Have You Been Through a Hurricane?

August 27, 2008

As Tropical Storm Gustav makes its way toward the Gulf Coast, practically three years to the day after Hurricane Katrina hit (which I myself experienced firsthand), I'm feeling pretty uneasy. The storm has already killed 11 people in the Caribbean and is projected to hit Louisiana and the Gulf Coast on Monday. Yikes. I'm sure plenty of you have been through one hurricane, if not several. Have you? How do you prepare your home for an impending storm? Do you pack up and leave, or do you stick it out? Has anyone been affected by a storm this year?
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Cucucita 4 years 36 weeks

i am also from florida miami in-fact and i dont know if you all remember Hurricane Andrew in 1992 that DESTROYED miami i was only 9 but i remember hiding in the bathroom with my mom dad 2 cousins and 4 fam friends ready to tie ourselves to concert pillars in my house because we thought it was going to fall its was one scary storm luck nothing happened just 2 broken windows and we lost all of our trees roof tiles after that i have been through a countless number or hurricanes even one that followed me to washington DC when i was in school there and one earthquake but the scaryes i must say was when i got stuck in a hurricane a few years ago on a boat in the middle of the ocean between miami and the bahamas

bento barista 4 years 36 weeks

So. Fla. is like hurricane central. We get em all, pretty much.

devils 4 years 37 weeks

I live on the shore in New Jersey, and we tend to not get hurricanes head on. However, there are a few times we get some nasty remains of tropical storms. I think the last one we had, that concerned the area a lot was Floyd a couple of years ago. I think about 6 years ago? Other than that, we haven't had anything major hit us thank goodness ^_^

devils 4 years 37 weeks

HelenKeller 4 years 37 weeks

I went through many hurricanes. OHKATE A hurricane can go through tiny islands, just ask the caribbean..lol The difference between a typhoon and a hurricane is one is in the Pacific and the other is in the Atlantic. Same kind of storm though.

JaimeLeah526 4 years 37 weeks

I have never been through a real hurricane but the remnants of one since I live in the northeast. Just that is horrible so I couldn't imagine going through a real one.

nolasiren 4 years 37 weeks

From New Orleans and have lived here forever. It's home. I'm evacuating Saturday morning and spending the time up till then working and then packing up the office and then my apartment. Besides the clothing, water, flashlight, canned goods, radio etc necessities, the general rule here is: pack like you are never coming back. Take what means the very most to you (pictures, your or your kid's artwork, your wedding or prom dress, scrapbooks, anything special that can't be replaced) and what you need for insurance and living purposes (policies, birth certificate, mortgage or rent paperwork, resume, social security card etc). Take what you can't live without or what you would need to start living elsewhere and kiss the rest goodbye. Oh and if you have a pet take it with you! Or me and the rest of the world will hate you.

nolasiren 4 years 37 weeks

From New Orleans and have lived here forever. It's home. I'm evacuating Saturday morning and spending the time up till then working and then packing up the office and then my apartment.Besides the clothing, water, flashlight, canned goods, radio etc necessities, the general rule here is: pack like you are never coming back. Take what means the very most to you (pictures, your or your kid's artwork, your wedding or prom dress, scrapbooks, anything special that can't be replaced) and what you need for insurance and living purposes (policies, birth certificate, mortgage or rent paperwork, resume, social security card etc).Take what you can't live without or what you would need to start living elsewhere and kiss the rest goodbye.Oh and if you have a pet take it with you! Or me and the rest of the world will hate you.

thelorax 4 years 37 weeks

I was staying at Rehoboth Beach in Delaware when Hurricane Dennis made its way up the coast. Our curtains spent the night plastered to the ceiling, and when we woke up, the waves were crashing INTO the exterior wall of our hotel. Time to go!!

Gatito 4 years 37 weeks

I'm in New Orleans now(and was for Katrina) and as Gustav potentially approaches the Lousiana coast, it's all that anyone can talk about. Everyone is out preparing. Most of us have both an evacuation plan and a "ride-it-out" plan. Post-Katrina preparation is certainly much different than the steps we took before that day and the days after that ruined so many lives. Everyone takes approaching storms much more seriously than before. Of course, the flood that came after the storm was what caused the lion's shares of the damage. We're all praying that the levees hold this time around.

baltimoregal 4 years 37 weeks

I was in Gloria and we lost power for weeks. We were well away from any water so stayed put but I don't think riding out a major hurricane is a good idea, especially if you have pets. Tha major thing is water, water water. Filling bathtubs & sinks so you can flush the toilets, and having plenty of jugs to drink. Also packing the extra space in the freezer with bags of ice will help food last longer- you can put some in the fridge if the power stays off and you can also melt it for drinking.

baltimoregal 4 years 37 weeks

I was in Gloria and we lost power for weeks. We were well away from any water so stayed put but I don't think riding out a major hurricane is a good idea, especially if you have pets.Tha major thing is water, water water. Filling bathtubs & sinks so you can flush the toilets, and having plenty of jugs to drink. Also packing the extra space in the freezer with bags of ice will help food last longer- you can put some in the fridge if the power stays off and you can also melt it for drinking.

jspeed 4 years 37 weeks

Hugo in Myrtle Beach (but I was only 9 so all I rembmer is hiding under a table while my parents and grandparents boarded up the windows). Also practically drove through a tornado a couple years ago in MD. There's nothing like cowering in your car watching it cross the road in front of you! I actually wished I had a camera!

aoitenshi 4 years 37 weeks

Living in the Philippines means I experience several hurricanes in a year, unfortunately. I'm pretty used to it, but I hate it, especially when it gets scary.

nv27 4 years 37 weeks

No, but I watched one on the Real World. haha.

Liss 4 years 37 weeks

Yes a couple, the only name i can remember though is Hurricane Bob

chancleta 4 years 37 weeks

Be in Florida for 28 of my 32 years So I've been through to many to count or remember names

chancleta 4 years 37 weeks

Be in Florida for 28 of my 32 years So I've been through to many to count or remember names

steen 4 years 37 weeks

I'm another Floridian (born and raised) and the only really bad ones I've dealt with were the four in 2004. Thankfully, we were in an apartment at the time with relatively few windows so we didn't do much preparation beyond buying some necessities. (Flashlights, batteries, candles, gallon jugs of water, ready-to-eat stuff.) We didn't have power for about two weeks, most of that due to a transformer that was blown. The rest of the city was wrecked. Sadly, my hometown of Fort Myers was hit pretty hard. A lot of the nearby islands were flattened, blue tarps were on virtually every roof, a lot of places were flooded, and, of course, a lot of the woody areas caused damage to nearby neighborhoods. My in-laws, who live near us, have the boards for windows sitting in their garage, as well as a generator and tons of canned and bottled drinks and foods.

steen 4 years 37 weeks

I'm another Floridian (born and raised) and the only really bad ones I've dealt with were the four in 2004. Thankfully, we were in an apartment at the time with relatively few windows so we didn't do much preparation beyond buying some necessities. (Flashlights, batteries, candles, gallon jugs of water, ready-to-eat stuff.) We didn't have power for about two weeks, most of that due to a transformer that was blown. The rest of the city was wrecked.Sadly, my hometown of Fort Myers was hit pretty hard. A lot of the nearby islands were flattened, blue tarps were on virtually every roof, a lot of places were flooded, and, of course, a lot of the woody areas caused damage to nearby neighborhoods.My in-laws, who live near us, have the boards for windows sitting in their garage, as well as a generator and tons of canned and bottled drinks and foods.

LoveSarah 4 years 37 weeks

I went through 4 hurricanes in 2004, and my area was really affected by Fay. Pretty much everyone's house flooded and we are all still trying to put everything back together.

thehappywaftic 4 years 37 weeks

I have been through 6 but the most notable were camille and katrina. camille made katrina look like a spring breeze.

gemsera 4 years 37 weeks

Yeah back home in AU there were a couple when I was a kid. Once at our new house when i was 8/9 years old a porta potty flew down the street from the wind and smashed into someones house LOL we thought it was funny. And some tiles came off the roof of our patio (outside) and some poor lady drove around to tell us the roof came off our house. We had to politely thank her and advise it wasnt the house - it was just the patio LOL

amofoz 4 years 37 weeks

I live in California so thankfully no hurricanes for me!

Ellenora 4 years 37 weeks

Nope, I thankfully don't live aaaaaaaaanywhere near hurricane alley. I did live in tornado alley though. Lived through hundreds of tornadoes, no hurricanes. I'm scared of hurricanes actually. I wouldn't know whether to go up to escape the water or down to avoid the winds!

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