Wilma

[N5PVL]

Is there anything special we can do ahead of time?

If so, we still have a few days to do it.

[KC0LOE]

yeah, secure a loan to pay for fuel in your vehicals. Dont be suprised to see over $3.00 a gallon again.

[n8yx]

Quote[/b] (KC0LOE @ Oct. 19 2005,05:30)]yeah, secure a loan to pay for fuel in your vehicals. #Dont be suprised to see over $3.00 a gallon again.
The current forecast track is for a sharp turn to the northeast on Saturday; this will take Wilma over the lower portion of Florida and away from the oil platforms in the northern Gulf area...

[N5PVL]

In any case, gas prices are a trivial side-affect of something else that is much more serious, the loss of lives and property. I don't like high gas prices much at all, of course, but that's not my concern right here. - Not much we can do about gas prices, anyway.

I'm wondering more about what we might be able to do ahead of time, in the area where we amateurs can do the most good - saving lives and property. For my part, donating some money to the Red Cross, and not cluttering up the HF nets seems like the best deal, but I am wondering if there is something special that I can do as a ham, from my location that is far from the area that is likely to be affected.

I'm at a loss here. Does anybody have ideas on this?

[K8ERV]

Move to Colorado. No, don't---

TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo

[N5PVL]

Nebraska?

Maybe an organized way to donate equipment? Lots of hams have extra equipment gathering dust, seems like.

[KD6NIG]

I would hope that after the previous 2 disasters, that people will heed the calls for evacuation NOW instead of the day before. They are already asking tourists to leave, which means the residents will soon follow.

The first thing people in the affected area need to do is to heed the warnings as stated and get out of the area as soon as they are told to do so.

I think as soon as the evacuation orders are given, what we can do as hams is to spread the word to our fellow hams, as well as anyone else in the area who will listen-heed the warnings and evacuate now. Your life is more important than any property you will leave behind.

[K0RGR]

I think it must be karma ... somebody I know on the west coast of Florida was bragging about how all of this has missed them the last two years ... I don't plan to complain about shovelling snow this year at all...

[G0GQK]

This hurricane has the lowest barometric pressure that has ever been recorded and its eye is only 15 miles across. Emigrate to Canada. Immediatly !

Mel http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[kb2vxa]

Hi guys,

Those not in danger can do nothing until cleanup and such is required. Those in danger must evacuate, not much else they can do when an unstoppable force meets a lot of movable objects. The in-betweeners can relay messages concerning those too dumb to evacuate.