9 Things We Told Our Girls in the Event of the Manhattan Hurricane

We have two daughters planning to ride out Hurricane Irene on Manhattan. Having lived in the Caribbean, here is the advice we gave them. Please share this with loved ones as being over prepared can make you feel stupid, it can also save your life.

1. Fill up your bathtub with water. Water supplies get contaminated with flooding. You will want to bathe and cook. If you don't have a bathtub, buckets, pots & pans work as well.

2. Buy food. I called it "The Week of Living Amishly." Canned food, canned food, canned food.


3. It's gross, but your toilet will only... CONTINUE READING >>