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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn Charleston. Craziest shit I have seen preparing for Matthew.
Philip is opting to stay in #Charleston and bubble wrap his door. This is his first #hurricane but his neighbor told him he'll be fine.Philip gone learn the hard way. WTF does bubblewrap do? And with painter's tape??
FSogol
(45,355 posts)trotsky
(49,533 posts)As long as after you are done applying the layer of bubblewrap, you surround your house with 2-foot-thick walls of concrete, you'll be fine.
Siwsan
(26,173 posts)They are in Summerville, so they are a little more inland. My cousin's husband has health issues that they deemed made leaving to be very risky.
I won't breath easy until I get word they are ok.
haele
(12,581 posts)Hope your cousins are on high ground, have plenty of stores, and don't have any tall trees next to their home.
Haele
Siwsan
(26,173 posts)I know they have a big ditch on their property.
They've been through bad storms, before, and come out ok. And they have neighbors watching out for them. But this storm is terrifying.
She promised to call or text, on Sunday. That's a long, long ways away during times like this.
haele
(12,581 posts)The ditches I've seen in that area can sometimes increase the flood damage; hopefully the one on their property is more of a catch-basin rather than a run that is part of a local creek or spring. Good luck to them; they may still be feeling the effects Sunday.
Haele
OneBlueDotBama
(1,371 posts)Left Seabrook Island this morning, SIL says he knows of no one who has left Summerville. Some places in the Mall where Wlamart is have boarded up as has some other stores, aside from that, everything looks like a normal day.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Texting takes up far less bandwidth than a call. While it's nice to hear their voice, for the duration of the crisis, it's better to keep the lines open for first responders.
Siwsan
(26,173 posts)It's going to be a long, long wait.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)someone mentioned that yesterday. I had never thought of that angle.
dgibby
(9,474 posts)in a subdivision between Trolley Rd. and Ladson Rd., and was there for Hurricane Hugo. The only area that flooded even a little was near the Ashley River. Everything else is above the 100 year flood plane. I had no flooding during Hugo, but did have a little water damage around the sliding glass door from the wind driven rain.
The major danger in Summerville is the Lob-lolly Pine Trees. They are huge, very tall, and susceptible to wind. That was what caused the most damage during Hugo.
We did lose power for more than a week, even though our subdivision had underground wires, but that's because the feeder lines were above ground and many trees and light poles were down.
Do you know where your cousins are located in Summerville? I might be able to give you more info if you could tell me their location.
Siwsan
(26,173 posts)If I can narrow down the area, I'll repost to you.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)We didn't flood during the floods last year, so we should be ok. We are 24 miles from the ocean, we did have two trees cut down, that were ill and located near our home. The problem with this area is all the Cane Bay Area build up. It's floods and the high school is being used as a shelter.
I have a generator, and if I had small kids I would have left. However, were all adults here. All our friends have radios to call each other.
I let my DU friends know how we are in a few hours. I wasn't here for Hugo, but was hit by a tornado a few years back. All the pets are in and safe.
Just wanted to,add we have Teflon on our windows.
Siwsan
(26,173 posts)I lost a lot of family, last year, and I'm just not ready for any more tragedy. My cousin is 70. Her husband is in poor health so she's got a whole lot on her plate, already.
underpants
(182,270 posts)When they stop going off every few seconds it's done.
salin
(48,954 posts)That makes some sense out of an act that appears to make none.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)neeksgeek
(1,214 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,759 posts)to be hanging chicken claws and kewpie dolls from their doors to ward off evil spirits.
Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,483 posts)an ax to the storm cellar with them. I thought it was to bust the door open so they could get out in case debris was blocking it, but they would drive it in the ground in front of the cellar door to split the storm.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)I watch the storms on radar, and 90% of the time they split in our neighborhood and then re-form a couple miles away.
No other explanation.
I just count my lucky stars.
Daemonaquila
(1,712 posts)I see the theory. He's trying to make a barrier against water flooding through the lower part of the doorway. However, BIG BUBBLE WRAP? HELD BY PAINTER'S TAPE? (Because he'll need to get it off later without doing damage to the paint, of course. Why do you ask?)
Someone doesn't understand the concept of wind driven rain, and that rising water on the sidewalk is about the least of his worries.
herding cats
(19,549 posts)Someone might want to point out that the door may be a weak spot?
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)so there is that.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,161 posts)vacation to Tahiti or some other exotic place.
DLevine
(1,788 posts)frazzled
(18,402 posts)Or something.
Do Missy (a Charleston expression), get outta town. (Our Charleston cousins went to Augusta, GA, two days ago.)
procon
(15,805 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)We survived for a long time without using the complex fatty tissue.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)What if the flood enters through the bathroom??
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)Blue Dalek
(178 posts)What an idiot.
RKP5637
(67,030 posts)kwassa
(23,340 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)jpak
(41,741 posts):shaking head:
Motley13
(3,867 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)I bet the neighbor is all like, 'honey look what I got Philip to do arf arf arf arf'!
brooklynite
(93,834 posts)each of those bubbles provides breathable air when the water level gets too high...
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)Thanks for the laugh!
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)Otherwise this is the most absurd thing I have ever seen. Is this even legit?
deathrind
(1,786 posts)After 9/11 when Tom Ridge did that press conference that scared the bejesus out of everyone. Where he told people that plastic bags and duct tape could effectively seal their house and keep them safe in the event of a biological attack...
RKP5637
(67,030 posts)RKP5637
(67,030 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Poor guy is doomed!
dgibby
(9,474 posts)Philip is from "off", and is going to go down in the annals of Charleston hurricane lore as that "crazy carpetbagger with the bubble wrap".
Having said that, it looks like Charleston might be taking a direct hit from this one. If so, I can not even imagine the damage. Hugo was bad enough, but wasn't a direct hit to the Holy City itself, and the damage was enormous. This will be one for the record books.
jpak
(41,741 posts)They had 4 inches of rain that day.
GF and I were eating oysters at a bar.
The waitress rushed up to us and said "you better eat quick, we're closing due to flooding".
We thought they were kidding.
When we left the bar, the water was up to the door, and we had to wade, block upon block, in knee-high or greater water to get back to our car.
We nearly stalled out getting out of downtown several times.
Bubble wrap boy is in a heap of trouble.
yup.
Blue Dalek
(178 posts)he is missing his tin foil hat.
jmowreader
(50,447 posts)He'll learn. Hopefully he has a house to learn in.
malaise
(267,784 posts)there you blow???
Stay safe sis
liberal N proud
(60,298 posts)Right?