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Originally posted by Argyll
reply to post by detachedindividual
I'm sure you'll all be fine. There probably won't be massive blackouts, flooding or riots... just as there haven't really been any major incidents like that as a result of any other recent storm either!
You may be right.......and my house probably wont burn down.....doesn't mean I'm not insured in case it does!
Originally posted by detachedindividual
Originally posted by Argyll
reply to post by detachedindividual
I'm sure you'll all be fine. There probably won't be massive blackouts, flooding or riots... just as there haven't really been any major incidents like that as a result of any other recent storm either!
You may be right.......and my house probably wont burn down.....doesn't mean I'm not insured in case it does!
Absolutely right to prepare, I don't argue with that.
What I do argue with is people creating threads making a storm into a life changing event before it's even hit the coast.
It's Human nature to imagine bad scenarios, it's how we prepare for things. But people on ATS take it to a whole new level.
It serves people to be prepared and give warnings, which the government is doing. It does not serve people to imagine the end of existence because it gets a bit windy.
ATS is full of doom merchants who make every Asian quake into a coming Tsunami, every puff of smoke from a Volcano as a cause for Yellowstone to explode, and every rumble on the West coast of the US as a warning that the Big One is about to hit...
Originally posted by nixie_nox
reply to post by morethanyou
Important point on the documents. PITA to get them replaced. And some have sentimental attachment like birth or marriage certificates. Throw photos in there as well.
Originally posted by BlueAjah
reply to post by morethanyou
Thank you, that is good advice. I do have a camp light style light, which also runs on batteries and can light up a room. I also have a supply of candles, including one that is supposed to last for 100 hours.
That is good advice about not advertising what we have and covering up the windows.
Originally posted by Cauliflower
The weather models are predicting a somewhat rare blocking ridge pattern that may cause the system to stall over the coastline somewhere.
Prolonged gale force winds and rain cause power outages which are a major PITA.
Real time steering winds
A couple plastic gallons of frozen water will keep freezer contents cold for a couple days.
I'd cook up that expensive frozen stuff early if you don't have a gas stove though.
Battery backups typically only last a few hours.
Gasoline pumps require electricity, so do most credit card processors...
I heard Bloomberg decided not to evacuate the battery, Anyone know the flood risk there?
The flood elevation is a combination of a 6.5 ft storm surge coinciding with the time of a high tide, so slight changes to storm surge timing could help reduce the forecast water level. The forecast flood elevation at Kings Point is still about 13 ft, but it is noteworthy that it would be a 7 ft storm surge that is arriving three hours before the time of high tide, so it could be worse with a slight delay in arrival time.