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Rick Oreair - May 10,2006
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Hurricane season is coming!<br /><br />Subject: hurricane preparedness<br /><br /><br />To: ex-Floridians, present Floridians, and future Floridians or <br />those who know a Floridian.<br /><br />We're about to enter the peak of the hurricane season. Any day now, <br />you're going to turn on the TV and see a weather person pointing to <br />some radar blob out in the Gulf of Mexico and making two basic <br />meteorological points:<br /><br />(1) There is no need to panic.<br />(2) We could all be killed.<br /><br />Yes, hurricane season is an exciting time to be in Florida. If you're <br />new to the area, you're probably wondering what you need to do to <br />prepare for the possibility that we'll get hit by 'the big one.'<br /><br />Based on our experiences, we recommend that you follow this simple <br />three-step hurricane preparedness plan:<br /><br />STEP 1. Buy enough food and bottled water to last your family for at <br />least three days.<br /><br />STEP 2. Put these supplies into your car.<br /><br />STEP 3. Drive to Nebraska and remain there until Thanksgiving.<br /><br />Unfortunately, statistics show that most people will not follow this <br />sensible plan. Most people will foolishly stay here in Florida.<br /><br />We'll start with one of the most important hurricane preparedness items:<br /><br />HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE: If you own a home, you must have hurricane<br />insurance.<br /><br />Fortunately, this insurance is cheap and easy to get, as long as your <br />home meets two basic requirements:<br /><br />(1) It is reasonably well-built, and<br />(2) It is located in Nebraska.<br /><br />Unfortunately, if your home is located in Florida, or any other area <br />that might actually be hit by a hurricane, most insurance companies <br />would prefer not to sell you hurricane insurance, because then they <br />might be required to pay YOU money, and that is certainly not why they <br />got into the insurance business in the first place.<br /><br />So you'll have to scrounge around for an insurance company, which will <br />charge you an annual premium roughly equal to the replacement value of <br />your house. At any moment, this company can drop you like used dental <br />floss.<br /><br /><br />Since Hurricane Andrew, I have had an estimated 27 different <br />home-insurance companies. This week, I'm covered by the Bob and Big <br />Stan Insurance Company, under a policy which states that, in addition <br />to my premium, Bob and Big Stan are entitled, on demand, to my kidneys.<br /><br />SHUTTERS: Your house should have hurricane shutters on all the windows, <br />all the doors, and -- if it's a major hurricane -- all the toilets. <br />There are several types of shutters, with advantages and disadvantages:<br /><br />Plywood shutters: The advantage is that, because you make them <br />yourself, they're cheap. The disadvantage is that, because you make <br />them yourself, they will fall off.<br /><br />Sheet-metal shutters: The advantage is that these work well, once you <br />Get them all up. The disadvantage is that once you get them all up, <br />your hands will be useless bleeding stumps, and it will be December.<br /><br />Roll-down shutters: The advantages are that they're very easy to use, <br />and will definitely protect your house. The disadvantage is that you <br />will have to sell your house to pay for them.<br /><br />'Hurricane-proof' windows: These are the newest wrinkle in hurricane <br />protection: They look like ordinary windows, but they can withstand <br />hurricane winds! You can be sure of this, because the salesman says so. <br />He lives in Nebraska.<br /><br />'Hurricane Proofing Your Property: As the hurricane approaches, check <br />your yard for movable objects like barbecue grills, planters, patio <br />furniture, visiting relatives, etc.; you should, as a precaution, throw <br />these items into your swimming pool (if you don't have a swimming pool, <br />you should have one built immediately). Otherwise, the hurricane winds <br />will turn these objects into deadly missiles.<br /><br />EVACUATION ROUTE: If you live in a low-lying area, you should have an <br />evacuation route planned out. (To determine whether you live in a <br />low-lying area, look at your driver's license; if it says 'Florida' you <br />live in a low-lying area.) The purpose of having an evacuation route is <br />to avoid being trapped in your home when a major storm hits. Instead, <br />you will be trapped in a gigantic traffic jam several miles from your <br />home, along with two hundred thousand other evacuees. So, as a bonus, <br />you will not be lonely.<br /><br />HURRICANE SUPPLIES: If you don't evacuate, you will need a mess of <br />supplies. Do not buy them now! Florida tradition requires that you wait <br />until the last possible minute, then go to the supermarket and get into <br />vicious fights with strangers over who gets the last can of SPAM.<br /><br />In addition to food and water, you will need the following supplies:<br /><br />23 flashlights. At least $167 worth of batteries that turn out, when <br />the power goes out, to be the wrong size for the flashlights.<br /><br />Bleach. (No, I don't know what the bleach is for. NOBODY knows what The <br />bleach is for. But it's traditional, so GET some!)<br /><br />A 55-gallon drum of underarm deodorant.<br /><br />A big knife that you can strap to your leg. (This will be useless in a <br />hurricane, but it looks cool.)<br /><br />A large quantity of raw chicken, to placate the alligators. (Ask <br />anybody who went through Andrew; after the hurricane, there WILL be <br />irate alligators.)<br /><br />$35,000 in cash or diamonds so that, after the hurricane passes, you <br />can buy a generator from a man with no discernible teeth.<br /><br />Of course these are just basic precautions. As the hurricane draws <br />near, it is vitally important that you keep abreast of the situation by <br />turning on your television and watching TV reporters in rain slickers <br />stand right next to the ocean and tell you over and over how vitally <br />important it is for everybody to stay away from the ocean.<br /><br />Good luck and remember: it's great living in paradise! Those of you who <br />aren't here yet you should come. Really!<br /><br />
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Dave Lima - May 10,2006
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Yep, being born in Bermuda I know what a hurricane is all about. Only we did not have to option of heading to Nebraska.
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Dennis Scearce - May 10,2006
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Rick: this was so funny. I work for a large electric utility in the Carolinas that always travels to Florida to help FPL and TECO with the recovery efforts. I have spent weeks down there myself, putting your electric system back up. <br />I sent this to some of my operations buddies and they are getting a good laugh out of it.
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Frank A. Carr - May 10,2006
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Rick, This is really funny, except the parts that I have experienced in the last 2 years. <br /><br />For example, our 'Sheet Metal Shutters' went up once (for Charlie) and to install them was more dangerous than the hurricane; anyway I did, but when I took them down all the hardware came out of the stucco since the fasteners were 'floating'. Two years later, with season 3 coming, the contractor has yet to repair the mess.<br /><br />Aother example is that our pool cage was a total loss--but our hurricane insurance didn't cover one dollar of it. The next year they covered it, and of course, the new one is still standing. Actually, I'd like this one to blow away it was built so poorly.
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Fred Glasbergen - May 12,2006
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Rick maybe I should not have read this about hurricanes. I am going to Charlotte NC next week to do some Searey training with Ben and Kyle and I sure hope that is out of the potential hurricane area.
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Dennis Scearce - May 12,2006
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Fred: the last hurricane we had in Charlotte was Hugo in 1989. You will be fine. I live at marker 4 on Lake Norman. Hope to catch up with you, Kyle and Ben next week sometime.
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