Honey, I grew up on the south shore of Long Island, NY in hurricane territory...

ya know how to duck and cover.  I've never been through a major earthquake or a real tsunami yet though.  Hey, there's always time for that.   Cat 

• MTs affected by tornadoes - Barbara
  • MTs in Tornado Path - RettaB
    • We've been spared twice in two weeks...sm - cat
      • Holy smokes Cat! That is just terrifying! - Hayseed
        • Honey, I grew up on the south shore of Long Island, NY in hurricane territory... - cat
          • OMG Cat that scares the Holy Cr*p out of me when - RettaB

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I don't buy from them online as they only recently (last year or year before) put together the website.  When you order from them, they also send 3 samples too for free.  They also, twice a year, have 20% sales, in March and September.  Name is Scentsational of Huntington, Long Island (NY)

http://www.escentsational.com/catalog/default.php

I have a question.  If I fly to Long Island/Islip (Southwest) but really want to get to Jersey City, is there an airport shuttle or bus or something that I could take to Jersey City?  And do you have any idea how much that would cost?  I am not even sure where in Jersey City I need to get, probably a train station.  Local train, not Amtrak, not sure what they call it there, maybe "path" or something like that.

A ballpark idea would be helpful, especially since I am not even sure where I need to get in JC. 

TIA!

I live near near New Orleans and this Hurricane Gustav is causing many of us considerable angst! It doesn't help that we are coming up on the 3rd anniversary for Hurricane Katrina I so clearly recall closing up my office the Friday afternoon thinking we may be closed for a day or two, never imagining that it would be 3 months later before we could return! So to anyone who might be affected by the storm, and at this point difficult to say who will be, I wish you the best! I think the hardest part is the NOT KNOWING and just waiting to see what happens

I received this via email in 2004...One year before Katrina and four years before Gustav hit us.  These are so true, yet hilarious at the same time.

To Ex-Louisianians, Present Louisianians, and Future Louisianians:

We're about to enter the peak of the hurricane season. Any day now, you're going to turn on the TV and see a weatherman pointing to some radar blob out in the Gulf of Mexico and making two basic meteorological points:

1. There is no need to panic

2. We could all be killed

Yes, hurricane season is an exciting time to be in LA.  If you're new to the area, you're probably wondering what you need to do to prepare for the possibility that we'll get hit by "The Big One." Based on our experiences, we recommend that you follow this simple three-step hurricane preparedness plan:

1. Buy enough food and bottled water to last your family for at least three days

2. Put these supplies in your car

3. Drive to Nebraska and remain there until Halloween

Unfortunately, statistics show that most people will not follow this sensible plan. Most people will foolishly stay here in LA. We'll start with one of the most important hurricane preparedness items:

HURRICANE INSURANCE

If you own a home, you must have hurricane insurance. Fortunately, this insurance is cheap and easy to get, provided that your home meets two basic requirements:

1. It is reasonably well built

2. It is located in Nebraska

Unfortunately, if your home is located in South LA, or any other area that may actually be hit by a hurricane, most insurance companies would prefer not to sell you hurricane insurance. So, you'll have to scrounge for an insurance company, which will charge you an annual premium roughly equal to the replacement value of your house. At any moment, this company can drop you like used dental floss. Since Hurricane Georges, I have had an estimated 27 different home insurance companies. This week, I'm covered by the Bob and Big Stan Insurance Company, under a policy which states that, in addition to my premium, Bob and Big Stan are entitled, upon demand, to my kidneys.

SHUTTERS

Your house should have hurricane shutters on all the windows, doors and, if it’s a major hurricane, the toilets. There are several types of shutters, all with advantages and disadvantages:

n  Plywood shutters Advantage is that, because you make them yourself, they're cheap. The disadvantage is that, because you make them yourself, they will fall off.

n  Sheet metal shutters These work well, once you get them all up. But, once you get them up, your hands will be useless bleeding stumps that will not heal until December

n  Roll Down Shutters The cream of the crop in shutters.  They are very easy to use and will definitely protect your windows.  Sadly, you will have to sell your house to pay for them.

HURRICANE-PROOF WINDOWS

These are the newest wrinkle in hurricane protection. They look like ordinary windows, but they can withstand hurricane-force winds. You can be sure of this, because the salesman says so. He lives in Nebraska.

HURRICANE PROOFING YOUR PROPERTY

As the hurricane approaches, check your yard for movable objects like BBQ grills, planters, patio furniture, visiting relatives, etc. You should, as a precaution, throw these into the swimming pool. If you don’t have one, get one installed immediately. Otherwise, the hurricane winds will turn these objects into deadly missiles.

EVACUATION ROUTE

If you live in a low-lying area, you should have an evacuation route planned out. To determine if you live in a low-lying area, look at your driver's license. If the address says LA, you live in a low-lying area.

The purpose of an evacuation route is quite simple. It is to avoid being trapped in your home when the storm hits. Instead, you will be trapped in a gigantic traffic jam several hundred miles from your home, along with 200,000 other evacuees. So, as a bonus, you will not be alone.

HURRICANE SUPPLIES

If you don’t evacuate, you will need supplies. Do not buy them now! Louisiana tradition requires that you wait until the last possible minute, then go to the supermarket and get into vicious fights with strangers over who gets the last bottle of water.

In addition to food and water, you will need the following:

n  23 flashlights

n  At least $156 worth of batteries that turn out to be the wrong size for when the power goes off

n  Bleach (I don’t know what for. Nobody seems to know what for, but it’s traditional, so get some)

n  A buggy full of deodorant

n  A large quantity of raw chicken, to placate the alligators (ask anyone who went through Camille or Audrey, there will be irate alligators)

n  $35,000 worth of cash or diamonds so that you can buy a generator after the storm has passed from some man with no discernable teeth

These are all, of course, just basic precautions.

As the hurricane draws near, it is vitally important to keep abreast of the situation by turning on the TV and watching reporters in rain slickers stand right next to the Gulf and tell you over and over and over how important it is for everyone to stay away from the Gulf.

The last item you will need, but definitely not the least, is alcohol. This is the most important item. Make sure you have enough to last from June to November. This is necessary for escape when you are stuck with relatives. But remember, after the season is over, you will need to restock for the holidays.

Used to have to take 2 Sudafed (the real kind) and one Benadryl per day, then had to go to Allegra D every so often, just to keep ahead of my allergies. If I use the Neti Pot every day, I might have to take one sudafed a week, and we are in the Ohio Valley, which is apparently where all allergists want to live - very profitable for them, ha!

Seriously, i would take it to a deserted island if i had that option.  It's that good.

hc

until I made a few moves down south a few years back and moved to Ohio a year ago.  I am about 45 minutes now from my hometown in PA, but my hometown in PA is just 45 minutes away from Pittsburgh.  We could be close enough to be neighbors!

It does turn out to be true in a lot of families. So...we have Ed McMahnon (sp), Farrah, and now Michael. If no one died within the next couple days (I think that is also 3),  it should be okay.

Dang! I haven't felt this bad since Elvis died.

and tried some.  She was ecstatic.  Said it was the old Malibu Musk I used to buy them from Avon in the early teens.  I can't even remember the name Malibu Musk.  (I do however certainly remember their teen years for other reasons). 

Anyone else tried this or remember the old scent.  Seems like her olfactory memory was really triggered by this one.  She spent a long time chatting about the "old days" over this.

They actually lived in our childhood home with us.  Our mother was a single parent trying to get off welfare back in the 60s...going to night school to become an LPN and rearin' the 5 of us during the day.  I have no doubt her parents saved her tuckas by doing all they did for her (and us!) back then.  I have nothing but incredibly fond memories and miss them all immensely. 

There's something to be said for families that pull together like that when times are tough, or even not so tough.  Some days I regret not having one of my own, but I'm just waaaay too selfish and I know I'd make a horrible parent.  Plus, I have no social support at all and I would be 100% on my own...certainly not the ideal way to raise a kid or two.

Fantastic assets grandparents can be...so long as they're not criminals or anything. 

tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets last year, but not upside down. This year, we have  50(!) tomato plants growing. Think DH went a little too far.

I like the other idea I saw about using garbage bags, too. I wonder how that went. We might try that with a couple plants; and I also like using the hanging planters. I have plenty of those left over from flowers.

The idea of putting basil in the top is also a good idea, but I'm wondering if the tomatoes growing upright after a while would shade out the basil. Do you know?