The Goose
Senior Member
So true man. Those people up north abandoned their rides in that one road circus and all died running through the woods. Now that sucks.
Take your classic cars if you have to evacuate
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The Goose
Senior Member
That was the camp fire in a nutshell. They were gone before they knew they were even in trouble. I guess the road out looked like the Iraq army leaving Kuwait. Pretty awful.
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
So true, there was an automated alert system in place that was tied to air raid sirens in town along with manual triggers. The sirens have been removed and now the alerts go to EMS, Our only hope is that the with first towns hit (5-10 minutes) the word will travel.
Alan
Stubs I only picked yours because it highlights the key point of this scenario... We're 100' +/- from sea level... if a wave makes it to Orlando, there's no point worrying about it. 100 MPH winds suck, the house survived Charley... I have no trees positioned to fall on me... so I'll ride them out until one looks too stupid to deal with. Fire isn't much of a concern in city limits + I'm a 1/2 mile from the local station. I'm not in a flood zone.
The most damaging stuff usually has little to no warning... tornadoes have little warning and are infrequent (except during a hurricane), sink holes happen all over the state, but I'm not in an area of known concern, lightning could be an issue... but no history at home... work gets hit every couple years.
If I do bug out, I'll take whatever makes sense at the time. I left town once for a hurricane, but mostly because Viv had walking Pneumonia and I didn't want her to be without electrical comforts. We drove 2 cars south, away from the storm, because they both needed tires and I still had dealership contacts to get a good deal on them (and shop access to mount/balance).
The biggest mistake I see, is having no plan plus not paying attention to anything but the news... they'd have you running several times a year if you let them. NOAA has great coverage, and predictions are still off by a good margin much of the time.
patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
I've survived a tornado with me and my family in the ONLY undamaged room. Nearly everything I owned was damaged or destroyed. Yeah, I had seven classic cars that were heavily damaged or destroyed. Only my '96 Dodge dually survived in fixable condition. Guess what? I got over the loss. I rebuilt, and have new **** to replace the old ****. It is only stuff. Possessions that are meaningless in the big scheme of things.
My threats are tornadoes (been there done that), wildfires (had one five years ago that came within 1/4 mile of my house, was over 5K acres), giant hail, and earthquakes (nothing over 4.5 so far). I'm insured, so I really don't fret about it. I've owned my Coronet since 1980. Second owner. Guess what? If it's destroyed, yeah, I'll have a short freak-out moment over it, then collect the insurance money and move on. It's not worth the risk. No "thing" is.
My threats are tornadoes (been there done that), wildfires (had one five years ago that came within 1/4 mile of my house, was over 5K acres), giant hail, and earthquakes (nothing over 4.5 so far). I'm insured, so I really don't fret about it. I've owned my Coronet since 1980. Second owner. Guess what? If it's destroyed, yeah, I'll have a short freak-out moment over it, then collect the insurance money and move on. It's not worth the risk. No "thing" is.
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
So the general idea is to make sure the living creatures are ok first. Then make arrangements for cars?
Thoughts and prayers.
Thoughts and prayers.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
No. THE entire idea is to make sure the living creatures are OK.
F*** the cars. They are not on my list except the one that hauls our asses out of there. Any car will do.
WTF is wrong with you people?
A effing classic car? This never should have deserved a thread.
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
I prefer to see them as art.
In a race against time, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Monuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture by Nazis.
(btw, was a rare modern movie that I thoroughly enjoyed.)
patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
Carmine, your example is NOT a wildfire or major disaster. It's how the Allies saved irreplaceable artworks from Nazi greed. Your car is one of thousands of like cars. Art is not. You think a handful of people could save a museum full of artworks from a wildfire??? Apples and oranges, and irrelevant to this topic.
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
I'm saying the idea of risking life to preserve culture isn't unprecedented. You're stating the obvious.
I don't necessarily disagree with your statement, but it's obvious. And no one should get trashed for raising the idea. Certain things; photo albums, a first pair of shoes, an engagement ring, etc. represent humanity. Of course life should come first, that's "thoughts 'n prayers" obvious. But in certain circumstances people may choose their acceptable level of risk. We aren't woodland creatures absent the power to reason.
I must agree 100% with Stan, lives must be saved first and leave all your "stuff" for the insurance company to worry about.
One thing I noticed when the TV talking heads were interviewing the Calif wild fire victims, those with insurance were somewhat philosophical while those without insurance were completely devastated. Some things have great personal or family value and can't ever be replaced. Those things need to be physically and/or geographically protected. All important documents and all photographs should be scanned and stored in one of the many free data clouds.
As for protecting my Fury, it's insured and if destroyed, I'd moan and groan all the way over to Graham's TrackHawk store.
300rag
It's Not Going to Shift Itself
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As for protecting my Fury, it's insured and if destroyed, I'd moan and groan all the way over to Graham's TrackHawk store.
Don't get the poor guy's hopes up.
This is the part I don't understand. Home owners insurance is not that expensive and, at least in my part of the world, required to finance a home. Even most apartments around here, tenants are required to buy "renters insurance".
How are there that many people out there that aren't insured? Am I missing something?
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
Hmmmm 68 Charger or 2015 Subaru? Which one would I jump in and drive away?
What a rediculous question.
Have you seen the abuse a Charger can take?
What a rediculous question.
Have you seen the abuse a Charger can take?
Hmmmm 68 Charger or 2015 Subaru? Which one would I jump in and drive away?
What a rediculous question.
Have you seen the abuse a Charger can take?
Anybody that has ever watched Dukes of Hazard can attest to that!
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
And Bullit, and Dirty Mary, crazy Larry, and General Meyham.
Never saw a Subaru Forester 40' in the air over river with bridge out.
I'm taking the the one with the track record of abuse, and able to outrun anything.
LocuMob
Fluid Technician with a hat
Just a red Pinto wagon made it higher than that, an it didn't fare well.
patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
Nope. And in many parts of the country, home owners insurance IS expensive. I pay 10x the insurance cost on my OK home versus what my sister does on her home in NV. In order, the most expensive states for insurance are in FL, LA, OK, and TX. Many people cancel their homeowners after paying a home off to "save" that money. Then their home blows away or catches fire, then they whine about being uninsured.
You roll the dice. You take your chances.
Duncan
Well-Known Member
I have thought about this and have decided this - I have three vehicles, a 2008 Chrysler 300, a 2005 Dodge Ram Pickup and a 1968 Plymouth Fury III. With just my wife and I, there is no way we can save all three vehicles anyway. So, the pickup is toast, no matter what. I love the thing but it has over 200,000 miles and can be replaced. If it is a matter of grabbing what is important and getting the heck out of Dodge then we will throw what we can in the Chrysler and get out, as it would give us the best chance of surviving. If time allows the packing of a few things and saving a few valuables then I will try to load up both the Chrysler and the Fury (the Fury is huge, after all, and can hold a lot of stuff). I will do everything I can to save the Fury, but that is only if time allows. Otherwise, we and our lives are out of there.
btw, that Camp Fire was traveling at 120 mph. There is no way you could have outrun it even if you had had a multilane freeway out of there. Although, the Camp Fire and the fire in Malibu both illustrate a serious problem with Callfornia's infrastructure. We're doomed before we even start with the current infrastructure. To put it simply - every highway in California is in need of at least one more lane in each direction - and I do mean Every highway. The roads in California are already overburdened just for daily use, forget about trying to make them into any kind of efficient emergency evacuation routes.
btw, that Camp Fire was traveling at 120 mph. There is no way you could have outrun it even if you had had a multilane freeway out of there. Although, the Camp Fire and the fire in Malibu both illustrate a serious problem with Callfornia's infrastructure. We're doomed before we even start with the current infrastructure. To put it simply - every highway in California is in need of at least one more lane in each direction - and I do mean Every highway. The roads in California are already overburdened just for daily use, forget about trying to make them into any kind of efficient emergency evacuation routes.
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
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