What are 25 ways to protect my family and home from a torrential storm?

Question

Detailed List please.

Answer 1

1) move *the act of packing and moving to a different location. If not possible, continue.

2) depending on your budget, some major re-modeling is in order.

3) install additional braces to your roof trusses.

4) Glue your roof...

(a)During a hurricane, the wind may almost seem to be ripping the roof off your home. So give your roof a bit of reinforcement. With some glue, you can increase your roof's resistance to wind.
The Federal Alliance for Safe Home recommends you go to your local home improvement store and get premium flooring adhesive. Using a caulking gun, put a small bead of glue to the underside of your roof where the roof and the support beams meet. Be sure to look for an adhesive that has been tested and has a strong rating like APA AFG-01 ASTM D 3498.


5) insure your storm gutters are draining rain ample distance, peferably down hill from your home.

6) insure your storm gutters are free from leaves and other foreign debris.

7) waterproof your basement. You can do it yourself by consulting a sales associate at your local home improvement store. Or you can hire an outside company. Again, depends on your budget.

8) ensure your home is fall distance away from large trees or poles. Trees you can use a chain saw yourself and cut it to fall away from your house. Poles are more tricky to remove. You need to write your congress person and tell them that the utility pole on your property is causing cancer to your child. Then you need to adopt a girl and shave "most" of her hair off... Then get the news to have a heartfelt story on you and your plight. Then, the pole is moved...

9)Back up generators for emergency power. Generators are cheap and run on gas. You can get a decent one at your local home improvement store.

10)Vacuum sealer and large bags. Seal blankets and pillows and the like into these bags. You should vacuum seal the blankets as to keep spiders, mice and other "pests" out.

11) Large bags for your vacuum sealer.

12) sleeping bags for your vacuum sealer

13) invest in a sump pump incase the water comes into your basement.

14) replace your old windows. Newer windows come with an "act of god" warranty.

15) think about installing "impact resistant windows"

16) invest in a flash light that doesn't require batteries (the one you shake "as seen on T.V.")

17) invest in a radio that works on gyroscope

18) check the weight on your garage door. Many use the lightest material to save them and ultimately you costs.

19) have tarp handy for if when a hole is blown in your roof, you can patch it up when the eye of the storm is over you.

20) register for the next CCW class (carry concealed weapon). Check state and local laws...

21) practice at a shooting range after obtaining your CCW Permit. You never know when Martial Law will take over....

22) register for CPR courses. It may come in handy...

23)
(a) If you have furniture and other outdoor equipment on your patio or deck, bring them inside when strong weather threatens. Don't forget trash cans, grills, toys, and potted plants. Keep them from becoming flying objects that can cause additional injury or damage during storms with high winds.

"You would be very surprised about what people don't think about," says Chapman-Henderson. "We saw garden gnomes wedged into palm trees. We saw an old record sliced into a tree. We saw sailboats in the tops of trees after Hurricane Andrew," she said.

24) purchase blow up inner rafts, innertubes ect. ect (and an air pump) You never know when you will need to float to the nearest shelter after a major storm.

25) go to www.myspace.com/therukiz

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

Get in touch with your state emergency services and they will probably give you more than 25 answers.

Answer 4

run away and never come back