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You guys gotta get like us. We actually have a hurricane/disaster response team and have prepackaged supplies ready to go. But then we also have contracts to supply such services already in place.This is just perfect. The company I work for just happens to provide a key resource in hurricane impacted areas. It would work out just right that on the weekend I have a trip planned, a hurricane would make landfall and we would be called in for emergency orders.
Yippee.
(I would much rather be here working in a warehouse than actually dealing with the wrath of a hurricane, though...)
You guys gotta get like us. We actually have a hurricane/disaster response team and have prepackaged supplies ready to go. But then we also have contracts to supply such services already in place.
We are basically the same thing but with communication equipment and spares. The stuff is put together prior to hurricane season and prepositioned for fast deployment by dedicated teams to the customer.That's the thing, we are the warehouse that stores the 'disaster response' items for OTHER people.
This is just perfect. The company I work for just happens to provide a key resource in hurricane impacted areas. It would work out just right that on the weekend I have a trip planned, a hurricane would make landfall and we would be called in for emergency orders.
Yippee.
(I would much rather be here working in a warehouse than actually dealing with the wrath of a hurricane, though...)
If you are out of cell phone range, how can they call you in?
I wish I could but vacations are always too short, even when you're retired. Viveca has to get back to work and my co-owners are chomping at the bit for the plane.If your travel takes you through Charlotte Joe, let me know...I can certainly meet up with you for lunch!
That's the thing, we are the warehouse that stores the 'disaster response' items for OTHER people.
Where is(are) your warehouse(s) located, Chris?
Living on a barrier island, we've developed a fairly extensive hurricane response plan. We've got our motor home outfitted as a "survival capsule", with food, water, generators, etc. for our personal survival, but we don't have anything planned or pre-positioned for what comes AFTER a hurricane hits.
We've got some rebuilding "stuff" (tools, compressors, etc.) at our other hotel, but -- at 1240 miles away -- it's just too far away to be useful for that purpose.
Just curious -- what sorts of things do clients pre-position in your warehouses?
hopefully get to NM or AZ Friday and home Saturday.
AdamB and were talking about this tomorrow. Our flight out of MHT will either be delayed due to the Hurricane or if its far enough east we might actually get a tail wind headed West. Lets hope its the second.
thanks Dave!any problems; or just need a place to stay passing WTx - get word to me, Joe.
Same goes for Dallas, Joe.
Same goes for Dallas, Joe.
Joe, your room at the farm will be available all week. Actually, Tom is flying to Austin on Thursday, so I would love the company. And we still have food (and lots of wine) left over from the fly-in.I wish I could but vacations are always too short, even when you're retired. Viveca has to get back to work and my co-owners are chomping at the bit for the plane.
It's a shame as I will be in Chapel Hill tomorrow to visit a nephew.
Right now I think we're going to be able to get to Little Rock on Wed, watch it rain Thursday and hopefully get to NM or AZ Friday and home Saturday.
Hmm. We'll see what this does for my weekend travel plans. Should be interesting.
Well if you were to head to 6Y9 it would be away from the mess that is the Hurricane....
This will be the first hurricane in my flight planning.
Viveca and I are in Williamsburg VA, heading back to Los Angeles later this week. So far it looks good if we leave Wednesday. We'll probably spend some time somewhere watching it rain.
Joe
This may be a stupid question, and it's possible that it's something that I *should* know, but I don't.... so I'll ask...
In large weather systems like a hurricane, is the hurricane "system" moving through other weather systems, or is the hurricane system influencing the weather around it and 'moving' by influencing and changing the surrounding weather systems?
As a better explanation of my question: If you released a balloon into the hurricane 'system' when it develops, would that balloon stay in the system until it dissipates (in this case, somewhere around Nova Scotia), or would the balloon stay in the general area that you released it, and the hurricane 'system' move along without it?
Well if you were to head to 6Y9 it would be away from the mess that is the Hurricane....
OK, the usual watch versus warning Q.
Is watch worse? WATCH it happen - here it comes? or Warning?
Scottd gave you the technical answer. I can only relate my experiences.This may be a stupid question, and it's possible that it's something that I *should* know, but I don't.... so I'll ask...
In large weather systems like a hurricane, is the hurricane "system" moving through other weather systems, or is the hurricane system influencing the weather around it and 'moving' by influencing and changing the surrounding weather systems?
As a better explanation of my question: If you released a balloon into the hurricane 'system' when it develops, would that balloon stay in the system until it dissipates (in this case, somewhere around Nova Scotia), or would the balloon stay in the general area that you released it, and the hurricane 'system' move along without it?
Thank you all. It's a fun flight planning exercise.
I seem to be using the NAM/GFS models more and more (http://weather.unisys.com/gfs/12h/gfs_pres_12h.html) for this kind of planning. Thanks Scott!
OK. Watch = might. Warning = Will.
It's confusing because Watch could be "watch it occur".