Copying this tweet from Abby Rhinehart because it's important information to share, but Xitter doesn't show anything to people who aren't logged in. The poster also has comments and DMs disabled, so I wasn't able to ask for permission, but fuckit emergencies are more important.
Go boost it over there too and let that garbage site be useful for something before it tanks completely.
The rest of this post is quoted.
For all my LA friends, let me share my 10 years of FL hurricane experience with you. 🧵
- If you’re leaving, LEAVE NOW. Sunday or later is too late.
- If you’re not leaving…
- Get non-perishable food items, a non-electric cooking device, and a cooler to fill with ice
- Fill your bathtub with water the night before the storm arrives and plug it (use to boil for drinking, shower, and flush toilets)
- Have all info and travel gear prepped for your pets and children (you still may get evacuated and you want to be ready)
- Gas up your car and get an extra gallon to keep in the trunk
- Get batteries and flashlights (try to avoid candles- fire hazard)
- Prepare to be without power for days or a week (y’all are not built for hurricanes so I don’t know what you should expect with the damage)
- Charge EVERY device you have 100%
- Board up windows
- Put sandbags around doorways/anywhere you want to redirect flooding from your home
- Pull everything you can off the floor in case of flooding
- Put any important documents in a waterproof case
- Take detailed photos and videos of your home for inventory and insurance purposes
- Bring any outdoor animals inside
- Have a plan if things go bad
- If you need additional power, get a generator and hook it up OUTSIDE after the storm
BE SAFE!
Other good suggestions I forgot:
- Get cash to have on hand
- Get walkie-talkies to use when cell service goes out or download the Zello app
- Talk to your neighbors and organize a building/neighborhood plan for cleanup afterwards
- DO NOT CALL 911 UNLESS YOU ARE IN DANGER!
- Make sure all of your medications are filled and organized
- If you need oxygen, make sure you have extra tanks, if possible
- Get a power bank and make sure it is charged
- Have your N95 masks and COVID tests in a sealed container when not in use
I’m so glad this is doing numbers and I hope it helps!
I just want to remind everyone that even if #HurricaneHilary downgrades to a tropical storm…
THE DESERT IS NOT BUILT TO GET RAIN LIKE THIS!!!
There WILL be flooding, power outages, and probably mudslides.
Stay alert! 🙏🏼