10-10-2018, 03:43 AM
You're not being needy your being faced with a challenge and are processing the information. Thinking and asking for help. Sternwake can probably look at weather charts and reports better than talking heads on TV so perhaps he will chime in.
Moving may be the best option and I'll let others chime in as they dwell and I don't.
I plan for contingencies and do risk management all day long. Playing the Devil's advocate might it better to bunker up in place? Is it possible to park the rig safely on some close higher ground and Bug in rather than bug out to someplace you don't know and they don't know you? A cheap weather radio from radio shack than runs on batteries would be a great addition. However many radio stations broadcast on FM and AM in emergency situations. A local university or amateur AM may be used in these cases as well. Depends how hard it is to find a cheap emergency radio. Bunker in the known and with medication and familiar surroundings might be better than the added stress of outrunning a storm that could turn last minute and head right to you. 200 miles for a storm is a little detour.
I don't know your situation or much about your medical stuff but...
Fill cheap water bottles 3/4 full and toss them in the freezer until solid.
Fill the bathtub with water.
If you live ground floor:
fill containers you can easily move with foodstuffs. You don't need a lot of food. With diabetes, you know what emergency quick fix stuff you need and put that with your grab (go) bag along with medication. Leave medication that needs refrigeration in the fridge till the last minute then place with the frozen water bottle if you have to move or if/when the power goes out. Fridges are well-insulated boxes so when the power goes out move bottles from freezer to the fridge if you need the room or move meds to the freezer section if you don't need the room.
Find a higher place to rest: kitchen counter or table and make it comfortable if you need to rest on it. Bring changes of intimates and bunker yourself up in the known structure. Put electronics high up and be prepared to be without internet and coms for a few days. Sleep your cell when not using it or put in airplane mode between checks and calls.
Just my two cents
Be safe and good vibes.
Moving may be the best option and I'll let others chime in as they dwell and I don't.
I plan for contingencies and do risk management all day long. Playing the Devil's advocate might it better to bunker up in place? Is it possible to park the rig safely on some close higher ground and Bug in rather than bug out to someplace you don't know and they don't know you? A cheap weather radio from radio shack than runs on batteries would be a great addition. However many radio stations broadcast on FM and AM in emergency situations. A local university or amateur AM may be used in these cases as well. Depends how hard it is to find a cheap emergency radio. Bunker in the known and with medication and familiar surroundings might be better than the added stress of outrunning a storm that could turn last minute and head right to you. 200 miles for a storm is a little detour.
I don't know your situation or much about your medical stuff but...
Fill cheap water bottles 3/4 full and toss them in the freezer until solid.
Fill the bathtub with water.
If you live ground floor:
fill containers you can easily move with foodstuffs. You don't need a lot of food. With diabetes, you know what emergency quick fix stuff you need and put that with your grab (go) bag along with medication. Leave medication that needs refrigeration in the fridge till the last minute then place with the frozen water bottle if you have to move or if/when the power goes out. Fridges are well-insulated boxes so when the power goes out move bottles from freezer to the fridge if you need the room or move meds to the freezer section if you don't need the room.
Find a higher place to rest: kitchen counter or table and make it comfortable if you need to rest on it. Bring changes of intimates and bunker yourself up in the known structure. Put electronics high up and be prepared to be without internet and coms for a few days. Sleep your cell when not using it or put in airplane mode between checks and calls.
Just my two cents
Be safe and good vibes.
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