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Will You Pretty Please Bring In that Lawn Chair... PLEASE read the scale below!

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Property Manager with AmeriTeam Property Management SL#3200658

Had to re-blog this good information from Pam.  While on Guam, a good number of Typhoons and Super Typhoons came our way- one so powerful and scary that it hit the island with winds that could send an average garbage dumpster bouncing along like a tumbleweed on Little House on the Prairie.

A tumbleweed brushing up against Pa or Half-Pint is one thing, a dumpster smackin' you in the head is another story.

Lawn chairs, fallen coconuts and palm fronds are all members of the missile hazard family.  That's actually what we called them- because items unsecured (or "adrift") like that are no less dangerous than an actual missile if it were to get hurled through your home.

So do the right thing and secure your stuff.  Because all missiles aren't those junky Scuds like Saddam Hussein once had- some of them can actually hurt you or kill you.

Original content by Pam Hills

Please read the scale below & pass it forward to your neighbor & your neighbor's neighbor.  I don't know why I didn't post this prior.  I just dropped my jaw when I just heard a report on the weather channel of an area & what they have seen.  Now, I am not speaking to those in North Carolina.  I am praying for you...& that all is well.  Those in the Northeast you still have time to do the right thing!!  It is for you & because of you that I am posting this blog. (may be not you specifically, but may be your neighbor?)

I have to ask, has anyone had a softball hit them in the face at say 30-40 miles per hour?  I am not a great at baseball or softball averages, but I will pull that speed out of the top of my head as an example. 

I bet it possibly brought stars &/or a big lump??!!  Has anyone had a rock hit their windshield going say 50-60 mph in their car??  It possibly cracked it??  

Saffir Simpson Scale

I just heard, "there are people that still have all their furniture outside in the Northeast"??  Oh I wish this were not true.  This is what made me drop my jaw.  This is how it goes...You may think, Oh, it is just a Cat 1 it is nothing, I don't need to do that"...??  Okay, just what do you think can happen "if":

"if" - You or your neighbor decide to leave their lawn furniture outside??  Or your potted plants??  Can you imagine having a potted plant coming at your window or your head going even 74-115 mph??  Or a lawn chair at you or your window...??  Especially the one you didn't board up, or put shutters??  Who would you be angry at then??  'just sayin'...

* "if" - What about the tornadoes?

"if" - You or your family member stand out side in this storm & one of these things hit them at that speed??  What would you have to do??  My guess the minimal "drive" to the emergency room?? (in the storm) that is "if" it wasn't more severe an injury @ 80-90 miles an hour I think you can fill in the blanks.  :(

"if" - You try to drive & something like that comes flying at you??  Please don't drive either, as there are also issues with flooding. You could actually drive into deeper waters than you realize as it is muddy & no depth perception.

"if" - Or you stay in your house without window protection & it comes at your home & takes out a chunk of your house?? 

"if" - What "if" everyone did this around you??

I don't know why I didn't post it sooner with the other hurricane blogs, but it is here now, definitely for those in the Northeast!!  There are going to be some neighbors fighting in the future I would imagine.  Do, you want your neighbor coming over yelling or trying to sue you because your lawn chair is in their living room??.... 'just sayin'

I posted in my previous blog a photo of someone that had a board from his windows come off & go through a tree.  It is one of those "Ripley" type of photos that you can't believe.  Well it is there & it is not photoshop.

How about this, per this scale, not me,  a mobile home could come flying into you house @ 74 mph or trees & signs..that is just the beginning of the wind scale.  Doesn't mention "gusts" or tornadoes or flooding because of poor or saturated grounds & drainage.  It does mention storm surge.  All of these are important.  Along with don't stand in a puddle when you could have a power line down...

There has been so much information out there & yet, there are "STILL" people that are NOT listening....(& they still have a signal) 

The problem is they are lying on the beach or sitting outside watching to see "if" the elements are "for real".... 

Well guess what they are for real,  (may be not as some have been)  but "very" real! 

At the risk of a broken record, I am going to post yet "another" blog on the subject of Hurricanes & Storms in hopes that it will help others...

Pass the word to your neighbor or email this to them if you feel they are not doing their part.  Okay, I am hoping everyone comes through safe!! 

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DENNIS B. BURGESS
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Comments (6)

Maria Morton
Platinum Realty - Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Real Estate 816-560-3758
Dennis, my brother in CT Says that they have secured everything outside, cleaned the gutters, tested the batteries and are prepared to be without power for maybe a week. Stay safe.
Aug 27, 2011 09:35 AM
Faith LaRosse
Springer Realty Group - Limerick, PA
Serving Berks, Chester & Montgomery Counties

Dennis, I am just outside Philadelphia and we have brought in all the pool toys, secured the lawn furniture and purchased all the traditional hurricane supplies....ice, groceries, propane for the gas grill and the beer and wine!  Can't forget the beer and wine!  ;)

Aug 27, 2011 09:40 AM
Dave Halpern
Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827 - Louisville, KY
Louisville Short Sale Expert

Beware of falling tree limbs. After the hurricane is over, try to refrain from sightseeing in areas of tall, old trees.

Aug 27, 2011 09:42 AM
Dennis Burgess
AmeriTeam Property Management - Mid Florida, FL
Orlando Property Manager and Realtor

Hi, Maria:  Thank you for stopping by, and for your comment.  Good job by the folks in CT and most of the folks I've seen up that way- even then folks in New York City seem to be listening.  Now, that's reason to hold out hope for world peace, us finding Jimmy Hoffa and the real murderers not named O.J. Simpson and Casey Anthony.  OK...maybe it doesn't give me that much hope- but it's a start!

With everyone in NYC safe last time I checked, there's still a bit of room for humor- so I'll take the chance and bust on that scrolling sign that's been in Diane Sawyer's reports...They need to change that bad boy to say "Welcome to Times Square- now, leave!"

Aug 27, 2011 03:39 PM
Dennis Burgess
AmeriTeam Property Management - Mid Florida, FL
Orlando Property Manager and Realtor

Hi, Faith: Thank you for stopping by, and for taking time away from the Merlo.....storm-watching to comment.  On the serious side, though, I trust many here in Central Florida are joining me in praying for the safety of everyone in Irene's path.

Aug 27, 2011 03:51 PM
Dennis Burgess
AmeriTeam Property Management - Mid Florida, FL
Orlando Property Manager and Realtor

Hi, Dave:  Thank you for stopping by- and for a very good point as well.  When all is done, folks spend a lot of time looking around and down- but forget to look up every now and then.  It's important, too.

Aug 27, 2011 04:08 PM