Hurricane Irma

Needa

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South Florida preparation underway.

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For the next 4 or 5 days many residents will live in very dark homes all windows being shuttered.
 

Marilynne

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Be safe Jeff!

Spent about an hour this morning looking for a gas station with gas, then another 30 minutes getting to the pump. Line was short when I left, so I got home and brought the Jeep back. No gas!!!
 

Needa

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Be safe Jeff!

Spent about an hour this morning looking for a gas station with gas, then another 30 minutes getting to the pump. Line was short when I left, so I got home and brought the Jeep back. No gas!!!

I you want to look for gas try "Gas Buddy". Go to amenities and chose has gas.
 

Marilynne

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I you want to look for gas try "Gas Buddy". Go to amenities and chose has gas.

Saw a tanker pull in yesterday at our normal gas station. Went there first and they still had bags on the handles. Three hours later the lines were about a mile long. Two hours later they were out of gas again.
 

Marilynne

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The line in front of me, with a little rising sun rays
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The line behind me, I started at the corner by the stop sign and vehicles were waiting around the corner
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I can see the gas station!
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The line behind me is longer now
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I'm on gas station property
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I'm next!!
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RocketCowboy

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We still have fuel shortages here from people panic buying from Harvey.

Our friends just moved from California to Orlando, and are going through this for the first time.

Prayers to everyone in the southeast while this unfolds.
 

Marilynne

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Just saw this

Business Insider 16 hours ago




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The INSIDER Summary: The "quarter in frozen cup of water" trick could prevent you from getting really sick in the aftermath of a hurricane. You just fill a cup with water, freeze it, and stick a quarter on top. When you come back from a hurricane evacuation, if the quarter is still at the top of the cup, your food is safe to eat. If the quarter sunk, it means that your freezer lost power and you should throw your food out. When thinking about hurricane safety, we usually focus on staying safe during the actual storm. But sometimes coming back in the aftermath of a natural disaster — like the dangerous Hurricane Irma making its way to Florida right now — can have its own dangers.



 

RocketCowboy

Senior Member
Just saw this

Business Insider 16 hours ago




27ee0e8057dd2544d6a204abb0ed38aa
The INSIDER Summary: The "quarter in frozen cup of water" trick could prevent you from getting really sick in the aftermath of a hurricane. You just fill a cup with water, freeze it, and stick a quarter on top. When you come back from a hurricane evacuation, if the quarter is still at the top of the cup, your food is safe to eat. If the quarter sunk, it means that your freezer lost power and you should throw your food out. When thinking about hurricane safety, we usually focus on staying safe during the actual storm. But sometimes coming back in the aftermath of a natural disaster — like the dangerous Hurricane Irma making its way to Florida right now — can have its own dangers.




That made the rounds here in Texas the last couple weeks. Seems legit, from what I've heard from my Louisiana in-laws.


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