Please keep us posted. Again, best of luck to all! 🙂

I know enough to scan the area, including looking up, for things that got blown around, as well as checking for rattlesnakes and cottonmouths trying to warm up. I don’t go out until I have full daylight so I see clearly and I wear heavy gloves, boots, and a hard hat the first time out to be sure it’s safe.

I’ve visited people who got careless in the hospital, and a couple of times in funeral homes, so I pay attention.

I see pictures of the idiots wandering around in shorts, t-shirts, and sandals – culling the herd.

Steve made a reasoned decision and took the official advise based on exactly where he lived.

Yeah Bryan… this is where our survival training comes in handy (and junior Scout training also). I still remember people I knew saying things like “What’s the use of that today?” etc (I’m sure you’ve heard it all also).

For me, the training and knowledge has come in handy more often than I’d like to think about! It would be accurate to say I wouldn’t be here today without it.

Best wishes to Steve and family, and everyone else in affected areas!

I’ve waited them out and it really wears you down. Then you get stuck with the cold food out of a can for a week. They tell you to “boil the water” and you do this how? If you are in an apartment it is highly unlikely you will have a stove, and they are not apt to appreciate a camp fire. If you have a gas stove and it works, do you really want to boil water on it in an un-air conditioned house?

Ah, the joys of survival living. A fuel efficient, air conditioned vehicle is a necessity. when you have the engine running to recharge your batteries, you can take a nap in air conditioned comfort.