Koolau
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Well, if I've learned nothing else, I guess I should stop saying I live in "Paradise." But seriously, we are currently in tornado alley for a few months before we return to Para (oops!) Hawaii. Here in the midwest we have a cellar for tornados and the water heater (in the cellar) has 40 gallons of water (plus the bottled water we keep - and cans of pop, etc.) We always keep lots of staples and canned foods, etc. Probably no place to evacuate to unless it is to relatives in the area.
Back in Hawaii, there's also no place to evacuate except shelters. Our concrete egg-crate condo would likely survive any hurricane, though the windows might be problematic. I'm surprised how few people are prepared for hurricanes. The mention of a hurricane empties all shelves in a matter of hours. We don't even bother as we're ready with food, water, flashlights, batteries, etc.
Fortunately, no matter which place we occupy, we don't worry about heat or AC (though the midwest can get uncomfortably warm if the electricity goes out.) We have made up our minds that we'll never again put ourselves in danger of a snow emergency, so there's that. :cool smiley: YMMV
Back in Hawaii, there's also no place to evacuate except shelters. Our concrete egg-crate condo would likely survive any hurricane, though the windows might be problematic. I'm surprised how few people are prepared for hurricanes. The mention of a hurricane empties all shelves in a matter of hours. We don't even bother as we're ready with food, water, flashlights, batteries, etc.
Fortunately, no matter which place we occupy, we don't worry about heat or AC (though the midwest can get uncomfortably warm if the electricity goes out.) We have made up our minds that we'll never again put ourselves in danger of a snow emergency, so there's that. :cool smiley: YMMV