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Originally Posted by Baz
Coverage by the media could be a LOT better. As usual...most of it is about shock and awe....very little practicality.
"Get out now! Storm surge! Wave heights! Blah blah blah..."
What is needed:
Comprehensive primer/workshops on how to manage:
- Generator
- Property & vehicles
- Pets and livestock
- Communications
- Infrastructure (home, business, storage, etc.)
- Medical situations
- Insurance and FEMA assistance
- Provisions management
It's the year 2018 and we've been through heaps of storms/hurricanes and this is the best the media/government can do to inform the public?  |
they should do a better job of teaching people how to survive
most roll down shutters do not work in cat 4-5 storms they shred
plywood nailed to walls over windows does not work it blows off
the way to do ply is in the window sill with wood angle cut 2x2 screwed to the sill not the wall that way the edges are not exposed to the wind and screws need to break not just pull out as they are 90 deg to the forces
steel panel shutters need to be lag bolted to walls not just screwed in to walls
most roofing will fail esp shingles over plywood the old T&G PLANKS hold up way better as do the metal roofing