OT: Hurricane Irene

If you're not in the path, this is a good time to think about your own emergency preparedness for when something happens to you. Be sure your emergency supplies work, you know where they are, etc.

If you are nearby and have friends who are in the danger zone, let them know they can stay with you if they need to evacuate. Encourage them to evacuate. If it's someone with pets, tell them the pets are welcome. A lot of people WON'T leave their pets.

If you want to help, the best thing to do by far is give money to the Red Cross. There are a number of things wrong with the Red Cross, but they are THE organization that has the logistics and contacts to get the relief to the people in need. Money is usually much better than any kind of donations. Donated goods often can't find their way to where they're needed in an emergency. Money given to the Red Cross will help pay for the purchase of truckloads of supplies that will get to where they're needed.

They usually have a disaster specific fund, but I don't see one yet for Irene. Redcross.org is their web site.

archangle wrote:If you're not in the path, this is a good time to think about your own emergency preparedness for when something happens to you. Be sure your emergency supplies work, you know where they are, etc.

If you are nearby and have friends who are in the danger zone, let them know they can stay with you if they need to evacuate. Encourage them to evacuate. If it's someone with pets, tell them the pets are welcome. A lot of people WON'T leave their pets.

If you want to help, the best thing to do by far is give money to the Red Cross. There are a number of things wrong with the Red Cross, but they are THE organization that has the logistics and contacts to get the relief to the people in need. Money is usually much better than any kind of donations. Donated goods often can't find their way to where they're needed in an emergency. Money given to the Red Cross will help pay for the purchase of truckloads of supplies that will get to where they're needed.

They usually have a disaster specific fund, but I don't see one yet for Irene. Redcross.org is their web site.

Do this, do this, do this. If this do this.
Probably the most condescending post here in a long time.
I think we know what to do, who to welcome into our homes and how we would like to help.

Uncle_Bob wrote:

archangle wrote:If you're not in the path, this is a good time to think about your own emergency preparedness for when something happens to you. Be sure your emergency supplies work, you know where they are, etc.

If you are nearby and have friends who are in the danger zone, let them know they can stay with you if they need to evacuate. Encourage them to evacuate. If it's someone with pets, tell them the pets are welcome. A lot of people WON'T leave their pets.

If you want to help, the best thing to do by far is give money to the Red Cross. There are a number of things wrong with the Red Cross, but they are THE organization that has the logistics and contacts to get the relief to the people in need. Money is usually much better than any kind of donations. Donated goods often can't find their way to where they're needed in an emergency. Money given to the Red Cross will help pay for the purchase of truckloads of supplies that will get to where they're needed.

They usually have a disaster specific fund, but I don't see one yet for Irene. Redcross.org is their web site.

Do this, do this, do this. If this do this.
Probably the most condescending post here in a long time.
I think we know what to do, who to welcome into our homes and how we would like to help.

Thank you, archangle. I appreciate your suggestions to have supplies and a support network ready, even in times of security. Best to prepare when clear-headed than to be scrambling around in the thick of things and when physically and/or emotionally compromised. I was also interested in learning which relief organization you think is best in situations like the one we anticipate. When the oil spill happened, I was really at a loss as to which organization to which I wanted to contribute. I wanted to contribute generously to one, effective place, but there were so many. As a result, I was not able to get the money someplace as quickly as I wanted (which was immediately). Anyway, reading your post makes me feel safe and cared for, and, as always, I am grateful for your down-to-earth contributions to this community.

I heard this song for the first time yesterday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7GuzyeDG6o

The Weather Channel (TWC) is showing its reporter standing on the beach out at Nags Heads, NC..... what a name eh? Nags Heads? But what I wanted to ask is - How would you like to have that job? Or even be on that crew?

After, Mayors and Governors all over the country plead for people to stay home and off the roads then these circus people take to the airways to show us what it's like.....lmao.

GumbyCT wrote:The Weather Channel (TWC) is showing its reporter standing on the beach out at Nags Heads, NC..... what a name eh? Nags Heads? But what I wanted to ask is - How would you like to have that job? Or even be on that crew?

After, Mayors and Governors all over the country plead for people to stay home and off the roads then these circus people take to the airways to show us what it's like.....lmao.

It is their job. Called "storm chasers" they get data from the centre of the storms. This helps predict damage in future storms. Not a job I would want. Selling the footage helps pay for the work.

I thought that was the USAF Hurricane Hunters not TV drama queen reporters.

btw- THE Hurricane Hunters are flown by reservists and based out of Biloxi, MS

Gumby,

The early settlers on the Outer Banks of North Carolina would tie a lantern to a mule's (nag's) head and trot it up and down the beach. Ships at sea would think that it was a light house and run aground. The settlers would then salvage all the wrecked cargo.

Gomer says "hey" back to you.

amos

amos wrote:Gumby,

The early settlers on the Outer Banks of North Carolina would tie a lantern to a mule's (nag's) head and trot it up and down the beach. Ships at sea would think that it was a light house and run aground. The settlers would then salvage all the wrecked cargo.

Gomer says "hey" back to you.

amos

Thank You sir. I did not know that. So they were land based pirates eh?

Yep!

ps. Give Gomer a hug for me.

Believe it or not we have been getting showers this morning from this Irene.

Red Sox will attempt a double-header today but we shall see. Who know what the plural of sox is? Is it soxes? lol

Gumby,

To use a southern term "hunker down!" Take care old friend. It's about to get nasty.

amos

amos wrote:Gumby,

To use a southern term "hunker down!" Take care old friend. It's about to get nasty.

amos

Thank You My Friend.

I just hope I don't loose my internet connection

GumbyCT wrote:I thought that was the USAF Hurricane Hunters not TV drama queen reporters.

btw- THE Hurricane Hunters are flown by reservists and based out of Biloxi, MS

Most storm hunters are university affiliated ie doing their phd in weather related stuff. They are on the ground. The only way they can fund their research is by selling footage.

This storm is huge, 300 x 400 miles!!! We are feeling the outskirts right now as it heads this way. Been raining hard all day and my trees are swaying. My biggest fear is one of those water soaked trees falling through my house. The power keeps blinking off and on. I'm not expecting to be able to get much sleep tonight.