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Old 06-15-2015, 07:49 AM
 
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I just stocked up with 250 gallons of gas, 100 gallons of water, 1 cow, 4 goats and a bushel of beans. I've bought every battery within 5 miles of my house, and I plan to start looking for flares and tarps.
Want to split the cow?
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Old 06-15-2015, 07:53 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Firearms, and make sure you are chock full of bullets...gotta shoot the looters &/or Wild dogs that roam the streets looking for food.

Pre-made Canned food and bug spray.
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Old 06-15-2015, 08:10 AM
 
Location: Houston Metro
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The Billpocalypse is nigh.
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Old 06-15-2015, 09:02 AM
 
Location: Westbury
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Starting several weeks before hurricane season I begin a regiment of purposeful dehydration and fasting to acclimate my body for basic survival. I do obstacle course runs and martial arts work outs to prepare my body. Bottles of water arent going to stop cannibal tribes that form following the entrance of the storm system into houston
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Old 06-15-2015, 09:14 AM
 
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Great thread!!! LMBO
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Old 06-15-2015, 09:18 AM
 
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I just stocked up with 250 gallons of gas, 100 gallons of water, 1 cow, 4 goats and a bushel of beans. I've bought every battery within 5 miles of my house, and I plan to start looking for flares and tarps.

That is how bad the news can hype it. They'll be sending their reporters out to the areas that flood easy and angling their cameras just so. I'm not saying they always do it, but they usually do.

It's obviously good to keep informed and do a little to prepare, but I wouldn't be too worried. Most likely, it won't develop into anything past a weak tropical storm, but stay vigilant because Allison was just a tropical storm.

My plan is to secure my patio furniture and make sure my generator fires up and keep an eye on my floating dock, but that's really about it.

I'll give you $1500 for 1/4 of your cow.
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Old 06-15-2015, 09:28 AM
 
Location: Lake George, CO
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Hey...you guys have a sense of humor

Hehehe!

I am concerned about power outages at my home, due to my home being the only one on the transformer. Last time we had a thunderstorm go through- I was without power for 20 hours. Also my biggest concern besides that is hoping work is not going to make me come in if it is too flooded on my streets and I do not really feel the greatest about driving down FM 2004 at 5am with the winds and heavy rain that could be flooding that dark road.

Maybe I could get all of the belongings that I care about from my home, and wave good bye to it if it floats away...."Bye Felicia!!!"
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Old 06-15-2015, 10:32 AM
 
Location: New Caney, TX
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you forgot plywood. Buy it all. Best practice is to build a house around your house.
lmao
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Old 06-15-2015, 10:50 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Hey...you guys have a sense of humor

Hehehe!

I am concerned about power outages at my home, due to my home being the only one on the transformer. Last time we had a thunderstorm go through- I was without power for 20 hours. Also my biggest concern besides that is hoping work is not going to make me come in if it is too flooded on my streets and I do not really feel the greatest about driving down FM 2004 at 5am with the winds and heavy rain that could be flooding that dark road.

Maybe I could get all of the belongings that I care about from my home, and wave good bye to it if it floats away...."Bye Felicia!!!"
Fortunately most employers know u can't get to work when streets are flooding. Although I'm sure there's a few jerks out there. If it were to be significant hurricane and a fairly direct hit like Ike was, some people went without power for a couple of weeks --even the glorious woodlands wasn't spared that. My boss in the woodlands went like 16 days without power. He is in Alden bridge. Those who live near fire stations and hospitals are lucky that if they share the power grids - that power comes back first.
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Old 06-15-2015, 10:54 AM
 
Location: Lake George, CO
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Fortunately most employers know u can't get to work when streets are flooding. Although I'm sure there's a few jerks out there. If it were to be significant hurricane and a fairly direct hit like Ike was, some people went without power for a couple of weeks --even the glorious woodlands wasn't spared that. My boss in the woodlands went like 16 days without power. He is in Alden bridge. Those who live near fire stations and hospitals are lucky that if they share the power grids - that power comes back first.
I work at a plant, they often could care less and expect you there pretty much no matter what. Guess time will tell. We got hit by 7" of rain the other day and the streets were close to not being drivable for my small "SUV".. since we just got hit by that amount of rain on Saturday I am wondering what it will be like if we have another bout of it.
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