You are confusing Hurricanes with Tornadoes.
Manchester July 2019
https://news.sky.com/video/manchester-freak-tornado-damages-cars-and-property-11766904
Devon 2018
https://www.independent.co.uk/video...ter-tornado-devon-brixham-video-a8234096.html
Your Best and Worst Preps of 2019!
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You are confusing Hurricanes with Tornadoes.
Manchester July 2019
https://news.sky.com/video/manchester-freak-tornado-damages-cars-and-property-11766904
Devon 2018
https://www.independent.co.uk/video...ter-tornado-devon-brixham-video-a8234096.html
Great Storm of 1987
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The Great Storm of 1987 was a violent extratropical cyclone that occurred on the night of 15–16 October, with hurricane-force winds causing casualties in England, France and the Channel Islands as a severe depression in the Bay of Biscay moved northeast.
And I posted two links in my previous post to Uk tornadoes of recent times.
Here is another link to the Tornado that hit Brixham in Devon
https://twitter.com/stormchaserukeu/status/968906327480258560?lang=en
86MPH WINDS are a severe storm and we have plenty of storms with high winds, just because it blew some trees down and some power lines, is no reason to get all panicky, even if Michael Fish did get it wrong.
Who is panicky???
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We've been impacted several times by high winds. All three times the most damage was to a storage shed. Once was what was called a "straight line wind" that picked up a storage shed, lifted it up about 10 feet in the air and slammed it into the neighbor's house.
Even though we're nowhere near the coast, we were impacted by two hurricanes, but we got off light compared to the neighbors. One of them dropped a tree on a storage shed and the other sent a storage shed off to who-knows-where.
Even though I grew up in "Dixie Alley", the only time I have ever been in a tornado was actually at sea. Talk about fear factor, there is literally nowhere to hide!
Even though we're nowhere near the coast, we were impacted by two hurricanes, but we got off light compared to the neighbors. One of them dropped a tree on a storage shed and the other sent a storage shed off to who-knows-where.
Even though I grew up in "Dixie Alley", the only time I have ever been in a tornado was actually at sea. Talk about fear factor, there is literally nowhere to hide!
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Going through Port Lavac Texas on our way to our vacation home in Port Bolivar Texas back in the early 60s when we got caught up in hurricane Carla, we lost the roof and one of the walls of roadside motel and lost our car, 2 years before that we lost our farm in the Panhandle outside of Sunray Texas by a tornado. Then I end up in a state that have earthquakes and volcanoes but in reality their are no place that is truly safe, one just preps for the geographics one chooses to live. At some point I'll be heading to the Midwest escaping the geopolitics of the West Coast.
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in 2019 I almost finished building a carport in a country house (dacha).
it's good.
but in 2019 I did not collect raspberries for cooking in the forest, since all the meadows with raspberries were overgrown with trees, and grass
This is bad.
it's good.
but in 2019 I did not collect raspberries for cooking in the forest, since all the meadows with raspberries were overgrown with trees, and grass
This is bad.
The worst prep, if it could be called that, was based more on curiosity then need. Purchased an ASI Pasimax 12 guage side handle shotgun. At the time, just a little under 200. Basically, a Benelli clone, which handles somewhat like a Benelli. The problem it has are two. First, there are no aftermarket upgrades, such as for the 870 and it's family of clones. The second, is the rear stock, the length of pull is too long. Gets worse in the winter, when wearing a heavy coat. If there was an upgrade to replace the current stock (along with the side handle), it would be a decent shotgun. Currently, it's just taking up room in the closet....
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I guess our best prep for 2019 is that we all survived it. Plus I bought a tracked vehicle that allows us to get off the property if there's an emergency during winter. It also allows me to expand my trap line up in to the higher elevations.
I think investing in my home here has been my focus with prepping this year. Solar was a biggie and probably my favorite. I’m starting to re design the deck on the east side of the house now to add a covered screened porch. It will both provide some shade and keep moisture away from the house. The plan is to have an outdoor cooking space that I can use even when raining. The shutdown and shortages were a wake up call. I hope enough people paid attention to it. I’m getting around to completing some of the things I’ve wanted to accomplish here because of it.
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why are we still talking about 2019,,,,we are over half way thru 2020,,,,what have you done lately,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,myself I am going to put in that new elevated garden here in the next month,right now I am looking at 16x36 I have a good price on the soil and may go 16 x 45
I dont think there is such a thing as a bad prep. As long as you learned something from it then it worked out.
Because we're remembering happier days before 2020 happened. . . our worst preps of 2019 are great memories compared to what has happened this year, LOL. I was talking to my sister the other day and was saying how she couldn't believe we were celebrating the new year and toasting to a happy new year, if she had known what would happen this year she wouldn't have celebrated, she would have been in mourning.
For real though, I think this year for many people has been so focused on immediate needs and adjusting to new things we may not have previously considered in our preps. So when it comes to more long term planning, last year may have been the last time we really worked on plans or acquired major items. I know for me I'm just now turning back to a more long-term focus now that work is getting to a new normal and I'm able to have a little extra money available again.
If anything this year taught me that working on long term preps is more important than ever. I certainly don’t think the world is coming to an end here but I also don’t think we have seen the worst effects of the economic impact yet. I am fortunate enough to be able to invest in some prepping right now, and very greatful.
We bought a dedicated small window AC for the second story of our BOL cabin, where our food/supplies are stored. It gets up to around 83º up there in late summer (when it's up to 100º outside) and we KNEW we needed to address this problem if we were going to start using it to store our preps. Would have to put it on a dedicated generator (which we have for that outer wall of the cabin) if we lost power. Just no place else to store our preps INSIDE the cabin. We have discussed moving them to the large, well-insulated out-building/workshop that is somewhat cooler during late afternoon heat (it is under hickory nut tree shade all day long) but we really don't like the idea of our preps not being in the cabin proper with us. We have a 3/4-underground 6x8' cement storm shelter we just had installed some 25' from the back door, but it's just not big enough for our preps and storm protection, quite frankly. But we plan to store some of the preps on shallow brick/board shelving along inner walls.
Best prep was probably convincing others to prep and helping them learn. Worst hmmm...I guess giving up on the old alladin type lamps . To much maintanance and costs just so the light is brighter. Learned, simple is almost always better.
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Mistake was leaving 20 or so 5 gallon water bottles filled with water in the milkhouse this week.
How many exploded? I must confess I left 5 five gallon water buckets outside once. But here it usually doesn't get cold enough, for long enough, to do any harm. A couple months I was proven wrong also! Lost 4 of the 5. Thankfully I keep water inside now, BUT, with the recent fire I had, I lost, so far, 3 - 24 packs of water bottles to heat and flame!
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Last count was 4. But I'll be going in the milkhouse in a little while to get something out of the freezer in there, so I'm sure after negative 13F there will be more. Our add on with a basement was supposed to be finished last month, and those 5 gallon containers were going to be moved down there where it doesn't freeze. Forgot about them. So far my 55 gallon containers are ok. We'll see. Glad there are floor drains for when this stuff thaws out.
I think my worse prep so far.is NOT being prepared for a winter like we're having.
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my best will be the portable propane heater when it gets here. I"ll be stocking up on 1LD tanks as well
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my best will be the portable propane heater when it gets here. I"ll be stocking up on 1LD tanks as well
Glad you will have a way to stay warm Jim. Sorry you haven’t got it for this cold spell though. Did you get any snow out of this? Or loss of power?
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The Mr Buddy portables are good things. We keep two on standby.
My recent best prep was getting the PCP air rifle. My worst prep this year, not stocking up on reloading supplies.
Best prep this year was moving to my BOL...worst prep..........................................I think if someone is asking me this question.....they are automatically assuming that I have reached my peak in stupidity.....GP
