Hurricane Preps
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Safety Car
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Hurricane Preps
Any South East members leaving their car during evacuation? I have 3 cars and 2 drivers; the Corvette can't go. I have a garage but live close to the coast in a flood zone and was thinking of leaving the car at a parking garage (reinforced concrete construction) in the center of the parking area on a mid-level floor.
Does this make sense? Any better ideas?
Thanks,
DBD
dunbindun(tov)
St Marys GA
Does this make sense? Any better ideas?
Thanks,
DBD
dunbindun(tov)
St Marys GA
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I'd say that anything is better than having your car flooded out. Are the ends of the parking garage open, or covered with a wire fence? The only thing I'd worry about is something blowing through the garage and smashing the car. Although, that is probably a remote possibility. Hurricanes are nasty. I went through a bunch of them when I lived in North Carolina.
Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by dunbindun(tov)
Any South East members leaving their car during evacuation?
OR are you talking about "what if I had to evacuate, what should I do with my car?" in a generic sense???
I didn't even evacuate for Dennis which is now a memory.
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Safety Car
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I have 4 cars and only a 2 car garage. As you know we had a few storms here in central FL last summer. I put my 86 Cutlass and the C5 in the garage. Parked my son's Volvo at my neighbor's office in the parking garage, 2nd floor in the center. Parked the wife's van parallel to the garage door as close as I could as I could get it. Protected the door from flying debris. If the garage door got damaged and the wind got in the garage, I would loose the Cutlass (fully restored 63K orig miles), the C5 and the roof of the house.
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My Vette gets locked up in the garage. I then pull my wife's Escort as close to the door as possible. My garage faces east and has some protection to it from the other buildings around it (apartment complex). Luckily, I live far enough west that I don't have to worry about evacuating and the complex I live in was built 3 years ago to the higher hurricane standards. Last year, only issue we had with Frances and Jean was no power for a total of 9 days (the fridge smelled great!). Bought a generator for this year!
I did read about a guy who had a fully restored 66 Vette in a garage in the Keys, a couple years back. He was out of town when a hurricane hit and flooded his garage (it was below sea level!) The Vette was a mess. The guy sold it because he didn't want to go through the hassel of restoring it once again. The article talked about the shop having to replace every wire in the Vette as well as a lot of body work from the Vette bouncing off of the walls as the waves hit. I think it was in Corvette Fever. Sad sight to see.
Hopefully, all of these hurricanes will start spinning back into the Atlantic and leave all of us alone.
I did read about a guy who had a fully restored 66 Vette in a garage in the Keys, a couple years back. He was out of town when a hurricane hit and flooded his garage (it was below sea level!) The Vette was a mess. The guy sold it because he didn't want to go through the hassel of restoring it once again. The article talked about the shop having to replace every wire in the Vette as well as a lot of body work from the Vette bouncing off of the walls as the waves hit. I think it was in Corvette Fever. Sad sight to see.
Hopefully, all of these hurricanes will start spinning back into the Atlantic and leave all of us alone.
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Hurricane Preps
I'm just trying to be proactive as it is hurricane season and the Corvette has only lived here for 6 weeks. I have 4 car garage with 2 living floors above. Boat (21' Formula) will have to stay in the garage. Problem is the garage floor is at the 6' elevation and small river is in back yard. Also I'm not sure the 8X10 steel garage doors will take much windload. We just missed Hugo in Charleston and have watched some close ones go by here, evacuating only for Floyd and Charlie. Luckily, the worst to date only resulted in yard cleanup.
I thought I'd leave the Corvette at the Jacksonville Airport garage as it is substantial and without flooding concerns.
Good luck with the generator. Remember to run it under load about once a month and have lots of fuel available.
Thanks,
DBD
dunbindun(tov)
St Marys GA
I thought I'd leave the Corvette at the Jacksonville Airport garage as it is substantial and without flooding concerns.
Good luck with the generator. Remember to run it under load about once a month and have lots of fuel available.
Thanks,
DBD
dunbindun(tov)
St Marys GA
