Hurricane Sandy tips for our members in the North
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:15 pm
I know some of y'all ain't used to big storms. So here's some helpful advice:
1. If you have ignored evacuation orders, write your Social Security Number on your arm in permanent marker. It'll help the authorities identify your body.
2. Keep an ax and a personal flotation device in your attic. Seriously. People die when the floodwaters rise because they can't escape their house.
3. For less drastic circumstances, prepare by filling bathtubs with water - you might need it for drinking, washing, and most importantly flushing your toilet.
3a. One thing you'll have in spades is rainwater. Collect some and use it to flush your toilet.
4. Keep a bunch of bags of water in your freezer. Well, if'n they're already in your freezer, then they'd be ice. But it'll help keep your freezer cooler in the even of a power failure and then you'll also have some drinking water when they melt.
4b. Freeze a cup of water; put a penny or other small object on top. If the power goes out, the ice will melt - and the penny will drop. If it drops a significant amount, you will know that the power has gone out for a long time and you can start cleaning out the fridge.
4c. Get bottled water at the office supply store to avoid the stampede at the grocery store.
5. Have a shotgun and ammo ready in the event of a Katrina-like worst-case scenario.
6. Before the storm gets too bad, put everything you will need in one room and hunker down there. That way you won't be wandering around your house looking for a flashlight when you need it.
7. Charge up all your portable electronics - laptops and especially cell phones - and keep 'em plugged in as long as you can. If you have old cell phones, charge them up, too; unless you have an iPhone, chances are you can just switch out the SIM card.
8. Download a shitload of porn to a hard drive while you still have internet access. You won't be able to stream anything without an internet connection.
1. If you have ignored evacuation orders, write your Social Security Number on your arm in permanent marker. It'll help the authorities identify your body.
2. Keep an ax and a personal flotation device in your attic. Seriously. People die when the floodwaters rise because they can't escape their house.
3. For less drastic circumstances, prepare by filling bathtubs with water - you might need it for drinking, washing, and most importantly flushing your toilet.
3a. One thing you'll have in spades is rainwater. Collect some and use it to flush your toilet.
4. Keep a bunch of bags of water in your freezer. Well, if'n they're already in your freezer, then they'd be ice. But it'll help keep your freezer cooler in the even of a power failure and then you'll also have some drinking water when they melt.
4b. Freeze a cup of water; put a penny or other small object on top. If the power goes out, the ice will melt - and the penny will drop. If it drops a significant amount, you will know that the power has gone out for a long time and you can start cleaning out the fridge.
4c. Get bottled water at the office supply store to avoid the stampede at the grocery store.
5. Have a shotgun and ammo ready in the event of a Katrina-like worst-case scenario.
6. Before the storm gets too bad, put everything you will need in one room and hunker down there. That way you won't be wandering around your house looking for a flashlight when you need it.
7. Charge up all your portable electronics - laptops and especially cell phones - and keep 'em plugged in as long as you can. If you have old cell phones, charge them up, too; unless you have an iPhone, chances are you can just switch out the SIM card.
8. Download a shitload of porn to a hard drive while you still have internet access. You won't be able to stream anything without an internet connection.
