In a closet, on one corner of a shelf, there’s my hurricane emergency kit. I lived in Austin too long. Never had a real need for a hurricane kit. I heard stories, “Back in the day, Carla (Bertha, Betty, etc.) churned up the old Air Force terminal like the planes were wooden models,” but I don’t recall any of that.
I’ve recorded hurricane observations before, from various coastal locations, Port O’Conner and Rockport, but I never sat one out. I did stand on the side of the river in Austin, one fateful spring eve when the winds whipped up to 70 MPH, and I decided that was close as I wanted to get to a hurricane.
What goes in a typical hurricane kit — South Texas style? I would hazard a guess that a California earthquake kit would be similar.
Bottled water
Granola bars
Slims Jim’s
Beef Jerky
Duck tape
Rounds of ammo
Flashlights, batteries
Supply of drugs, medicinal and recreational
A certain variety of adult beverages, flavors to be determined by taste, but in South Texas? Tequila and beer. Just a guess.
The thought that a super-cell hurricane might hit the east coast?
Are y’all prepared? Properly?
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You forgot instant coffee. I can survive anything if I have some coffee. After Northridge Earthquake, the first thing I did was go back inside the devastation and find the bottle of instant coffee. Now there’s coffee in the earthquake kit. Also dehydrated water.
Those Starbucks instant coffee things are the best.