What are some good ways to prepare for Bills arrival?

Cellphone with a full battery.
From what i’ve seen on tv, basements are the nr.1 hiding places (stating the obvious probably).

ahhh yes cell phone..
I live on the 2nd floor apt, no basement.

Get yourself a cell phone with GPS, and have a floatation device handy. Other than that, you’ll be ok. I would get some sleep before hand too if you’re in a flood area because it would be miserable for you to have a 45-hr day. Also, I would urge you NOT to go to the beach to see it because the waves are huge, and you’ll get sucked into sea if you aren’t careful. Then your cell phone won’t work.

Get a boat! even if it’s a little kayak!

Gas in the car, be prepared to evacuate when they tell you to. Pack your important stuff in plastic boxes so you can “grab and go” if you have to.

I’m new to the hurricane thing (just moved from Kansas) so I’m curious for the answers. Josh’s boss made him fill out a form on where we’d be in the event of an evacuation, but other than that I have no idea what to do.

I remember one of the other Marine wives saying something about having non perishable food in a box ready to go.

I have a list of things I’d like to take with me on a post it note on top of our lock box with all our important information inside.

I’ll ask our Family Readiness Officer and let you know on her response. Sadly, it’ll be after Sunday.

I need to watch the news more often.

Make a contingency plan. If the unthinkable happens, such as your apartment sustaining catastrohpic damage, be as prepared as you can.
My emergency kit includes a deck of cards too.

Decide beforehand where you would head if you have to evacuate, and e-mail people so they know.

Make sure you have some cash on hand.

One of the experts on a news report I was watching the other day recommended finding out how many big rubbermaid containers you can put in your car and putting your important and irreplaceable things in there in case you have to evacuate.

Getting everything you need ASAP so you don’t have to deal with empty shelves is a good idea.

Charge your cell phone battery fully. If the power goes out and its dead too, you’re kinda screwed.

Going out to see it is NOT a good idea. Not only are there waves, but there’s also the potential for flying debris and all kinds of other problems. You might be able to go out if the eye gets over you, that’s pretty cool, but you would need to get back before the eye wall hits and all hell breaks loose. You might very well get pulled over and told to go home, possibly arrested if there’s a curfew or something that you are disobeying and putting yourself in danger… and also requiring the police put themselves in danger to tell you that you’re in danger. Its just not a very smart idea AT ALL.

What a shitty storm..
very disappointed.

@tyrantxseries Did you read about the people who were sucked into the ocean when they went to the beach to watch the waves? Thought about you when I heard that story.