Michael
Petruccelli says: Take all measures to protect your
home and property. It is not only your stuff you are protecting but yourself
and your family who have stayed behind.
o
If you have removable hurricane
shutters, try to put them up at least two days before landfall. Holding a
25-pound aluminum shutter while balancing on a ladder in 74 mph winds is no fun
and can lead to bad things. If you are using plywood, get your wood and nails
early.
o
There is a slight risk of
less-than-ideal folks wandering around the neighborhood possibly looking for an
empty home to rob. Lock all doors and windows, place heavy, opaque drapes in
front of windows to prevent outside eyes from looking in, and if you have them
and if you live in the US, load up on several rounds of ammunition for your
rifles, shotguns, handguns, and pistols prior to the hurricane's arrival.
Advertise that there are weapons in the vicinity. Don't try this in Canada
though -- you'll get arrested.
