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September 20, 2005
Frank Hurricane Preparedness Tips
Posted by Frank J. at 11:11 AM | View blog reactions | Comments (29)

"What's with all the hurricanes?" you're probably asking, "And why isn't the U.S. government stopping them?" Well, hurricanes are a global problem, and thus the U.N. should take care of them. We could do it for them, but then the U.N. will never learn responsibility.

As for what causes hurricanes, some say global warming. The only way to prove this, though, is to heat some sort of globe in a lab and see what happens. This would require a globe heating device - something you'll only find in bad science fiction. Thus, we just have to accept that hurricanes happen and we don't know why (though it probably has to do with there being so many gays in Miami).

Since we can't stop hurricanes, all we can do is prepare for them. I had previously written a Know Thy Enemy: Hurricanes, but now I want to focus exclusively on what you can do to prepare for and survive a hurricane. Thus, I wrote a neato guide.

FRANK HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS TIPS

* HURRICANE OR NOT: The first step to hurricane preparedness is to know whether you are actually dealing with a hurricane and not just a rainy day. You could rely on the MSM, but they are notoriously liberal biased. Instead, check for yourself by standing outside. Remember, a hurricane has lots of rain and high speed winds. If there is only lots of rain, simply put on a raincoat (should be banana yellow for highest efficacy). If there is only lots of high speed wind, then it's a tornado and you're done for because this guide doesn't cover that. When you have lots of rain and the high speed winds, congratulations, you are in a hurricane.

* FLEEING: Also known as the Parisian Maneuver, you can flee particularly strong hurricanes. This will only encourage hurricanes, though, so it's best to stand and fight.

* WINDOWS: Strong windows are essential for your house to withstand a hurricane. On most houses, windows are much more likely to break than the walls (unless you live a glass house; if so, eschew stone throwing). The best way to test your windows is the Sledgehammer Window Test where you hit your windows with a sledgehammer... as a test. If the windows break, replace with stronger windows. If no break, hooray! For this test, it may be a good idea to wear safety goggles... or have your kids do it.

There is a rumor about opening windows to equalize air pressure in your house in the case of strong winds. This is bunkum. Keep your windows shut, especially if you're my neighbors and like to play loud music.

* FLOODING: With hurricanes, there is the risk of flood. Most regular insurance policies do not cover flooding. If you have flood insurance, then you're an idiot because all you need to stop flooding is sandbags. Water is unable to penetrate sand; that's why we put sand on all our coastlines to keep the oceans at bay. The reason we have sandbags is because sand is tough to carry if not in a bag. If you properly stack sandbags around your house, then you have no flood worries (you may want to put razor wire at the top of your sandbag stacks to show the flood waters you are serious).

When figuring out how high to stack your sandbags, it's best to take in account where your house is in regards to sea level. If your house is on top of a mountain in Colorado, then you don't need to stack very many sandbags if you hear a hurricane is approaching North America.

* FOOD AND WATER: When preparing to bunker down for a hurricane, make sure you have plenty of food and potable water. How is potable water different from drinking water? I'm not sure, but, in hurricane situations, everyone uses the word "potable" so you better make sure the water you buy is labeled such.

When taking inventory of your supplies, make sure to ask your self important questions:

"If I have a sudden craving for quesadillas, am I prepared?"

"While I might have enough water for drinking and cleaning my socks, if a water balloon fight breaks out, do I have enough water (and balloons) to return fire?"

"If the water balloon fight turns into a war and then a quagmire, how long can I keep armed with water balloons until my water supply is exhausted?"

"If the only food left is Spam, am I prepared to eat it, or is that the time to resort to cannibalism?"

* FIREARMS: As always, make sure to have guns. After a hurricane, there may be looters who try to take your stuff. They will stop if you shoot them. If you see someone with stuff you think may not be his, he's a looter. Shoot him before he tries to loot you.

The problem with hurricanes is that you will be operating in wet conditions. Will your shotgun work when wet? It's best now to test this by doing target practice while standing in a running shower. You could also look up the make and model of your gun on the internet, but information on the 'net is highly unreliable and should not be trusted in a life or death situation.

* PETS: If you have small pets, they could be blown away in the hurricane. It's best to tact them down so you don't lose them or if you just find it annoying when they run around. I have this heavy wrought iron thing (I'm not sure what it is) that I like to put on top of my cat Sydney to pin her down so she'll stop running around and jumping on the furniture.

QUICK PET TIP: Instead of feeding your dog and then eating him as a last resort, it's best to eat him right away and then eat the dog food yourself. You'll have more food that way. Remember: You're dog would eat you if it came to it, and, if he's a pit bull, he probably already has plans.

* MISCELLANEOUS: Make sure to have matches. They make fire, and you might want that. You may want some flashlights, but, if you're staying in your own house, there is nothing new or interesting to see. Also, have some rope. Rope is always useful. Oh, and a graphing calculator. If I'm not completely sure what I'm up against, I like to have a graphing calculator.

* * * *

If you follow all these hurricane tips, you are sure to increase your chance of survival by some intangible amount. This was yet another public service of IMAO.

Rating: 3.0/5 (8 votes cast)

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29 Responses To "Frank Hurricane Preparedness Tips"

Ahem, first, and safe in sunny CA.

Tsar Lazar

#1 - Posted by: Tsar Lazar on September 20, 2005 11:38 AM

Tsar,
Or so you are so foolish to believe!

#2 - Posted by: Frank J. on September 20, 2005 11:39 AM

Pomoze Bog.

"Also, have some rope. Rope is always useful."

Yes, especially if your mayor is of the caliber of leadership as "Knucklehead" Nagins...

#3 - Posted by: Tsar Lazar on September 20, 2005 11:45 AM

I think people who accept aid from the national guard but have actually served in the guard or served in a disaster releif themselves are chickensquats.

Right mninb?

#4 - Posted by: spacemonkey on September 20, 2005 11:47 AM

whatever spaceminky, but definitely use any hurricane opportunity to shoot a looter. It's a perfect time to use your handguns to off someone legally. Course you could join the military, go to Iraq and off lots of people legally. That would be even better.

#5 - Posted by: mninb on September 20, 2005 11:52 AM

Get your own quesadilla!!

#6 - Posted by: Steve on September 20, 2005 11:53 AM

Pomoze Bog.

"Course you could join the military, go to Iraq and off lots of people legally. That would be even better."

Yes, mninb(aka minibrain), it would. Especially since they'd all be Ishmaelites. As a friend of mine who was a Marine Recon sniper at the Battle of Khafji (first Gulf War) used to say, "Killin' Towels for Jesus was the best thing I've even done in my life." He has the medals on his wall to prove it, and they weren't awarded for lifesaving...

Tsar Lazar

#7 - Posted by: Tsar Lazar on September 20, 2005 12:02 PM

That dog part was pretty gross Frank, but the pit bull comment made me laugh out loud.

I'm in NJ, and I think we're just getting a rainstorm today...however, one can never be too sure. Only two of my kids have a banana yellow raincoat...should I disown the other two?? (I hope not. They're cute and I've grown quite attached to them.) or is this my own fault for only providing half of them with the proper rain gear??

#8 - Posted by: LC imamommy, Imperial Handmaid on September 20, 2005 12:11 PM

>should be banana yellow for highest efficacy

But what about the monkeys?

#9 - Posted by: Francesco Poli on September 20, 2005 12:12 PM

Don't forget your propane-powered VCR from your unused Y2K-preparedness stash.

#10 - Posted by: Lamar on September 20, 2005 12:32 PM

While they say never to use a generator indoors, you actually can if you build an exhaust pipe that leads outside. Be sure to rig it so you can make it shoot fire and impress the neighbors.

#11 - Posted by: George guy on September 20, 2005 01:15 PM

"If the only food left is Spam, am I prepared to eat it, or is that the time to resort to cannibalism?"

From what I understand, people taste a lot like Spam (or Spam tastes a lot like people), so this isn't as hard a decision as you think...

#12 - Posted by: GEBIV on September 20, 2005 01:56 PM

When planning to shoot looters in a hurricane, remember that the storm will severly limit your visible fields of fire. That's OK for your pistols and shotguns, but how to bring your automatic rifles into play?

I learned this trick in the sand storms of Somolia. Set out piles of stuff that will attract looters (TVs, rolexs, food, dipers, etc.), and tie bells or empty cans to the items. Then sight in your rifles (range card) to effectively "engage" anyone near the piles when you hear the bells and cans rattling, even if you can't see the looters.

This is sort of like a "looter salt-lick". Works every time.

#13 - Posted by: Eagle6 on September 20, 2005 02:00 PM

Actually, it's cloudy right now in Southern California, but I know I'm safe. I'm in Nixon country (also known as Orange County), a place that Karl Rove has marked 'off limits' for the people that run his weather machines.

#14 - Posted by: Justin on September 20, 2005 02:04 PM
I have this heavy wrought iron thing (I'm not sure what it is) that I like to put on top of my cat Sydney to pin her down so she'll stop running around and jumping on the furniture.

Is it safe to put that thing on rambunctious toddlers? If so, can I borrow it?

#15 - Posted by: Army NCO Guy on September 20, 2005 03:56 PM

Don't waste your potable water on water balloons. That's what the flood water is for (though you may receive a strongly worded letter from the UN in regards to chemical warfare).

#16 - Posted by: No One of Consequence on September 20, 2005 03:58 PM

So this hurricane Rita is predicted to hit Texas, specifcally the Houston area where all the New Orleans evacuees went to.....AND most of the evacuees are black.....AND George Bush HATES black people....AND hurricanes are always WHITE, just like George Bush and the Republican Party........AND there's OIL in Texas.....George Bush is from Texas.....AND Bush is under control of Halliburton....I think you know what I'm saying! Chimpy McBushitler strikes again!!!.....

Hey, I'm just saving the kossacks the trouble of coming up with this stuff in a few days.

#17 - Posted by: Bombtruck on September 20, 2005 04:37 PM

Pomoze Bog.

"From what I understand, people taste a lot like Spam (or Spam tastes a lot like people), so this isn't as hard a decision as you think..."

It's kind of a Soylent Green thang.

Tsar Lazar

#18 - Posted by: Tsar Lazar on September 20, 2005 04:50 PM

*Barfs* you guys are brainwashed man, it makes me sick

#19 - Posted by: on September 20, 2005 05:31 PM

"While I might have enough water for drinking and cleaning my socks, if a water balloon fight breaks out, do I have enough water (and balloons) to return fire?"
"If the water balloon fight turns into a war and then a quagmire, how long can I keep armed with water balloons until my water supply is exhausted?"

What about an exit strategy? How are we supposed to get ourselves out of this quagmire? And is this a run of the mill quagmire, a quagmire to bring freedom to another nation, or a quagmire to make Haliburton a lot of money?

#20 - Posted by: jwookie on September 20, 2005 05:50 PM

"Persian" Maneuver should be Parisian?

Or am I missing something.

#21 - Posted by: Pete on September 20, 2005 06:04 PM

...but information on the 'net is highly unreliable and should not be trusted in a life or death situation....

I hear that information on the 'net is especially prone to high unreliability during hurricane season. I believe this is why I keep reading about Knucklehead Nagin™ espousing the following: "In case of a hurricane or if the levee breaks, you're all on your own.", "I'm the Mayor. Evacuate, everybody! EVACUATE!", "No--go to the Superdome--then evacuate.", "We need somebody to help us evacuate!", "Who left those busses over there?", "OK, everybody. It's dry enough for all my voters to come back now", "No, wait. It's not really dry enough, and besides there's another hurricane coming, and the levees are still in questionable shape, so go away now."

But at least I have IMAO--the one true source for internet news.

You can copyright that if you want, Frank.

#22 - Posted by: azlibertarian on September 20, 2005 06:28 PM

What do you use, Frank? A Ti-89 (My favorite)?

#23 - Posted by: Chase on September 20, 2005 08:42 PM

The graphing calculator is a must. How else can you compute how much water you will need to return fire from a particularly heavy barrage of water balloons AND graph it so you can really get a good idea?

#24 - Posted by: Ali Schroeder on September 21, 2005 01:37 AM

Damnit, Frank. Where was this information when *I* needed it? That graphing calculator was all that I really needed and I didn't even know it until now!

#25 - Posted by: Tooner on September 21, 2005 02:21 AM

MiniShitForBrains: Why are you here? You should be on the front lines with Cindy Sheehan getting brutalized by NY cops. You're a chickenshit.

#26 - Posted by: McWert Deglieb on September 21, 2005 05:25 AM

Checking your shotgun in the shower! classic!

#27 - Posted by: General Von Klinkerhoffen on September 21, 2005 06:31 AM

Graphing calculators are also quite useful to quickly compute the balistic trajectory water ballons must take to their intended target(s). More accurate water ballons means better water conservation.

#28 - Posted by: ENder on September 21, 2005 02:39 PM

You guys are freaks, but aren't all jews??

david_will
Hookahkings.com

#29 - Posted by: adam on September 23, 2005 02:23 PM
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