Hurricane Irma

[frustratedearthmother]

OFA and GW - Glad it looks like ya'll will be missing the worst and certainly hope everyone else comes through with minimal problems!

 

[Bunnylady]

In hurricanes, it's always said you can date houses and businesses by which are left standing when the storm passes..it is most often the older homes that survive.
Structural engineers say the older homes were built to have more 'give' to them without major failure.
(Beachfront homes maybe being the exception, as the new codes require them to be higher and with bigger diameter legs under them)

Beach houses used to be little more than shacks built on the sand. You'd get a cooler full of beer and some buddies together, and build it over the course of a few weekends. They were furnished with castoffs that nobody would mind losing; small investment so small loss when it happened.

These days, beach property is at a premium; the houses are like, 10 bedrooms on 3 floors - a small hotel on stilts. I don't even want to think about what they cost.

 

[Baymule]

Crystal Beach on the Boliver peninsula (next to Galveston) was wiped off the sand by hurricane Ike. Some of those houses were northward of half a million. They sure didn't look like over a half million to me, didn't matter, they were rubble or just gone.

 

[Fullhousefarm]

Well- the storm will be close to us no matter how it moves.

A good friend who has a few
Goats (two from me) and horses came and took three of our NDs to her concrete barn to give me more room. She's 30 min east of us and her and her husband have extensive animal experience (he works with the gorillas at Disney) and she actually "borrowed" one of my milkers for a few months this summer when I had 13 in milk and she wanted milk. The feed room is all ready for the three bigger boys. The two 8 month old bucks are going to be in a crate by the girls. I'll take a pic of the girls area in our metal building when it's done.

Still have tons of stuff to clean up. The yard is going to look so neat and tidy- but sad without goats!

It's going to be a stressful three days.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Sounds like you've got a good plan. Hoping for the best for you!

 

[babsbag]

Hang on tight and pray. I hope it isn't too horrible.

 

[goats&moregoats]

Prayers go out to all of those in the path or surrounding areas of this hurricane.

 

[Baymule]

Hang on and make it through this storm.

 

[Eteda]

during a hurricane I tie open all the stall doors and interior gates. giving the animals enough time to realize that they can run from field to field if needed away from a tornado or flying stuff. If your fences are damaged most animals that are loose will come back home by dinner time. Provided there is not extensive flooding preventing it. I clean out the extra 100 gallon water trough and place it under the drip edge of the house to catch water for flushing. I also bring in to the house the chain saw and ready it to start cutting my way out of the drive way or back it if i've evacuated. you can put the chainsaw in an old ice chest to protect it from rain. It can then be put in the back of the truck instead of in the cab. fumes aren't good to smell. don't forget a small gas can in their to. If you have low sugar don't forget something to bring it up. medications and insulin in cold packs if necessary.

 

[greybeard]

Crystal Beach on the Boliver peninsula (next to Galveston) was wiped off the sand by hurricane Ike. Some of those houses were northward of half a million. They sure didn't look like over a half million to me, didn't matter, they were rubble or just gone.

My brother bought an older home on Bolivar in May '08. Lost every stick and nail of it 4 months later when Ike came thru. Rebuilt with the insurance check. 3 bedroom, 2 bath single story on bigger and taller pilings, probably just a plain house anywhere else in Texas. It was appraised at an asking price last week by local realtor at close to 1/4 mil. He has a lot less than that in the place. The empty 1/10 acre lot next to his 1/10 ac sold last spring for $30K. 7th row back from the water.