Hurricane season
Have your kit ready always
Contraflow is late
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Jim wants 4mm plastic to seal windows (we can’t board up from outside because we’re in a 4th floor loft). But he says we really need a generator in case we lose power. Where to put that? The closet?
He spent some time last weekend pre-Gustav perusing hurricane preparedness lists and after setting up a kit two years ago after Rita it’s “shocking” what we’re missing!
A lot of people in Texas are not very welcoming of Louisianans after our experience during Katrina. I say take the people in, in reasonable numbers, and help them get on their feet again. After all, we may be the evacuees next time and I, for one, would like people in other states to welcome us.
Let’s hope the federal, state and local governments start to plan and coordinate better for disaster prevention (get those levees up to snuff, please). I believe we have two months more of hurricane season so let’s all be prepared yet hope for the best.
OK this is a food blog so I’ll tell you that we have dried camper’s meals from REI that actually look appetizing! We have a propane grill, ice chests to keep food from perishing, canned goods et al. But if a hurricane hits the South in summer weather and the power goes out, having no A/C is literally a killer.
We must be prepared for our pets, too. Food, consider the pet(s) when you account for potable water needs and leash or crate. I think of this whenever there’s a thunderstorm and my neighbor is not home. Her dog is a Katrina rescue and terrified of thunder. One can only imagine what he and his owners went through as he ended up hundreds of miles away. So I go and get him, put him on our bed and he burrows under my pillows for the duration. Don’t worry, we’ll save Zoe too!
Good thoughts.
Cooking with Dee 