Hurricane prep in The Villages??
 

This will be my first hurricane (if it hits us).

Before I moved here, I would always see news reports of hurricane prep with people boarding up windows and putting sandbags down.

Do people here board up windows or place sandbags around their homes? Or is that just on the coast?

Should I be watching football this afternoon or getting the house ready? Thanks.

Watch football. The developer did well with this community to disperse water.

Watch football and the weather. Odds are this storm will miss us, but it could also hit us, but there is really not much you can do until the very last day when you will know where it is going to jand, Having said that you night want to get any out door furniture close to the garage, just in case.

Yesterday at Sams everyone was buying toilet paper. Water was already gone by the morning.

People will put up signs in front yards half price TP end of next week

1/2 price?? Still "new". Or " previously enjoyed"??

If you have disabilities, secure a yard person to remove limbs and leaves.

You will probably have no problems but look up your county emergency site for tips.
If the storm is going to get here then be sure to take in your lamp post name sign, and remove all outside furniture etc. Blowing stuff is your biggest problem.
Assume you maybe without power for a day or two so think about what you will need.
If the storm gets bad you might want to fill your tub with water.
But as I started, you will probably not have any problems if you take a few simple steps up front.

Watch the President's Cup.....................I heard they have a golf cart cam.

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Used would fetch a lower price probably a much lower one:BigApplause:

Cross-threading: 10 yard penalty and loss of down:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Some of my neighbors have storm windows. We did have a neighbor whose palm tree fell over during Irma. Fortunately, it fell on the road.

Getting around on a golf cart will be tricky to especially if the golf cart tunnels are underwater. That happened during Irma as well.

You should be OK but watch where the storm is heading tomorrow.

In the worst-case scenario, Survival Drill #2 is recommended.

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I was in an area that had some cluster tornados which took lives, property and a series of high tension power towers leaving hundreds of thousands without power for six days.

I can assure that you will have water as the water in the towers provide water by gravity.

Based upon that experience I have the same level of preparedness now as I did then.

1. One dozen MREs
2. 1,000 watt generator
3. 2,500 watt generator
4. Vehicles and cart with full tanks
5. Ten gallons of gasoline

What actually happened to us..

Power went out leaving us in darkness,with storm raging. My daughter and wife looked at me with fear in their eyes. 'Lets have a hot dinner before I get the TV and Internet up'. In that moment they thought that I was mentally ill.

The 1000 genny gives you: Internet, TV, fans, fridge, microwave and if you have a tankless water heater, hot water. It was like camping in a very nice pop-up with electric.

The larger genny will run a small ac unit but uses more fuel.

In my situation few neighbors purchased huge gennys from out of state but they fell silent when they couldn't keep up with their voracious fuel needs.

This should give you some idea if you think ahead you can be well prepared.

As I write this I fully expect some Google powered expert will post some link how this many electronic devices can be powered by such a small generator. I can assure that this is not the case. Certainly we did have inconvenience but we had ample comforts to be comfy with out the huge expense of a whole home generator.

I remember all the help you gave me to select the correct generator for cases like this. Well, I was injured about 2 years ago and the last thing on my mind was my pristine generator. It's a big paperweight. I was great with small engines when I was youngin so I'm going out this very moment to give it a shot. I just wanna save the food and put in a window A/C and run the Cpap. Staying alive is sorta important.

I never gave the generator a second thought. I walk past it several times a day. I guess that's why we have so many memory centers around here. I'm not like that, it's rough to admit but I really goofed up this time.