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Post Storm, from Jim Lackey

August 29, 2011 |

You can now visualize a panic of a short squeeze. The panicked buying of bottled water, bread and gasoline comes in, and no it doesn't matter how many storms in a row or if this one was bad or not for the next time. That short squeeze always plays out as the retailers only let the shelves stay so full. The Florida boys are experts as they an predict how many pallets of water or how many trays of bread to bake. Yet the shelves are always less than full as it's imperative to sell out on the panic and not get caught long as everyone eats out the next week.

It's quite manly to go on personal generator power. As Jay posted it's best to run your generator at your AC machine's junction box back into the house. That's a good safe spot to tarp your generator so no Monoxide can get back into the house. If you run them in the rain, even a Honda will blow up if it sucks water into the engine.

Now once the chain saw is on, it's the second tank of gas, you may think, wow I am getting good at this. Your productivity sky rockets and this will not take as long as you thought. Stop, tighten the chain, make sure there is oil in the chain lube… and slow back down. When we get too confident with our machines with engines is when accidents happen.

Good luck with the clean up! The Hurricane news tell is when they stop talking wind and start with the storm surge. Then it is a simple big rain storm.


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  1. Sam on August 30, 2011 1:57 pm

    “It’s quite manly to go on personal generator power.”

    Hmmm, I would posit exactly the opposite. Living without power (and perhaps water) for a week simulates a Boy Scout campout. What’s as “manly” as that? You need to plan ahead, know exactly where everything is (for when it’s dark), marshall your resources, use all your ingenuity, be strong thru adversity, etc, etc.

  2. duncan on August 31, 2011 9:36 am

    So far what I have learned first hand from Irene,
    Alway sharpen the chain for your saw in the same direction not back and forth. A file cost less around $2.0
    Locust trees have the poorest root structure and most prone to fall compared to other tall trees.
    Takes about 3 hours for a professional crew to remove a tree from over a road
    After the center of the storm has well passed and skies cleared the winds shift to the opposite direction and can reach about 2/3 the original max force
    People talk and walk much more post hurrican and good way to meet new neighbors
    Power crews only take on electicity risk and won’t remove trees and take that risk
    The pay back on a generator is poor, but nice to have when you need it.

  3. lack on August 31, 2011 10:16 am

    Mr Sam its manly to show your wife you can set up and fix machines. Please doo not talk camping with X Army men. I spent enough time camping in and out of deserts, woods and combat zones, with no showers for a week at a stretch for a lifetime. That would be “too manly” as thank goodness there are no ladies in my AO. lack

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