Oddbean new post about login | logout Live someplace where hurricanes are a regular occurrence? Give Bostonians #advice! #NewEngland rarely gets hurricanes; for example, the last time #Maine was under hurricane watch was 2008. So for those of you who live in places where hurricanes arrive more frequently, what advice do you have for us? #Boston #mawx #HurricaneLee #Massachusetts https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/069/135/485/384/138/original/9e60cf22c2fc2d09.png
@643c2077 From Floridians, I learned how to use my #EV as backup power. https://www.evextend.com/Nissan-Leaf-Inverter-Kit-2018-2021.php
@643c2077 1. Keep your digital devices (esp communications) fully charged. 2. Know your chance of evacuation & where to go it you need to. (And double-check frequently.) 3. If not expecting to evacuate, stock up on food, but only what can be stored & prepared without electricity. 4. Consider if anyone in your family/household has special needs during & after the storm due to illness, injury, disability, etc. 5. Check on family, friends & neighbors who may need assistance. #HurricaneLee
@643c2077 Lots of great advice here already. I’d like to add, if it wasn’t obvious enough, to stay out of the water if there’s flooding. That storm water is gross and nasty, so avoid it. Don’t drive in floodwater unless you absolutely have to and if you do, be mindful of the wake your vehicle is creating.
@643c2077 as a former NC resident, if you can’t get bread tortillas will work in a pinch for food. Canned fruit and protein drinks are also underrated. Make sure you have batteries for all devices, stock up on water if possible. If you have water bottles fill those up and freeze them beforehand. Also have tools like saws that can be used to remove fallen branches, otherwise pull cash as you may have neighbors who can offer services and ATMs will most likely be down
@643c2077 Going to a shelter for me was better than sitting at home listening to every wind gust, tree creak & checking every few minutes to see if tidal creek was getting close to the house. Bring a power strip. My shelter had air mattresses on the school gym floor: some people couldn't get down on the floor so had to seek shelter elsewhere where they had cots.
