Guru
December 28th, 2007, 12:48 PM
Be aware that there is a strong front moving in from Southern Louisiana and coming this way.
I just got a couple of calls from down there and at this moment they are experiencing strong winds and rain including Tornadic action in the New Iberia (south of Lafayette area).
The steady drizzle here is transitioning to scattered rain drops.
No sense in locking the doors yet but it is always a good practice to have loose items stowed when weather like this approaches.
Now is the time to get out your notebooks and write down:
1- Ditches that get stopped up and run over the roads in your neighborhood so you can inform the County Supervisor about it later.
2- Stick a marker in areas of your yard that hold water so you can do a little work later to help them drain.
3- Look for trees that bend and sway in the wind that are close to utility poles so you can ask for a crew to come later and trim limbs or cut the tree down. Hurricane season Will follow you know.
4- Pay attention for wet spots on the ceilings of the inside of your house and under your porches for maintenance that can be done later.
5- If you have not done so previously write yourself a special note to get a surge protector for valued appliances like TVs, stereos, COMPUTERS. I don't see any like the one I use for my computer anymore but to me it's about the best I have ever seen. It is a flat deck that the monitor can itself sit on to be out of the way and has individual on/off switches for different things like the monitor, computer, printer, has a couple of extra ones for Auxillary 1 and Auxillary 2 PLUS one main switch where you can turn on everything at once if you like.
The brand name is Interex and the unit name is Surge Slayer. I bought it several years ago and have seen none since. The important thing is that you do have one of some kind to protect those investments.
6- If you do have to get out and about in bad weather take the extra precaution of looking for cattle or horses that may have gotten out. Just last week there was a pretty bad wreck out my way from a passing storm that knocked a tree down on a neighbors cow fence and the cows ran up to the highway and a car hit one cow and then flipped upside down in a deep ditch.
* People get freaky in bad weather and visibility only makes that worse, duct tape your kids into their seats and watch out for the other guy. Don't get out and drive if you don't have to.
I just got a couple of calls from down there and at this moment they are experiencing strong winds and rain including Tornadic action in the New Iberia (south of Lafayette area).
The steady drizzle here is transitioning to scattered rain drops.
No sense in locking the doors yet but it is always a good practice to have loose items stowed when weather like this approaches.
Now is the time to get out your notebooks and write down:
1- Ditches that get stopped up and run over the roads in your neighborhood so you can inform the County Supervisor about it later.
2- Stick a marker in areas of your yard that hold water so you can do a little work later to help them drain.
3- Look for trees that bend and sway in the wind that are close to utility poles so you can ask for a crew to come later and trim limbs or cut the tree down. Hurricane season Will follow you know.
4- Pay attention for wet spots on the ceilings of the inside of your house and under your porches for maintenance that can be done later.
5- If you have not done so previously write yourself a special note to get a surge protector for valued appliances like TVs, stereos, COMPUTERS. I don't see any like the one I use for my computer anymore but to me it's about the best I have ever seen. It is a flat deck that the monitor can itself sit on to be out of the way and has individual on/off switches for different things like the monitor, computer, printer, has a couple of extra ones for Auxillary 1 and Auxillary 2 PLUS one main switch where you can turn on everything at once if you like.
The brand name is Interex and the unit name is Surge Slayer. I bought it several years ago and have seen none since. The important thing is that you do have one of some kind to protect those investments.
6- If you do have to get out and about in bad weather take the extra precaution of looking for cattle or horses that may have gotten out. Just last week there was a pretty bad wreck out my way from a passing storm that knocked a tree down on a neighbors cow fence and the cows ran up to the highway and a car hit one cow and then flipped upside down in a deep ditch.
* People get freaky in bad weather and visibility only makes that worse, duct tape your kids into their seats and watch out for the other guy. Don't get out and drive if you don't have to.