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Batten Down the Hatches

Irene is a comming. But i'm sure MikeT will play it down as a bad rain storm.


My checkilst is done, priorities first.

1. beer

2. limes

3. Sambuca

4. toilet paper

5. genorator, ops ckeck good

6. batteries for flashlites and radio

7. candles

8. lamp oil, out of stock

9. gasoline, boat is full 50+ gallons

10. food

Originally Posted by fat rat

Irene is a comming. But i'm sure MikeT will play it down as a bad rain storm.


My checkilst is done, priorities first.

1. beer

2. limes

3. Sambuca

4. toilet paper

5. genorator, ops ckeck good

6. batteries for flashlites and radio

7. candles

8. lamp oil, out of stock

9. gasoline, boat is full 50+ gallons

10. food

did you not forget some things:


gas for the grill

"Hurricane grade wax"

"low barometric pressure air"

Bathtub full of water.

and a few other things not mentioned (beads, gerbils, electrical tape...etc)


I dont think it is going to be that bad around here, rain and windwise, but Doug dont think so either, so i am wary. Dont have to be bad in Montgomery County to loose power, so i am getting the generators primed and ready. I also got to get up an antenna for the TV to pick up local HD stations...i never picked up a local station since they went to HD.

Flooding on the Tidal waters could be very bad. I would love to be at Riners to watch this thing. Wonder if he pulled his boat.

Originally Posted by miketeast

Flooding on the Tidal waters could be very bad. I would love to be at Riners to watch this thing. Wonder if he pulled his boat.

Haven't spoke to him, but my quess would be yep.

Don't need gas for the grill....got a gas stove.

I'm at the beach in Miscuamicut R.I and they kicked us off the beach at 6
Tomorrow the whole area is off loimits

MikeT, being my/your 21' Junk isn't in a climate controlled garage with a big screen TV showing 'wax' commercials to keep it company...I'll be double wrapping the 21 Daytona with carbon fiber clothes line and stuffing Pampers under the several tarps to protect it from falling branches.
What I have for the Hurricane...
1) drugs > ativan, xanax, Valium, Lunesta, Ambian and lots of Klonopin.
2) two 30 packs of brew
3) two jugs of Vodka w/ cranberry and one of The Captian Spiced Rum with Coke.
4) food...canned Chicken broth w/roasted herbs and vegetables.
Heck, don't need no stinking Hurricane for the above...that's my daily deal!

glad you reminded me...i forgot all about my other boat in the driveway...it could use a few more bungee cords.

3 trees down in my yard, wind is kickin ass right now. There's a hell of alot of water out there, the neighbors retention pond has been waaay overflowed since the morning came. A big maple in my back corner split and the biggest part landed in a neighbors garden.Already pumped out the over flowing pool.

None of this bothers me in the least, due to the fact that I know Wet is sitting in his boat at his shop waiting for the flood....

I'm oblivious to anything right now...was there a Hurricane somewhere

big old maple tree just fell over and smashed into the next door neighbors house, smashed the soffit, hole in the roof.
Landed right above the front door,fire dept. is there now...

I ran out of vodka...

Originally Posted by HammerDown

I ran out of vodka...

Then break out the Bucca!