Tropical Storm Potential for the next 48 hours
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Should have prepared... too late now.
OH...... I’m not going to evacuate until a politician
tells me to. So there !
You have to ask yourself:
1-Where would you go?
2-How would you get there?
3-Can you transport enough stuff to survive the trip?
Otherwise, stay in place and make the most of it.
Well, there is a pretty straightforward way to determine:
1) Local Govt: Suggest Evacuation
2) Media: If President is (R) blame President
1) Local Govt: Suggest Hunkering Down
2) Media: If President is (R) blame President
See? That makes things so much easier!
Way too late now.
Your decision has been made.
I see from your FR homepage you’re in Canada so I’d have to rule out my suggestion of evacuating to Canada. You’re probably safe (for awhile.)
When in doubt, get out
Ask anyone in TX that evacuated during Hurricane Rita if they would ever do it again. Dozens more people died in the evacuation than in the storm, including a bus load of nursing home patients from Houston heading to Dallas in a Mexican bus that caught fire, killing them.
You might as well ask Freepers who you should vote for in the 2016 Republican primary in your state. LOL.
Do you have food and water for a week?
Do you have a means of cooking it?
Do you have any danger of losing your life or home to the flood waters?
If you have a way out and suspect your residence is going to be flooded, pack up your important documents, smaller valuables, etc., and go. Do not leave your pets behind. This is assuming you have enough fuel in your vehicle(s) to make the trip, and have someplace to go that is outside of the risk of flooding.
Chlorine tablets? Stick a bucket outside, and you’ll have all the pristine water you could want. People in Houston (I’m one) know where the really bad flood prone areas are, and those living there should have gotten out. It’s a little late now, except as evacuation. The media, of course, hype the problem. Most of the area is just soggy, which doesn’t create footage for the nightly fake news. There’s no wind damage to speak of, just a big rainstorm. As for the vast, vast majority of us who are just inconvenienced, the “disaster” is nothing serious.
Get out the fishing boat, three poles, and all the tackle you can carry. I don’t think the DNR is going to be enforcing size and creel limits for a few weeks.
Good luck - situational awareness in all things. Should already have had supplies of water and canned goods stashed along with gas, first aid, etc. Don't forget to protect important papers either way.
Be prepared to sing for help....;-)
you should have left last week...filled the car will lots of sensible clothes, your IDs passports, DR, copy of a current electric bill to prove your Houston address, deed to house, home and auto insurance, titles to cars, credit cards, money (you should have gone to the bank for some ready cash), cars filled up with gas...blankets, sleeping bags, tent, food, water, extra diapers, baby stuff, kids report cards and school records in case they have to go to a different school..
FReepers can add to this list...
head west and north as far as possible, to relatives, friends, helpful church, camp ground, cheap motel...
sooner or later all those displaced people have to go somewhere...after Katrina hundreds were flown into our area of TN...most just to continue to receive benefits from the government...
You might have to establish yourself and start from scratch in another state...how would you do that in just boxer shorts and a raincoat and no ID or shoes ???
Anyhoo stay safe and swim real fast theres alligators in that water...
There are hotels with available space still available, even down by Hobby Airport and into the NASA area. Even Galveston has availability ...
So the first question is - where would you go? Family, friends, hotel? And how would you get there? In Houston, if part of your trip includes I45, I10, 99, 610 or Beltway 8 you may never get there.
What is the danger that you face? As many in Houston have noted, planning for bugging out looks way different today than it did last Friday.
Who is involved? Do you care for the elderly or infants? Pets? Goldfish will survive, at least until eaten. Otherwise you need to provide food and a place to eliminate said food upon usefulness.
Jobs? My neighbor is a fire chief. His world just can't be done via telecommuting. Me? Get me a phone line and/or an internet connection and I work from anywhere. Amarillo looks pretty good about now.
Finances? What a real mess for everyone involved. This will be a three to five year recovery, as locations from Corpus to San Antonio to Austin to New Orleans will be involved. Over 12,000,000 people and businesses involved.
And EVERYONE in Texas better get prepared for your next insurance bill.
Or....
Wait for a gub'mint official to decide for you. Pitch a tent on your roof and wait for the gub'mint to pick you up by helicopter or boat and take you to a shelter with a cot and hot food waiting. ALL FREE!! Collect your FEMA check, get drunk and blame Trump.
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