Preparing for Isaac
Hurricane Isaac is on its way to Haiti. Looking at the National Weather Service
reports, it looks like he will arrive tomorrow afternoon but we will probably
start feeling high winds and rain earlier in the day. I got into preparation mode as soon as I
heard a hurricane was headed this way.
One problem we have here at Kay Timoun is the poor design at entrance
doors. Water flows under the doors and
into the house. So this morning I told
Junior how we are going to handle this problem.
We will fill used rice bags with sand and when the rain comes, we’ll
pile the bags at the back door entrance.
We will have enough food and water to last for three days. That’s not difficult…we always have 5 gallon
bottles of water in the depot and usually enough rice and beans to feed a small
army. But just to be safe, we bought
another 55 lb. bag of rice and a case of spaghetti. I told Wonel to buy a double order of bread
tomorrow morning to make peanut butter sandwiches with a freshly ground batch
of peanuts. And we have on hand a huge
bag of avocados, probably 50 or more avocados.
I compare this preparation with preparing in Florida. Here there is no patio furniture to bring
inside, no car to worry about, no electricity most of the time so we are
equipped with battery lanterns. There is
no food in the freezer that might spoil.
When water leaks through the windows, we’ll just mop it up; there is no
carpet and not much furniture that might water stain or mildew. Life here is simple so people can be at a
soccer game the night before a hurricane (I hear them cheering as I write) and
not worrying about protecting their property.
Most have nothing to protect.
They just pray that their house doesn’t get blown down or washed away.
Praying...
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