bigred90gt

Unfortunately, many stubborn folks won't heed that warning

LariatDude

I appreciate all of the help fellas, if y'all don't hear from me after this you'll know I was an idiot. Seriously though everything has been taken into consideration thank you

TexasRedfish

Harvey hit me twice. Once in Houston, then Port Arthur. I did lots of water rescues. Houston floods quite easily so I was kind of expecting that. Port Arthur on the other hand, never flooded like that so it caught people by surprise. Going from Houston to Port Arthur normally takes 1.5hrs. Took me almost 5hrs going thru HWY 90 (I-10 was long gone) tackling flooded roads (though somewhat passable). If you don't evacuate until it's mandatory, it's already too late. Prepare early.

stainlessman

Spoke to my cousins in Miami last night. They are boarding up the windows and all staying at one home. Stupid ? I think so. But that's a yankee point of view. We had several 24" snowstorms here last year. It snows, it melts and all of our **** is still here.
I'll take it. Prayers to all the southern folks.

ifallsron

Flex Tape the doors, plug the exhaust and do what you can under the hood. Run the AC and turn on the recirc so you have that flap shut. Nothing likely will help but you've given it a shot.

Hadn't ever given thought to fogging oil, but up north we use it on the boat motor, bikes and mowers before winter.

gatorblue92

I grew up in Miami and lived there through Andrew. All of my South Florida family and friends are on the way out of town now. If I were you I would leave too.

kmlacroix

He said he is not leaving. Plenty of reasonable advise has been given. Whatever happens is on him now.

SD_F1504x4

My family is in Miami. Fill up the tank with gas, and if that's not gonna be your primary get around vehicle right after the storm, then put it in a parking garage. If it is, then try to anchor it down. If possible put sandbags around it, and fill the bed with them too. Try to prevent air from getting under the truck. Maybe try to cover the windows too. Check with your insurance and make sure you're covered for hurricanes too. Disconnecting the battery might be a good idea too. Park it somewhere where a tree won't fall on it too. Palms trees are usually fine, but the oak type tend to go down. Tarps and such are pretty useless, the wind will rip them right off. Remember you have to worry about about all the wind blowing, and debris flying, then the flooding and washout possibility. Find a nearby shelter, such as a concrete solid built high school with few windows. Prepare your house, but it might be better to ride out the storm at a shelter. Hurricanes suck, I've been threw many during 20 years growing up in Miami. Don't go out during the eye of the storm either, and after it passes tread carefully. Down power lines and flooding are a danger, streets wash out too. I've seen like 50 feet of road just broken off from the flooding. Be careful out there. Let me know if you have any questions.

Bruski

I agree with the low lying areas prone to storm surge and flooding need to leave, but if you are neither like my house we board up and stay put. I am in no way encouraging folks to stay during an evacuation order, we just choose to stay. The roads out are going to be a parking lot (turnpike already is), and unable to find fuel (stations are already out) to drive away from something you don't know where it's headed. So what is worse, stuck on the highway in the hurricane or in your house???? Problem is there are 2 roads out and 7+ million people

Eric Kleven

Seriously, GTFO.