or call on people to advise them to evacuate and provide transport if needed. Records are kept of who has gone where. House animals are part of the plan with vets groups and RSPCA providing safe lodging for horses to hamsters.
If it is a sudden event, like a bushfire, evacuees go to the nearest large playing field. These have been assessed for safety and those passed have permanent signs identifying them as safe zones. The government gives the evacuees some money to tide them over the next confusing weeks.
After the event is over, the Non- Govt Organisations stay until no longer needed. Ordinary Ozzie volunteers move in and re-build fences and outbuildings, dispose of dead stock or clean out flooded houses.
Rikita...If you are ever in a threatening situation, PREPARE. Pack a bag with everything for Agnes for 3 days.Another bag for the adults.Clothes, tinned or dried foods, medicines etc. Take a torch (flashlight) and small radio and good batteries for both. Collect up important documents, photos, precious items and let people know where you are and evacuate early before the exits are blocked with cars.
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Post by Kimby on Sept 17, 2018 13:20:41 GMT
Great advice questa.
I suspect many who don’t evacuate are more afraid of looters than the impending natural disaster. But there’s no good excuse for putting a baby in harms way.
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Post by rikita on Sept 17, 2018 13:38:32 GMT
fortunately the likelihood of ever having to evacuate are quite low where i live, the only reason i could think of would be a war or something similar, and then i'm not sure where i should go, or a fire in our house, and then it'd be more just getting out of the house, without any chance to prepare ... so it's difficult for me to imagine what it must feel like for people who have to just leave their home and everything ... of course, maybe climate change will create new dangers ...
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Post by questa on Sept 18, 2018 1:05:47 GMT
You have already started to prepare, Rikita, you have chosen a safe area to live and considered what may happen. My son is a fire fighter and here are some of his tips.
Have smoke detectors in bedrooms and common areas but not the kitchen. On the ceiling and at least 600 mm from a wall. Test monthly.
Plan escape routes and who rescues Agnes and who grabs the "Save" box (more later)
Remember you will be crawling in the dark so practise finding the way like that. Check each night that there is a clear passage to exits...no toys, vacuum cleaners etc to fall over. Decide on a safe place to meet up when you get out, maybe the letter box. If you have deadlocks on your doors, leave the key in them so you don't waste time looking for it.
Save boxes are sturdy cartons in which documents, photographs, memorabilia you would miss terribly etc are stored. Your daughter's box for favourite toys and school reports. Big letters "S A V E" on all sides of box and kept close by an exit. Do not go back into the building.
The main causes of house fires here are candles and incense left burning unattended. Cooking and clothes driers left unattended, Kids playing with matches and lighters, overloaded power points and faulty electrical goods. As you can see most fires can be prevented...like your rock-climbing (which my other son does) it is all about preparation and practice.
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Post by rikita on Sept 20, 2018 9:14:48 GMT
maybe i should really think about this some more ... there was an arson attack on the turkish cultural association next door last night. they used to be in our house. the fire wasn't that big, i suppose, at least the newspapers say that local residents extinguished it before the firefighters arrived. still kind of scary - if such an attack was bigger i suppose it could endanger also neighbouring buildings ...
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 20, 2018 16:13:09 GMT
That IS scary!
Rikita, do you have smoke alarms in your house?
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Post by rikita on Sept 20, 2018 16:43:29 GMT
in the house itself, i don't know, don't think so - in our apartment, we have one but never installed it. i just told mr. r. that it is time to install it.
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 20, 2018 18:19:26 GMT
in the house itself, i don't know, don't think so - in our apartment, we have one but never installed it. i just told mr. r. that it is time to install it. From personal experience you need to get that done asap Rikita. |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Sept 20, 2018 19:28:39 GMT
Smoke alarms are essential...we have a fire blanket in the kitchen too. Rikita, better safe than sorry x
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 20, 2018 20:04:03 GMT
Yes! What ^^they^^ said!
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 20, 2018 22:19:19 GMT
My smoke alarm is still on the table in the living room. But I know that it works because whenever I fry bacon....
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 8, 2018 13:01:19 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 10, 2018 18:40:11 GMT
How are things where you are now, Huckle?
Hurricane Michael has slammed into the middle of the panhandle of Florida, and there is flooding all the way over in the Tampa Bay area, in Tarpon Springs and there's rising water in New Port Richey.
Kimby, any news on your house on Sanibel?
I looked at the weather for Gulf Shores, Alabama & it appears to be hot & partly cloudy, so not affected so far.
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Post by Kimby on Oct 11, 2018 3:21:16 GMT
I’m thinking it’s a non-issue for Sanibel. This time.
Irma was MUCH scarier.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 12, 2018 4:48:59 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 14, 2018 13:09:07 GMT
Michael no longer exists, but Leslie is alive and well in Europe.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 14, 2018 17:50:06 GMT
There’s a coincidence. I’m Michael and my father was Leslie.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 14, 2018 17:51:45 GMT
Do you cause widespread damage?
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 14, 2018 18:45:18 GMT
Do you cause widespread damage? I can have a problem with wind. |
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 14, 2018 20:40:24 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 11, 2019 16:02:34 GMT
It looks like tropical storm Barry is getting ready to cause a bit of grief in New Orleans. What surprised me is that the storm came from Georgia and moved south into the Gulf of Mexico before getting organised. Just about all of the other storms start off the coast of Senegal. imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/8145/TpmA8C.jpg |
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 11, 2019 16:56:14 GMT
Is that a fact?! I though many hurricanes formed off the eastern coast of the US, mostly up by the NC/Virginia border.
The projected path of Barry, should it fully form, would be almost straight up the Mississippi to Memphis.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 11, 2019 17:36:17 GMT
Oh no, most hurricanes are very long distance travellers.
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 25, 2019 16:08:49 GMT
Yikes! Hope your flight is able to take off as planned.
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Post by Kimby on Aug 25, 2019 17:03:51 GMT
And your house fares well in your absence.
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Post by kerouac2 on Aug 28, 2019 20:56:35 GMT
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