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  1. On 9/6/2023 at 1:03 PM, Mitch Cumsteen said:

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    11280271    FOURNEAU    SANDRA    235010382    08/23/2023    2300-0 PUBLIC INTOXICATION

     

    3 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

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    11280583    FORD    JAMES    232380791    08/26/2023    2716-0

     

    4 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

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    11280475    AMASON    VIVIAN    2319351    08/25/2023    2100-0 DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED

     

     

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  2. 20 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

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    11280188    JORDAN    MARCUS    2319063    08/22/2023    3442-0 WARRANT ARREST NON TRAFFIC

     

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    11280030    PINEDA    ANGELICA    23232320155    08/20/2023    2716-0 CRIMINAL TRESPASS

     

    20 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

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    11280162    BOOKER    DEVON    2319032    08/21/2023    2716-0 CRIMINAL TRESPASS
     

     

     

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  3. 5 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

    But it did survive?  I'm just thinking being up and off the ground for protection from flooding and surges and enough steel/concrete to keep the building intact.  Not the mega high-rises, but maybe 10 floors?

    Agree about not being right on the water

    The higher the building the more exposure to wind and flying debris. Windows definitely need a stout (not just decorative) storm shutter system and exterior doors need to be multi point locking.

     

     

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  4. 15 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

    Would it be safer to be in one of those multi-story condos with storm shudders - less concerns of flooding and more structural defense as most are steel/concrete?

    Wife's always wanted a place in FL, why I ask

     

    I wouldn't stay in any building that is direct beachfront. That is just an insane amount of exposure to wind and water.

    Our building is 3 story, structural steel frame with filled CMU walls and 1 3/4" plaster and cast stone exterior. Hurricane-rated windows with shutters and a slate tile roof on metal deck. It is a beast although Laura had it rocking and rolling. We're on the banks of Contraband Bayou in Lake Charles - waterfront but ~30 miles inland from the gulf.

     

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  5. 48 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

    Most "preppers" view their task as the end of days shit.  It's not.  It's stuff like this.  You don't need a mountain of MRE's that won't allow you to shit for a week or a million rounds of 5.56 and you can't walk your fat ass up a flight of stairs.

    Prepping in areas like this is maintaining a level of physical fitness for you and your family, having plans in place that the whole family understands, the means to travel, and go-bags that include medical items, medicine, physical maps if there is no electricity, etc.  You're basically going extended camping, not into a war zone

    Either way, there has to be a plan and contingencies.  A plan with milestones - this storm hits this point, at this strength level, we do this, etc.  Even those with little means can have a plan.

     

    And this is spot-on. Being fit and able to handle sweltering heat. Lifting/moving heavy shit. Running power tools. Running a chainsaw.

    The most important items in the immediate aftermath were drinking water, our Weber Genesis and a couple of propane tanks, my Yeti 65 and a supply of ice. And baby wipes... holy fuck baby wipes are a Godsend.

     

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  6. I rode out Laura in Lake Charles 3 years ago last Sunday. My wife and kids, mother, in-laws and pets evacuated to Austin. My reason for staying was two fold:

     

    1) I had a secure building that we constructed specifically to endure these types of events in which to take shelter. I knew my odds of death weren't zero, but they were very low. There was no party, no drinking, no celebration. There was a lot of silence watching and listening to what seemed like the world being erased outside.

    2) I had multiple commercial, residential and agricultural properties to weatherproof and secure after the shit hit the fan. The eye passed over us at ~midnight and by 7am I  was out on the street. Being able to immediately address open buildings, lost roofs, damaged and/or unsecured property, etc. saved our family and associated businesses millions of dollars. Not to mention being able to help friends, neighbors and complete strangers even. And then 6 weeks later I did the same exact thing when Delta came through.

     

    People riding these things out with a false sense of bravado and to have a good story to tell are idiots. Personally I felt like it was in our family's best interests to stay. I would not have done so without #1 mentioned above, though.

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