Great information!! Many thanks to Tom for his service to our great country. 🇺🇸 I continue to be impressed by the true “community” feel of The Villages. Neighbor helping neighbor! ❤️ Our world needs MORE of this! Gizmo definitely deserves a treat for his adorable performance. Just last week, parts of Arkansas were under tropical storm warnings as Hurricane Laura made her way north from the Louisiana and Texas coast line. Extremely rare for us. Sending prayers to our southern neighbors still dealing with the aftermath. 🙏🏻 Stay well Jerry & Linda! Best!
Jerry, Linda and Gizmo, this video is exceptionally meaningful for me. As someone still in the decision making process of relocating to The Villages, hearing from Villagers about hurricanes preparedness is important information to have. We don't experience hurricanes in San Diego, and I'm relieved to hear that The Villages developers planned well for natural disasters. I am now one step closer to making my decision. Many thanks for providing great videos! Stay well you three!
Tom thank you for your service and Nancy your support. Marines lead. Hurricane Sandy was the most destructive in the Northeast recently. They still have not recovered fully. Glad to hear all come together in any situation in The Villages.
Preparation is key. Long Island, NY here. Lost power for 11 days with Irene and 9 days with Sandy. We now have a whole house generator that runs on natural gas. Some homes in the older area of the villages do have gas. Something to think about. Stay safe and God bless.
I am a lifelong Floridian. I just felt the need to state my life the last 20 years in Destin Fl. When we first moved to the Panhandle, my husband and I were from Jacksonville Fl. we were concerned the first time we heard a Hurricane could be coming to Destin so My family headed to Tallahassee Fl and stayed in a hotel for 2 days. Nothing happened in Destin .Our friends who lived in our Condo complex for 30 years said they left one time in all those years and trying to get out of town was a nightmare, People were on the side of the road out of gas and stranded. They finally in the middle of the night found a school that was a shelter and they slept on the floor of a stage.It took them more than 24 hours to return home and they had only gone 60 miles.When they arrived home nothing had happened but a heavy rain,no damage otherwise.They never left after that.Hurricanes happen all over the Florida coast. Always be prepared in any event.The Map of Hurricane Michael had it sitting right here on top of us in Destin and we only had a strong breeze and a little rain.I looked at the History of Hurricanes in Florida and the average for a severe one is around 11 years. This is not to take away from all the hits Louisianan and Texas seems to get. Just did not want people to think we are constantly hit here in the Panhandle. Also Generators that are Gas and not placed outside the home are a danger.so be aware. 8 people died from the last Hurricane because of carbon monoxide poisoning. Hope this information is taken the way it is intended. Have a good day
We lived in Houston when Hurricane Alicia came through. We had 3 small children and it was August. We had no water for 5 days. No electricity for 10 days. This is 80-90% humidity and 95+ temps. It was miserable. We moved west the next spring.
Thanks for sharing a most informative video. We call hurricanes cyclones here in Australia and they mostly hit the places in our north. Areas most affected are Queensland, Northern Territory and the northern part of West Australia. However, the southern areas are not completely immune. We have experienced some strong winds in both Sydney and even Melbourne. One of our worst cyclones was Cyclone Tracey which hit Darwin on Christmas Eve in December 1974. Most of the buildings there were completely destroyed and the entire city had to be rebuilt.
A small little tip . Invest in some solar lights or lanterns. They charge during the day and you bring them in at night for lighting, No batteries required. Helped us many times here in NJ
When my daughter left Texas and moved to Orlando she was very scared when the first Hurricane veered toward Florida. She waisted no time and fled to friends in Georgia to escape the impending calamity. When she returned three uneventful days later she was quite embarrassed at her overreaction. Now, four hurricane seasons later, she’s learned to be prepared and is no longer panics. Confidence comes from being prepared!
I clearly remember hurricane Michael. Even though I live 1,000 miles away ( give or take ) , I watched the weather of all kinds of weather , including hurricanes. My heart hurt watching the hurricane hit land and I felt horrible for the citizens. I remember visiting Mexico Beach,Tyndall Airforce Base and Panama City Beach back in 2011 , very pretty area. It's not the only time I been in the region. Daughter was stationed at Tyndall and she lived in Mexico beach. One of the best week to visit the town / beach. I have good memories.
I have lived in Florida my entire life, have gone through many, many hurricanes, but when we have hurricanes those poor folks in the Carolinas get it real bad every time. I live across the street from Tampabay, plus I have a pond behind my house.Water spouts are a major problem as well.
We live on Long Island. After the last PSEG with Isiais, we bought a generator. It was less than $700 on Amazon. Supposedly can run refrigerator, some a/c, internet at same time. I just care about the refrigerator and a/c. We will see
Interesting topic. Right after we moved to the Topsail Island NC area, probably not that far from your guests lived, we had to evacuate for the expected cat 4 storm, which by the way did not land as a 4. We were three hours away for almost a week. On our first attempt to get home, we were nine miles away from home and couldn’t get any closer, and had to return to our family who had hosted us. I’m originally from outside Boston and no stranger to hurricanes, but this was a first for us.
Linda Pearl Hi Linda… I am also from Boston and I currently live a little north of Orlando Florida. Did not move here for the warm weather but I did move here for love over 35 years ago. I, being in Central Florida have only experienced about five hurricanes greater than a Cat 2, Simply because I am in the center of the state. Coastal cities have a lot more to deal with every year. The worst I remember was hurricane Irma A few years ago… That was brutal but thankfully My home sustained no damage but my trees took a lot of damage. I was grateful for that. At age 9 my family moved from Beacon Hill to Wakefield Mass which I loved loved loved! Bought my first house there when I was 21. I was used to Winters and could navigate any snow storm like a pro! Of course, we had no choice but to be pros at that… LOL!😂🤣 my dream now is to move to the villages, and I have heard that there are many New England transplants there😀👍 I still go home to Boston every year to visit old friends & enjoy “my roots” not to mention the great food!! I guess my advice to anyone moving to the sunshine state would be, the further away from the coast you are the less hurricane trauma you will have. Yes, it is further to go to the beach (I am about 60 miles from either coast line) but being in my late 60s I have smartened up about suntanning. 😊 North Carolina gets its share of a lot of storms that don’t even hit Florida so be safe and be well! 😀
Linda, you are right! We lived in Jacksonville...just "up the road". Topsail is not a great place to be during hurricanes. We had a friend whose (second) home was "washed out to sea". I just read about Florence and because of the flooding Wilmington was cut off from the mainland and parts of 3 interstates were impassable. No wonder you could only get within 9 miles! I'm sure you had a big mess to deal with when you did get home. The "unknown" for all of those days must have been nerve-wracking. Fortunately you and I are both still here to talk about it..🙂 Hurricane Fran in '96 is the lovely lady we dealt with.
N Roggie When I say where we live, more people will recognize Topsail, than my little village of Sneads Ferry, it makes location easier. Since we were told a cat 4 we left, but it actually was a 2, and we would have stayed. The island did get hit, but not as badly as other years I was told. Yes indeed we are blessed to be here, especially this tough year. Be well.🌸
J.J. Austin hi..we moved down two years ago, as my daughter was here. We lived in Stoughton, and the taxes were killing us. I saw there is either a Boston, or MA. Club in TV. You’ll feel right at home. No matter where info I open my mouth and people say...Boston?? Lol.Be well, stay safe.🌸
Your videos are very helpful. Hope to do a life style visit this year. I love Gizmo. He is so well behaved. I have mini dachshund who is 5 and would not sit for more than one minute.
Great topic & information. Sounds like your neighborhood really pulls together on things which is nice. Enjoyed watching Gizmo, don't forget extra food/water for him or he will be eating that spam. :)
We do have cold water now but it is not safe to drink. We have been using the free batteries we got from Harbor Freight, which was totally destroyed. The ziplock bag idea is great.
Oh my Gizmo is the best dog and has the best manners ❤️! We are talking about coming down for a visit. We have German Shepherds! Do you see many Shepherds at The Villages? Thank you for the Videos.
Hi CC, No, we don't. We have seen a couple. They were much more popular backward we were kids. German Shepherds are amazing dogs. Gizmo said thank you for the compliment… actually he said Woof Woof.
Funny thing happened just as I was going to watch your video, we lost power! Seco sent me a text acknowledging the power loss, and about 20 minutes later power was back on. Then Seco sent another text notifying us power should be back on, and if not to text them back. TALK ABOUT GOOD SERVICE! Great video, love the Villages! KRoberts
We live in Lake Charles, Louisiana where a category 4 hurricane (Laura) just hit. It looks like a bomb went off! We have hurricane glass in our windows and they survived. Most buildings have major damage. We’ve been without electricity for 13 days now and no end in sight. Over 6000 light poles were destroyed. It’s not fun. We are blessed with food and water and a generator to run a small window unit in our bedroom. The heat and the guy are killers. There are so many trees down it is unbelievable.
Linda we are so sorry to hear of your hurricane damage. Hopefully you can get the power back on quickly and things will improve. Best of luck to you all.
Excellent and informative,thank you. We here in Ct. are always alert for hurricane prep from July thru November and I have lived through many;preparation is all important. Gizmo was adorable throughout the video :).
Very interesting . Since your guest discussed Carolinas, I thought I’d share. We live in Trinity west coast x 21 years. In 2004 we had 4 hurricanes in 6 weeks. In fact, my namesake Jeanne hit us once then doubled back hitting us again, so really 5. As they formed 1 after the other, I’ll never forgot Jen Bush speaking in Spanish & English to calm everyone. We were told to tie off any hanging porch lights; tie our front double doors together & back a car against the garage door. The streets were saturated, perch were flopping about. Everyone had plywood, sand bags.We never loss power. Be careful if you have a vinyl covered outdoor grill water moccasins like it under there. You are so right everyone pulls together. All the men helped the widows with their protection needs. All these type of communities are so supportive of one another. Jeanne
Your comments reminded me of a tip Tom forgot to mention..which was to secure your fan blades so they don't spin crazily in the winds. During Irma, here in FL in 2017, we did back our car against the garage door as you said. Great tip! Thanks
If you drink cranberry juice take those 1/2 gallon bottles fill them with water and add 1/4 cup of salt salt in the water makes them freeze harder, We always keep 5 or 6 in our freezer to help when the power goes out, Here in WV the power goes out a lot in the winter and summer due to storms, you can't drink the salt water but it does help keep your food longer in the freezer
Great video! Thank you. We have had a few hurricanes up here in New England too...never fun! I must say that is one "stately" Dog you have in GIZ...he is indeed the, "Majestic GIZ!" He was in the perfect position and stayed there the whole time, at times, looking like a dogie "Mt Rushmore!" with his head held high! HA! Can you tell my wife and me are dog lovers? Again, thank you for the discussion...very informative...I never thought about "frozen ice." Neat idea!
Our utility company told us that a Full freezer will last 48 hrs and a Half, 24 hrs, when we lose electric to a storm. Always check with fda.gov about foods to be frozen and kinds that will be safe in the frig.
One of the best purchases I have ever made was to buy an EXCALIBRE Dehydrator. Now is an excellent time to build that "Prepper Pantry", not just bc we're heading into hurricane season, but also to be able to survive a declining economy. The next time "flu season" causes a major shutdown, food becomes scarce, expensive, and hoarding fights in grocery stores begin, you won't need to make those panicky "food runs"! Dehydrating food is a lot of hard work, but oh so satisfying! And cooking meals becomes a breeze!
10days outage after a blizzard and 3' of snow is rough. I have a year and a half of 25yr freeze dried food; generator w/20 5 gallon full fuel cans; and bottled water up the wazoo. Fallen fronds?! Fallen oak trees takes time to move for one little old lady. I have a farm here. Never could stand that heat down there! My sister and cousin have whole house generators. Too much for me for just 12 days without power.
It’s amazing how many things are dependent on electricity. The one thing I wish I had was a whole house generator. When we move to Florida that is one thing I definitely want. For that you must have natural gas! Our town only had one gas station for days! The lines were incredibly long.
Wonderful video today! I live in southeast Texas in a small community near the bay and we went threw 3 major hurricanes Rita, Ike and Harvey, Rita we evacuated and that was such a mess I said never again, so we stayed for the other 2 and rode them out. They were all bad but, Ike was the worst for us we were without power for a month thank God we had a big generator to power the whole house, and also had a gas stove we could still cook. About 5 miles town the road they were hit harder out of 300 house only 5 were left standing. (Neil Diamond rebuild about 20 house for people) When we walked out our house it wasn't a good smell let just say animals were everywhere dead. We had a lot of damage along with the rest of our town, but our small town came together and helped one another. Last week hurricane Laura we prepared for but she turned at the last minute and missed us and went straight for Louisiana, devastating they got hit hard so please keep our neighbors in your prayers! Thanks you again for the sharing the information for other people who might not know what to do. And please Thank Tom for his Service.
Do most houses in the Villages have basements? This seems to be a rarer addition to homes here in Australia. I am a bit confused here...do the toilets there operate on electricity to refill? I have never seen anything like that. Our toilets refill like a faucet fills a sink, though there is a lever to flush after the container above the toilet fills.
I’m from the panhandle, Destin area and we’ve had some big storms. Katrina even effected us. A couple of things people don’t think about: When a storm is coming keep your car full of gas, you might need to bug out and gas might be hard to find or if power is lost gas pumps don’t work. Get cash from ATM because credit card machines don’t work without power. Hurricanes spawn tornados, which cause much more destruction than hurricanes. A deck of cards and jigsaw puzzles help the time pass! 😂
Such great topics that you tackle Jerry and Linda, Thanks ! Lightening strikes bother me as much as hurricanes since we can lose power then too !! So if we lose electricity from a bad thunder storm, such as those that we have here in The Villages, almost daily during this season, would you go through your suggestions concerning the "surge mitigator" that Seco offers ? It is supposed to act like a whole house surge protector for all appliances etc, if lightening should strike your house or close by. It is installed behind your meter box, I was told, and it costs $ 345 or you can pay $ 6.00 pr month for it with Seco. How many people do you know that have had those installed ? Also related is how many people do you know that had lightening rods put on the tops of their houses to hopefully avoid their house being struck by lightening. The lightening strikes the metal spikes at the top of the roof and travels to the ground which bypasses the house so that it does not do damage to the house. THANKS for you expertise and experiences !
THE VILLAGES FLORIDA NEWCOMERS your welcome, and thank you for introducing me to Movavi editor. Even though I have a lot to learn I’m getting better and grateful to you Jerry for taking time with me. Love you guys. Bobby.
We lived in South Florida (West Palm Beach) for many many years. In 2005 (Wilma) we were hit with a hurricane and we had just moved into a brand new house. Understand, we can actually call ourselves seasoned to these devastating occurrences since my husband was born in Miami and we both volunteered to be on the cleanup team for the worst one, Hurricane Andrew. Right after the 2005 event, we decided to buck up $13,000 on shutters. Better safe, right? After that and we are very grateful, South Florida was never hit with another powerful one, at least enough to use the shutters. We did make up for some of those costs in the sale of our house though. It’s like insurance-you buy it and hope you never have to use it. Now we are talking about moving to TV which we thought 10 years ago that we’d never go back to Florida again because of the extreme heat that both of us kind of got sick of. So the moral is, you never know, right!
You could get by with a smaller gasoline generator, if you had a split air conditioner that drew less power and covered part of your house. But you’d need to install a concrete slab and security cage to prevent the generator from being stolen. You’d need to have a transfer switch installed. You’d have to store a lot of gasoline for the generator in gas cans, and it’s not safe to store too much gasoline. You couldn’t refill the generator until the hurricane winds calmed down, so you could still have hours of the electricity outage with a smaller generator. After the hurricane season is over, you could use up the gasoline cans in your car and golf cart. I think it would be worth investing ten grand on a whole house generator, for the piece of mind it gives you, if you’re going to live in Florida for the long term.
We watched this episode noting that your guests hadn't really ever lost power. We then lost our power about 15 minutes later (thanks a lot- LOL) Not sure what happened but all of Fenney and Marsh Bend lost power. We were without power for about an hour here in De Luna.
I live in NJ, and we got hit by Hurricane I can’t pronounce. Our wires are underground, so we didn’t lose power. However, thousands and thousands lost power throughout the state. The next week a freak thunder storm blew out the living room TV and cable box. Had to buy a new TV and replace the box.
Floridian since 1978, after the triple whammy in 2004, I believe it is the law now that all gas stations must have a generator. Gas up your car and get cash before a hurricane just to be safe.
Great advice, I would add that copies of all important papers should be uploaded into the cloud with a service such as Dropbox. If the worst happens it will be a great help. inho
Great information!! Many thanks to Tom for his service to our great country. 🇺🇸 I continue to be impressed by the true “community” feel of The Villages. Neighbor helping neighbor! ❤️ Our world needs MORE of this! Gizmo definitely deserves a treat for his adorable performance. Just last week, parts of Arkansas were under tropical storm warnings as Hurricane Laura made her way north from the Louisiana and Texas coast line. Extremely rare for us. Sending prayers to our southern neighbors still dealing with the aftermath. 🙏🏻 Stay well Jerry & Linda! Best!
Jerry, Linda and Gizmo, this video is exceptionally meaningful for me. As someone still in the decision making process of relocating to The Villages, hearing from Villagers about hurricanes preparedness is important information to have. We don't experience hurricanes in San Diego, and I'm relieved to hear that The Villages developers planned well for natural disasters. I am now one step closer to making my decision. Many thanks for providing great videos! Stay well you three!
Tom thank you for your service and Nancy your support. Marines lead. Hurricane Sandy was the most destructive in the Northeast recently. They still have not recovered fully. Glad to hear all come together in any situation in The Villages.
Very informative, the couple you interviewed were the perfect pair for the before & after activities with hurricanes.
Gizmo deserves a treat for sure! Thanks for the tips!
That Gizmo sure is a scene stealer. What a cutie! This was a lot of great information; lovely couple.
That was cool to meet your nice neighbors. Good to know about preparing for hurricanes. Thank you all.
Thanks for all the great info, but in all honesty, Gizmo stole the show! What a great dog; but I don’t have to tell you that! Thanks for sharing.
THANK YOU Nancy and Tom for your wonderful advice and tips! I plan to save this video to periodically review. Take care! 💕
Preparation is key. Long Island, NY here. Lost power for 11 days with Irene and 9 days with Sandy. We now have a whole house generator that runs on natural gas. Some homes in the older area of the villages do have gas. Something to think about. Stay safe and God bless.
Always enjoy your videos and little Gizmo sitting on his chair so properly....thanks for sharing and God bless.
Living in Florida since 1980... great preparation reminder for us.
I am a lifelong Floridian. I just felt the need to state my life the last 20 years in Destin Fl. When we first moved to the Panhandle, my husband and I were from Jacksonville Fl. we were concerned the first time we heard a Hurricane could be coming to Destin so My family headed to Tallahassee Fl and stayed in a hotel for 2 days. Nothing happened in Destin .Our friends who lived in our Condo complex for 30 years said they left one time in all those years and trying to get out of town was a nightmare, People were on the side of the road out of gas and stranded. They finally in the middle of the night found a school that was a shelter and they slept on the floor of a stage.It took them more than 24 hours to return home and they had only gone 60 miles.When they arrived home nothing had happened but a heavy rain,no damage otherwise.They never left after that.Hurricanes happen all over the Florida coast. Always be prepared in any event.The Map of Hurricane Michael had it sitting right here on top of us in Destin and we only had a strong breeze and a little rain.I looked at the History of Hurricanes in Florida and the average for a severe one is around 11 years. This is not to take away from all the hits Louisianan and Texas seems to get. Just did not want people to think we are constantly hit here in the Panhandle. Also Generators that are Gas and not placed outside the home are a danger.so be aware. 8 people died from the last Hurricane because of carbon monoxide poisoning. Hope this information is taken the way it is intended. Have a good day
We lived in Houston when Hurricane Alicia came through. We had 3 small children and it was August. We had no water for 5 days. No electricity for 10 days. This is 80-90% humidity and 95+ temps. It was miserable. We moved west the next spring.
Thanks for sharing a most informative video. We call hurricanes cyclones here in Australia and they mostly hit the places in our north. Areas most affected are Queensland, Northern Territory and the northern part of West Australia. However, the southern areas are not completely immune. We have experienced some strong winds in both Sydney and even Melbourne. One of our worst cyclones was Cyclone Tracey which hit Darwin on Christmas Eve in December 1974. Most of the buildings there were completely destroyed and the entire city had to be rebuilt.
Looks like you hit the jackpot when it comes to nice neighbors!
We did! Thanks!
A small little tip . Invest in some solar lights or lanterns. They charge during the day and you bring them in at night for lighting, No batteries required. Helped us many times here in NJ
Great tip! I'll put that on our list..
Gizmo is so well mannered. I love him 😍 Nice friends also.
When my daughter left Texas and moved to Orlando she was very scared when the first Hurricane veered toward Florida. She waisted no time and fled to friends in Georgia to escape the impending calamity. When she returned three uneventful days later she was quite embarrassed at her overreaction. Now, four hurricane seasons later, she’s learned to be prepared and is no longer panics. Confidence comes from being prepared!
I clearly remember hurricane Michael.
Even though I live 1,000 miles away ( give or take ) , I watched the weather of all kinds of weather , including hurricanes.
My heart hurt watching the hurricane hit land and I felt horrible for the citizens.
I remember visiting Mexico Beach,Tyndall Airforce Base and Panama City Beach back in 2011 , very pretty area. It's not the only time I been in the region.
Daughter was stationed at Tyndall and she lived in Mexico beach. One of the best week to visit the town / beach.
I have good memories.
Thank you for your service (both)!
I have lived in Florida my entire life, have gone through many, many hurricanes, but when we have hurricanes those poor folks in the Carolinas get it real bad every time. I live across the street from Tampabay, plus I have a pond behind my house.Water spouts are a major problem as well.
Floridian Born been through many hurricanes. You stock up and ride it out. Always have a bug out bag in case you need to leave.
I would still consider a whole house generator. Many of my neighbors up here in Illinois have them. Thanks for the video.
They do help, cost is ten grand.But here in Florida where I have lived my entire life, it pays for itself!
We live on Long Island. After the last PSEG with Isiais, we bought a generator. It was less than $700 on Amazon. Supposedly can run refrigerator, some a/c, internet at same time. I just care about the refrigerator and a/c. We will see
@@matt51402 - What does it use for fuel? Gas? Natural gas? I'm trying to decide which one to purchase.
I used to laugh at preppers back in the day. Not anymore. Smartest people around.
Gizmo is priceless and he deserves a treat. Great video! Very informative!
Another great and much appreciated video. We love you two ☆☆ ! 🌼🙂
Nancy and Tom are great! a lovely couple. 🌷🙂
And of course the adorable Gizmo ♡💕💕💕
Thanks, Gianna! Look up good neighbor in the dictionary and you'll see their photo! 😁😁
Yes! Gizmo needs a real good treat! So cute sitting there !
Love seeing Gizmo in the background! Nice facts to know Thanks to you and these guys for sharing ❣️
Thanks for the great videos. Any chance you guys could do one in the woodworking shop?
All very good and informative information for someone who has not experienced a hurricane or storm of that magnitude.
Knock on wood!
Thank you for your videos, I moved to the area as a result of your videos.
Welcome!!! That's exciting!
We hope you LOVE it!
Right choice! Hope you are happy here...
Interesting topic. Right after we moved to the Topsail Island NC area, probably not that far from your guests lived, we had to evacuate for the expected cat 4 storm, which by the way did not land as a 4. We were three hours away for almost a week. On our first attempt to get home, we were nine miles away from home and couldn’t get any closer, and had to return to our family who had hosted us. I’m originally from outside Boston and no stranger to hurricanes, but this was a first for us.
Btw, this was Hurricane Florence, two years ago.
Linda Pearl Hi Linda… I am also from Boston and I currently live a little north of Orlando Florida. Did not move here for the warm weather but I did move here for love over 35 years ago. I, being in Central Florida have only experienced about five hurricanes greater than a Cat 2, Simply because I am in the center of the state. Coastal cities have a lot more to deal with every year. The worst I remember was hurricane Irma A few years ago… That was brutal but thankfully My home sustained no damage but my trees took a lot of damage. I was grateful for that. At age 9 my family moved from Beacon Hill to Wakefield Mass which I loved loved loved! Bought my first house there when I was 21. I was used to Winters and could navigate any snow storm like a pro! Of course, we had no choice but to be pros at that… LOL!😂🤣 my dream now is to move to the villages, and I have heard that there are many New England transplants there😀👍 I still go home to Boston every year to visit old friends & enjoy “my roots” not to mention the great food!!
I guess my advice to anyone moving to the sunshine state would be, the further away from the coast you are the less hurricane trauma you will have. Yes, it is further to go to the beach (I am about 60 miles from either coast line) but being in my late 60s I have smartened up about suntanning. 😊 North Carolina gets its share of a lot of storms that don’t even hit Florida so be safe and be well! 😀
Linda, you are right! We lived in Jacksonville...just "up the road". Topsail is not a great place to be during hurricanes. We had a friend whose (second) home was "washed out to sea".
I just read about Florence and because of the flooding Wilmington was cut off from the mainland and parts of 3 interstates were impassable. No wonder you could only get within 9 miles! I'm sure you had a big mess to deal with when you did get home. The "unknown" for all of those days must have been nerve-wracking. Fortunately you and I are both still here to talk about it..🙂
Hurricane Fran in '96 is the lovely lady we dealt with.
N Roggie When I say where we live, more people will recognize Topsail, than my little village of Sneads Ferry, it makes location easier. Since we were told a cat 4 we left, but it actually was a 2, and we would have stayed. The island did get hit, but not as badly as other years I was told. Yes indeed we are blessed to be here, especially this tough year. Be well.🌸
J.J. Austin hi..we moved down two years ago, as my daughter was here. We lived in Stoughton, and the taxes were killing us. I saw there is either a Boston, or MA. Club in TV. You’ll feel right at home. No matter where info I open my mouth and people say...Boston?? Lol.Be well, stay safe.🌸
Your videos are very helpful. Hope to do a life style visit this year. I love Gizmo. He is so well behaved. I have mini dachshund who is 5 and would not sit for more than one minute.
Great topic & information. Sounds like your neighborhood really pulls together on things which is nice. Enjoyed watching Gizmo, don't forget extra food/water for him or he will be eating that spam. :)
LOL! The prime stuff is for daddy!
Gizzy was taking mental notes throughout. )
One thing I didn’t hear mentioned, was to make sure you get all your medication prescriptions filled before the storm comes.
Great idea Rob, thank you.
We do have cold water now but it is not safe to drink. We have been using the free batteries we got from Harbor Freight, which was totally destroyed. The ziplock bag idea is great.
I find your channel realisticThanks to all 4 of you. 👍
Oh my Gizmo is the best dog and has the best manners ❤️! We are talking about coming down for a visit. We have German Shepherds! Do you see many Shepherds at The Villages? Thank you for the Videos.
Hi CC, No, we don't. We have seen a couple. They were much more popular backward we were kids. German Shepherds are amazing dogs. Gizmo said thank you for the compliment… actually he said Woof Woof.
Funny thing happened just as I was going to watch your video, we lost power!
Seco sent me a text acknowledging the power loss, and about 20 minutes later power was back on.
Then Seco sent another text notifying us power should be back on, and if not to text them back. TALK ABOUT GOOD SERVICE!
Great video, love the Villages!
KRoberts
LOL! That's crazy!
That dog is soooo, good, she deserves a treat!
Nice video as always! And I see that Gizmo is very good at social distancing!
Gizmo was great! We live on the gulf coast and we left during Irma!
I LOVE THAT COUPLE !! I WISH I HAD THEM AS MY NEIGHBORS ❣
We live in Lake Charles, Louisiana where a category 4 hurricane (Laura) just hit. It looks like a bomb went off! We have hurricane glass in our windows and they survived. Most buildings have major damage. We’ve been without electricity for 13 days now and no end in sight. Over 6000 light poles were destroyed. It’s not fun. We are blessed with food and water and a generator to run a small window unit in our bedroom. The heat and the guy are killers. There are so many trees down it is unbelievable.
Linda we are so sorry to hear of your hurricane damage. Hopefully you can get the power back on quickly and things will improve. Best of luck to you all.
Excellent and informative,thank you. We here in Ct. are always alert for hurricane prep from July thru November and I have lived through many;preparation is all important. Gizmo was adorable throughout the video :).
Gizmo ....I cant right now...what did these two humans say? ////honestly.....he is a star
I lived in Panama city for years...enjoyed the video..nice informative couple:)
Just watched, Things you might miss... and had a Haircut. Wow in this Vid love your hair Jerry! Linda yours too😉. Good show .
Ha! Thanks, Aurora!!! It was a long time coming!
Very interesting . Since your guest discussed Carolinas, I thought I’d share. We live in Trinity west coast x 21 years. In 2004 we had 4 hurricanes in 6 weeks. In fact, my namesake Jeanne hit us once then doubled back hitting us again, so really 5. As they formed 1 after the other, I’ll never forgot Jen Bush speaking in Spanish & English to calm everyone. We were told to tie off any hanging porch lights; tie our front double doors together & back a car against the garage door. The streets were saturated, perch were flopping about. Everyone had plywood, sand bags.We never loss power. Be careful if you have a vinyl covered outdoor grill water moccasins like it under there. You are so right everyone pulls together. All the men helped the widows with their protection needs. All these type of communities are so supportive of one another. Jeanne
Your comments reminded me of a tip Tom forgot to mention..which was to secure your fan blades so they don't spin crazily in the winds.
During Irma, here in FL in 2017, we did back our car against the garage door as you said. Great tip! Thanks
I would buy a gas generator right off the bat. Super video. Thanks to all. Gizmo was so well behaved.
Good morning, Gizmo!
You're sitting pretty!
If you drink cranberry juice take those 1/2 gallon bottles fill them with water and add 1/4 cup of salt salt in the water makes them freeze harder, We always keep 5 or 6 in our freezer to help when the power goes out, Here in WV the power goes out a lot in the winter and summer due to storms, you can't drink the salt water but it does help keep your food longer in the freezer
Great tip Big Tom!
Great video! Thank you. We have had a few hurricanes up here in New England too...never fun! I must say that is one "stately" Dog you have in GIZ...he is indeed the, "Majestic GIZ!" He was in the perfect position and stayed there the whole time, at times, looking like a dogie "Mt Rushmore!" with his head held high! HA! Can you tell my wife and me are dog lovers? Again, thank you for the discussion...very informative...I never thought about "frozen ice." Neat idea!
Thanks, Stuart! He is great. I was thinking Sphinx, but Mt. Rushmore is good too. 😄
Gizmo is the Village Head of Security 🇺🇸😂🙌
Our utility company told us that a Full freezer will last 48 hrs and a Half, 24 hrs, when we lose electric to a storm. Always check with fda.gov about foods to be frozen and kinds that will be safe in the frig.
How do you get that precious Gizmo to sit there during filming? He is adorable!
We are lucky, he just LOVES being near us.
One of the best purchases I have ever made was to buy an EXCALIBRE Dehydrator. Now is an excellent time to build that "Prepper Pantry", not just bc we're heading into hurricane season, but also to be able to survive a declining economy. The next time "flu season" causes a major shutdown, food becomes scarce, expensive, and hoarding fights in grocery stores begin, you won't need to make those panicky "food runs"!
Dehydrating food is a lot of hard work, but oh so satisfying!
And cooking meals becomes a breeze!
Thanks for that tip. We have dehydration ability now. I'll read up on it.
10days outage after a blizzard and 3' of snow is rough. I have a year and a half of 25yr freeze dried food; generator w/20 5 gallon full fuel cans; and bottled water up the wazoo.
Fallen fronds?! Fallen oak trees takes time to move for one little old lady. I have a farm here. Never could stand that heat down there! My sister and cousin have whole house generators. Too much for me for just 12 days without power.
It’s amazing how many things are dependent on electricity. The one thing I wish I had was a whole house generator. When we move to Florida that is one thing I definitely want. For that you must have natural gas!
Our town only had one gas station for days! The lines were incredibly long.
Great vid . You are really helping people.
Thanks, George!
Thank you so much for this information. We’ll be moving to TV soon and grateful for this life saving info.💕👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😁
See you when you get here!
Good choice! Welcome..
Another thing that we do is use our washer for cold beverages after losing power.
Gizmos must like to be on camera...he was posing for the camera!
Wonderful video today! I live in southeast Texas in a small community near the bay and we went threw 3 major hurricanes Rita, Ike and Harvey, Rita we evacuated and that was such a mess I said never again, so we stayed for the other 2 and rode them out. They were all bad but, Ike was the worst for us we were without power for a month thank God we had a big generator to power the whole house, and also had a gas stove we could still cook. About 5 miles town the road they were hit harder out of 300 house only 5 were left standing. (Neil Diamond rebuild about 20 house for people) When we walked out our house it wasn't a good smell let just say animals were everywhere dead. We had a lot of damage along with the rest of our town, but our small town came together and helped one another. Last week hurricane Laura we prepared for but she turned at the last minute and missed us and went straight for Louisiana, devastating they got hit hard so please keep our neighbors in your prayers! Thanks you again for the sharing the information for other people who might not know what to do. And please Thank Tom for his Service.
We did, and thank you!
Thanks for sharing Ginny. Glad you were well prepared...
Interesting, thanks for sharing. , love ya, God bless
Ohhhhh, I would love to see the prevention show!!! If you know who to prevent hurricanes, please share. 🙂
Abracadabra!
Do most houses in the Villages have basements? This seems to be a rarer addition to homes here in Australia. I am a bit confused here...do the toilets there operate on electricity to refill? I have never seen anything like that. Our toilets refill like a faucet fills a sink, though there is a lever to flush after the container above the toilet fills.
None we know of.
I’m from the panhandle, Destin area and we’ve had some big storms. Katrina even effected us. A couple of things people don’t think about:
When a storm is coming keep your car full of gas, you might need to bug out and gas might be hard to find or if power is lost gas pumps don’t work.
Get cash from ATM because credit card machines don’t work without power.
Hurricanes spawn tornados, which cause much more destruction than hurricanes.
A deck of cards and jigsaw puzzles help the time pass! 😂
Great advice! Thanks.
Yes, cards, board games and books are a "must have".
Great info.. Thanks so much..
Great info Thank you All
Gizmo's chair looks more like a throne!
Rightly so -- he *is* the king! :-) ♡
Annually The Villages offers a Hurricane Preparation seminar prior to hurricane season. Look for it next year when Covid is gone.
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Such great topics that you tackle Jerry and Linda, Thanks !
Lightening strikes bother me as much as hurricanes since we can lose power then too !!
So if we lose electricity from a bad thunder storm, such as those that we have here in The Villages, almost daily during this season, would you go through your suggestions concerning the "surge mitigator" that Seco offers ? It is supposed to act like a whole house surge protector for all appliances etc, if lightening should strike your house or close by. It is installed behind your meter box, I was told, and it costs $ 345 or you can pay $ 6.00 pr month for it with Seco. How many people do you know that have had those installed ?
Also related is how many people do you know that had lightening rods put on the tops of their houses to hopefully avoid their house being struck by lightening. The lightening strikes the metal spikes at the top of the roof and travels to the ground which bypasses the house so that it does not do damage to the house. THANKS for you expertise and experiences !
I had to replay a couple times because my attention was drawn to watching Gizmo!
Florida is The Plywood State!
that would be probably the most important decision I would have to make if I was wanting to move there
Great job, really interesting and informative. Your friend Bobby.
Thanks, Bobby!
THE VILLAGES FLORIDA NEWCOMERS your welcome, and thank you for introducing me to Movavi editor. Even though I have a lot to learn I’m getting better and grateful to you Jerry for taking time with me. Love you guys. Bobby.
We lived in South Florida (West Palm Beach) for many many years. In 2005 (Wilma) we were hit with a hurricane and we had just moved into a brand new house. Understand, we can actually call ourselves seasoned to these devastating occurrences since my husband was born in Miami and we both volunteered to be on the cleanup team for the worst one, Hurricane Andrew. Right after the 2005 event, we decided to buck up $13,000 on shutters. Better safe, right? After that and we are very grateful, South Florida was never hit with another powerful one, at least enough to use the shutters. We did make up for some of those costs in the sale of our house though. It’s like insurance-you buy it and hope you never have to use it. Now we are talking about moving to TV which we thought 10 years ago that we’d never go back to Florida again because of the extreme heat that both of us kind of got sick of. So the moral is, you never know, right!
That's right! 😁😁
You could get by with a smaller gasoline generator, if you had a split air conditioner that drew less power and covered part of your house. But you’d need to install a concrete slab and security cage to prevent the generator from being stolen. You’d need to have a transfer switch installed. You’d have to store a lot of gasoline for the generator in gas cans, and it’s not safe to store too much gasoline. You couldn’t refill the generator until the hurricane winds calmed down, so you could still have hours of the electricity outage with a smaller generator. After the hurricane season is over, you could use up the gasoline cans in your car and golf cart. I think it would be worth investing ten grand on a whole house generator, for the piece of mind it gives you, if you’re going to live in Florida for the long term.
Winds in Fort Myers during hurricane Ian 120 miles per hour.
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Love Gizmo. 🐾🐾
We watched this episode noting that your guests hadn't really ever lost power. We then lost our power about 15 minutes later (thanks a lot- LOL) Not sure what happened but all of Fenney and Marsh Bend lost power. We were without power for about an hour here in De Luna.
Wow! What a coincidence!
So please tell us what was the bid price for the all home generator?
Over $12K
The dachshund is definitely trying out the audition in this video ....
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Jerry, Cape Fear DiNero movie was just OK compared to the original with Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum - nothing beats that old classic.
True, but RD was scary in the remake!
Gizmo says don’t forget to buy extra dog food!🐶😁
I live in NJ, and we got hit by Hurricane I can’t pronounce. Our wires are underground, so we didn’t lose power. However, thousands and thousands lost power throughout the state. The next week a freak thunder storm blew out the living room TV and cable box. Had to buy a new TV and replace the box.
Good info
Floridian since 1978, after the triple whammy in 2004, I believe it is the law now that all gas stations must have a generator. Gas up your car and get cash before a hurricane just to be safe.
We did not know that, and think it's a great idea. No one wants to be stranded if the power goes out for a long period of time.
2017 was Irma
I wondered what Isaias meant. Biblical. In Latin its Isaiah meaning" My salvation". How appropriate for 2020.
Whole house generators are expensive.
Yes, GTHOOD, (get the hell out of dodge) if you know what’s good for you. At least that’s what we did when we’ve lived near the coast.
Gizmo is looking like who are these people speaking in my parents place. Lol.
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Correction Jeb Bush! Jeanne
what did you teach?
Jerry, lots of things... mostly social studies. Linda taught kindergarten and first grade.
I gotta say folks, love all your videos, however, Gizmo is stealing the show on this one !
If you vacate, take all your important business papers with you. I would invest in a generator.
Good advice, zzzipy!
Great advice, I would add that copies of all important papers should be uploaded into the cloud with a service such as Dropbox. If the worst happens it will be a great help. inho