July 2009 Weddings
Kate&Mark
member
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Girls who are used to hurricanes
We're being told to "prepare". I don't really know what that means since a) we don't get them often and b) I've definately never had one while in my own house.
What, realistically, should we be doing?
Re: Girls who are used to hurricanes
Ya, I am not sure what is going to hit us. I know the rain and wind will be bad, but no clue otherwise. I heard NJ/NY are going to get hit hard. Stay safe everyone.
BTW I am sick of the East Coast getting all this ridiculous weather. An awful winter, tornadoes, earthquakes (though very very minor), and now a hurricane. What's left?
I'm definitely feeling for you east coast girls right now. I have no idea what to prepare for a hurricane but I imagine stores and things will probably close if it gets bad so I can suggest stocking up on supplies that they tell us for in earthquakes , batteries (in case electricity goes out), candles, food that can be eaten without electricy or gas, water (I know with earthquakes we are supposed to have bottled water in case of broken water mains)....
Good luck!
I assume you guys get the NYC news where you are?
I keep seeing stuff that they're anticipating LI could take a direct hit and they're already talking evacuation routes and stuff... rescheduling is probably a good idea.
Kate's Recipe Box || Relatively Bookish
Thanks! Yeah, I'm watching Bloomberg's press conference now. We are considering not going at all, or possibly leaving Saturday night, instead of Sunday, since it's not supposed to hit until Sunday. It would almost be easier if it were hitting Saturday because then it would be a more clear cut answer: DON'T GO!
My BFF lives on LI so I hare bits and pieces of what they are saying. I imagine if they are telling some of the LI people to evacuate, even coming home on Saturday would be awful. There aren't many ways on and off of LI, so I would imagine the traffic would be a nightmare!
Ah, that's a great point! Driving to and from LI is bad enough as it is
. Ugh, we probably should just cancel. I'm having a little pity party for myself over here b/c we've so been looking forward to a fun wine tour weekend with our friends. But, obviously, there are more important things to worry about.
ktwed, please please please don't go to LI. If they are already talking possible evacuations, you should not be there. It's scary enough being evacuated when you know what to do/where to go or are receiving updating information from emergency reverse 911 calls because you live there. It's 10x worse when you don't. I know it sucks to cancel, but maybe try to find a last minute one somewhere else, or call and see if the company will be willing to reschedule you.
Kate - you need at least a week's worth of non perishable, camping style food. Think carbs - oatmeal, granola bars, protein bars, canned fruit and beans. At least a week's worth of water as well. Cat food, cat litter, anything else they would need (this is where we were majorly underprepared for our tsunami evacuation - we did not have enough pet supplies on hand). A week or 2 supply of prescriptions either you or M take. Have warm blankets all ready to go. Having these items in a bin is even better, but not necessary if you plan to stay at home. Do you have a garage your car can go in? If so, do it. Having some tarps pre-purchased in case you end up with roof damage or window damage afterwards would be smart as well, because you won't be able to get immediate fixes from contractors, etc. and stores may be closed
If you don't have a house phone (and even if you do), call your city or county and see if they have a cell phone reverse 911 system. Traditional 911 reverse only is able to call land lines. Some areas have created systems that will include cell phones for emergencies. Our community created one after the tsunami.
I'm not really used to thinking about hurriance preparation, but it's not very different from tsunamis... I know it sounds like overload, and it probably is. But for us, if there was a major disaster, we're such a small town that realistically FEMA wouldn't get to us for closer to a week, not the three days they tell you to prepare for. Our entire survival kit is all food we'll eat anyway, and we do every few months go through and use it for regular meals and replenish. So don't feel bad about buying a bunch of random food.
Thanks for the advice! They're still trying to determine if/when Irene will hit. If reports stay the way they look right now by tomorrow afternoon, we won't go. It's just hard to plan for something so volatile, they really have no idea what the storm is going to do. I promise not to take any unnecessary risks, especially for something so silly!
Wow, I am definitely not taking this serious enough. I guess I should hit up the shoprite for some bottled water and other non-perishables. Oh, and batteries...
I also need to look into that reverse 911 thing...
Good luck, I'll be thinking about you and hoping it passes you guys.
ETA: Added some and clarity.
Yeah, I didn't see that yet. I'm in the office and we're crazy busy today.
I'm nowhere near the shore but we're close to a river that's prone to flooding. Should be an interesting weekend.
Cole, Crystal and Yvonne, thanks for all the tips! I'll get some stuff pulled together tonight.
Kate's Recipe Box || Relatively Bookish
Ok, this is probably a stupid question...but why is it so necessary to stock up on bottled water? Even if you lose power, shouldn't your water still work? I can understand it if you have well water, whenever there was potential to lose power when I was growing up we made sure to have bottled water because we couldn't use anything with water because of the well, but with city water, doesn't your water still work without power? Is it more in case you have to leave the house?
Again, sorry if this is a dumb question.
Yup, and if the power's out you can't boil it so you'd want to have some on hand.
Kate's Recipe Box || Relatively Bookish
Yikes! I keep hoping for an update that the storm is turning further out to sea, but no luck yet.
We've been told to get the bottled water, food, batteries, flashlights, etc. Also we're supposed to bring in anything outdoors that may take flight during the strong winds. Make sure that if you have a sub-pump or wet vac that it's in working order in case of flooding.
Our local network suggested battery powered radios too (not that we have one) so you can get updates even if you lose power.
I think I'll be running around tomorrow with all the other crazies at the store, but I'd rather be over-prepared.
Do you have an alarm clock that takes batteries? Ours are electrical, but have the option to use batteries too, I plan to have those on hand so we can use them for a radio if necessary.
I wish that there was more certainty one way or the other, I just hate not knowing. There's so many little things that I didn't think about too, like bringing potted plants inside.
Everyone I've spoke to here who has a sub pump is electric so when the power goes out, so does their sub pump. They have to have a generator to keep it going again. Generators are always nice to have.
And take it from me-getting tarps are never a bad idea. After our tornadoes it was IMPOSSIBLE to find tarps because literally 99.9% of homes in my town had roof problems so everyone bought a tarp or two...or ten. We bought two. Now we have them just in case something like that ever happens again.
Kate-I know you have a basement...is it finished?
Cole and Yvonne gave great tips. In addition to that, you need to keep any important documents with you. Birth certificates, passports, prescription information, wedding albums/videos...if the house floods, you want to make sure these documents are kept safe. Some of these things can be replaced but if you can prevent damage to them, it's less of a hassle.
Also, get sandbags, if possible. If your home is near a river, lake, pond, stream, etc...you might want to use tarps and sandbags to keep water out if it starts to rise.
If your home has a chance to flood, move valuables to a second floor (if you have one) or put stuff up on counters, etc.
You're just suggesting this because of the hurricanes in Dawson's Creek, aren't you. :P
Hahahaha the boards on the windows-yes. The windows bowing-no. Some of the restaurants in my town had that happen because of the high winds.
I fixed the code for the GIF so you could appreciate it.