Sumd00d posted to the neighborhood Facebook group, recommending that people prepare their lanai screen for the high winds by cutting them.
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That's some righteous hurricane prep, right there [rolls eyes so hard you can hear it over the hurricane]
My thought is why not open all your windows to keep the wind from blowing them out, amirite? Sheesh.
Be sure and leave all the doors open, and all the stoppers out of your sinks, tubs, and showers, so that if the house floods, the water will drain back out.
ReplyDeleteI'm here all week. Tip your waitress. Try the veal.
I had a project years ago which was placing windscreens, which are the same as the lanai screens, to reduce the effects of dust from piles of raw petroleum coke. The engineer specified zip-ties of a certain strength to break if the wind was high. They didn't, but if someone had taken some time before a hurricane arrived, they could have cut them in a matter of a few hours, and secured the screens without cutting the material.
ReplyDeleteIf winds are getting to the point where you are afraid that the birdcage will be damaged, you can reduce the wind load on the metal frame by cutting the screens. Cheaper to replace the screen than it is the entire birdcage.
ReplyDeleteAnd, Sumd00d, be sure to cut the screens larger than the frame so you can reinstall them after the storm.
ReplyDeleteHeh. Go ahead. Think about it. :-)
When there is a tornado warning, you do open your windows to keep the sudden pressure differential from blowing them out.
ReplyDeleteWhen I worked out west many years ago, there was a tornado warning to our west, and the moronic 3rd shift DJ was advising people to do just that. I changed stations after that; Coast to Coast was more intelligent and reasoned.
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DeleteGrowing up in the mid west in the arly70's, that was a standard thing to do during tornado warnings
Off topic: So the birds are all gone. 1. Where do they go when a storm is coming? 2. Can they sense the track and not go that direction?
ReplyDeleteSorry, but the stalking turtle is getting to me.
Umm...errrr... WTF???
ReplyDeleteI've been adjusting catastrophe claims for nearly 30 years and this nutty idea comes up all the time before a hurricane.
ReplyDeleteYou still alive BP?
ReplyDeleteHave you survived the hurricane Borepatch?
ReplyDeleteConcerned