The Thunder Shirt helped my sister's dog, or did. He just died a week ago.

https://www.chewy.com/thundershirt-a...lming/dp/41103

 

Agree, it helped our dog handle storms. Certainly not a total answer but the tight fit helps give them a sense of security but you have to put it on early... when you know its coming to be the most effective. Or you can wait until the dog starts to lose its hearing - - we don't need ours any more.

 

Val, looks like you are in for a rain event of your own. Be sure you are stocked up on food and water. Probably won't be anything like Jim and Texas are dealing with but getting trapped in your neighborhood can be rough. We were stuck here on our street with no way out of our subdivision for about half a day following an unusually heavy rain last April and that was after only a few hours of rain.

 

Thanks Tof. We get stuck on our street frequently due to rain events/trees falling, etc. I try to keep things stocked up for such "events" so there is no panic, and I buy toilet tissue by the case. LOL I only get a little nervous if we lose power because all the sewage from our subdivision (23 houses) is moved to a big tank with electric pumps to move it out to the treatment facility. No power -- no pumping and there could be a bit of an issue with backflow. There is an alarm that sounds when the pumps fail and that's when we're all supposed to conserve water and and not flush often. The pumps failed last year due to the power outage after Matthew but no backflow occurred. The pumps had to be replaced some months ago so we're all hoping for better and more efficient function.

 

What a crappy setup, Val. And if power does go out and everyone starts eating stew and beans from cans, well, demand on sewage systems could, um, increase.

Thanks for the reminder. As I posted in the Harvey thread, I am headed to the grocery store this morning and picking up a few things in case it floods our neighborhood and limits access in and out. I will add TP to the end of my shopping list.

 

Yep, Tof. It could be quite a crappy setup if those pumps failed for a long period of time. Living near or below sea level comes with its challenges. Most of the time it is a wonderful place to be. I look now with anxiety at the weather reports as it would appear we may be in for another spell of nastiness in a week or so. I can say with great certainty I will be praying that all storms head to sea.

 

Article on Irma and remnants of Harvey:

https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/hu...ere-it-heading

 

Really good article, Deb. And the comments are fascinating. Nothing like trolling meteorologists.

 

The American models take Irma to the Carolinas by next Sunday (Sept. 10). The European models have it going to Cuba and possibly threatening South Florida. It may strengthen to a Category 5!!

My niece's family lives in Eastern NC. She is already contemplating whether to leave or not with this storm. My sister really wants her to, mostly because of high wind potential in her location (New Bern). And Val and Jim are in coastal SC. Could be very bad wherever it hits.

 

I'm watching this storm and really hoping it does not make landfall on the east coast. Our local weather guru says there is no way to know what it will do until later next week. Meanwhile, I've refilled all Jim's prescriptions and have a mental list of what I need to take if we have to evacuate. Our daughter is absolutely determined we will not stay through this one. Time will tell.