[CTSARA] [GNARC] Storm

Sat Sep 3 13:21:22 EDT 2016

That would be handy, but unfortunately, most newer vehicles have an
anti-rollover valve which makes this very difficult.  That is
certainly the case with my Jeep.

On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 11:41 AM, Steve Dick <sbdick at optonline.net> wrote:
> All great suggestions.  I have one more.  We have prolonged power outages
> due to downed trees knocking out power lines. Go out and buy an expensive
> bulb type syphon that's capable of handling gas. This lets you start the
> syphoning action easily. Fill all of your cars' gas tanks. Then, if a
> prolonged emergency happens, you can siphon gas out of your cars' tanks for
> emergency generators.  I like this approach rather than storing several gas
> tanks in the garage.  You don't have to worry about increased risk of fire
> in your garage, the gas is fresh compared to small gas tanks sitting in your
> garage for months (even with gas stabilizer), and you have a much larger
> supply of gasoline available to you.  Just filled my tank. Wow, gas prices
> really went up on Labor Day weekend.
>
> Steve, K1RF
>
> -----Original Message----- From: kb1ylq at gmail.com
> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2016 9:10 AM
> To: ctsara Mailman ; Gnarc Mailman
> Subject: [CTSARA] Storm
>
>
> Since TS Hermine is expected to be a major wind event, we can expect
> significant numbers of trees to come down, especially because of the drought
> (makes the trees less resilient).  Trees coming down means power lines
> coming down so we may see some significant power outages here in lower
> Fairfield County.
>
> Some things to remember about power outages and wind storms:
>
> 1.  It is not too late to go out and stock up on ater and basic food
> supplies (especially food supplies that don't need refrigeration or cooking
> like bread and peanut butter).  Figure a gallon of water per day per person,
> minimum of three days.  Don't forget food and water for pets and for your
> kids (depending on whether or not you like your kids).  If you have
> teenagers - well, then double or triple the amount of water and food needed.
>
> IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO TO THE SUPERMARKET, DO IT EARLY THIS MORNING - THERE
> WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT RUSH AND SIGNIFICANT INVENTORY OUTAGES BY THIS
> AFTERNOON!!!
>
> 2.  It is not too late to go to the hardware store and stock up on
> batteries, plastic sheeting, tarps, and duct tape.  Batteries in case of
> power failures, the rest for covering broken windows and leaks in case of
> damage to the house (e.g., from falling trees).  And while you're at it, get
> a couple of extra LED flashlights or room lights.
>
> 3.  It is not too late to stock up on any prescription medicines you need,
> just in case!!  Don't forget basic first aid supplies such as antiseptic
> creams, bandages, and tape.
>
> 4.  It is not too late to get to the phone store and buy an external battery
> for your phone.  These things can be used to recharge your phone without
> wall power.  NOTE:  many of the external batteries are waaay undersized for
> smart phones.  For example, those cute little cylindrical ones (2200 mAH)
> that Bed, Bath and Beyond and CVS sell can only charge a smart phone battery
> to about 30%.  Go to the phone store and get one that will fully recharge
> your phone.
>
> 5.  Remember to take in outside objects that can become missiles in strong
> winds, such as lawn/patio furniture, kiddy pools, other junk that's laying
> around outside (bicycles, kiddy toys).  Take in your garbage pails, or at
> least move them out of the wind and lay them on their sides.
>
> 6.  Remember that GPS, Data (3G and 4GL), and Wi-Fi eat cellphone batteries
> like crazy.  Unless you absolutely positively need them (and we usually
> don't), turn them off if power is out (how to turn them off depends on the
> phone).  It does mean that you may have to wait to post those 873 photos to
> Facebook/Instagram, but we all have to make sacrifices.
>
> 7.  Your cell phone's basic phone function eats battery like crazy if it
> can't find a cell tower signal, so turn it off if you don't have a good cell
> phone signal.  You can go into Airplane mode instead of turning it off. Some
> phones (like the Samsungs) have "ultra" power saving modes but the "ultra"
> modes will still use battery if you don't have a good cell phone signal.
>
> 8.  It's not too late to make a communications plan with people outside the
> storm area.  Something that will reduce the amount of time you spend using
> your cell phone.  For example:  "we will call Susan (our eldest) every four
> hours and give her an update.  Please call her for an update, do not call
> us.  If you call us, we will not answer (and may even have the phone turned
> off).  Susan's phone number is .... ".
>
> 9.  If you can't get calls through on your cell phone because of cell tower
> overload (you have signal, but calls just never connect or they keep
> dropping after a few seconds), remember that text messages will probably get
> through (because they use a small fraction of the cell tower resources that
> a phone call uses).  A quick "we're okay" text message is more than enough,
> you don't have to give a wind gust-by-wind gust, raindrop-by-raindrop
> description to people while power is out.  Plus of course, it frees up the
> cell towers for important use.
>
> NOTE:  Contrary to popular belief, most cell towers in this area have stayed
> up during major storms like Irene and Sandy.  At worst, their batteries ran
> out after 48-72 hours, which is equal to or even better (in some cases) than
> what AT&T landlines (now Frontier) can do in the areas that use fiber optic
> cables (most areas of Stamford below the Merritt and most areas of Norwalk
> below the Merritt).
>
> Steve KB1YLQSent from my Verizon 4G LTE Tablet
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