#283755 - 02/13/17 10:03 PM
Re: Oroville Dam Overflow
[Re: Teslinhiker]
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During the live feed, they had a reporter who was on scene of a very busy gas station. It would come as no surprise to members here, that the people affected were not prepared in any way and were waiting for substantial amounts of time to fuel their vehicles before leaving the area.
That's almost cliché. During any large evacuation, there will be lines at ATMs and gas stations around the evacuation zone. Getting extra cash and gas is usually one of my first step when preparing for a possible emergency. If I need it, great. If I don't need it, I won't need to visit the ATM for a while.
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#283756 - 02/13/17 10:09 PM
Re: Oroville Dam Overflow
[Re: Mark_R]
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Registered: 06/02/06
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Loc: SOCAL
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Keeping the lower half of my gas tank for emergencies means I can drive 150+ miles before I need to fill the tank. "Don't stop at the top of the escalator."
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#283760 - 02/13/17 11:08 PM
Re: Oroville Dam Overflow
[Re: Mark_R]
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Registered: 12/14/09
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Loc: Nothern Ontario
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During the live feed, they had a reporter who was on scene of a very busy gas station. It would come as no surprise to members here, that the people affected were not prepared in any way and were waiting for substantial amounts of time to fuel their vehicles before leaving the area.
That's almost cliché. During any large evacuation, there will be lines at ATMs and gas stations around the evacuation zone. IMO, It's not cliche, more like unprepared. This dam has been in declining condition all week and I first seen the reports on the 7th. By the 9th, the problems were with the dam were widely reported but it was not until this weekend that the danger was raised to imminent and the reason for the evacuation. I am sure there will be a lot of armchair quarterbacking on why the call for evac was not done sooner etc. However the fact that the dam had sustained damage earlier in the week, would have been cause for me to start preparing then and not wait until the last minute which is all too often the case for those without a preparedness mindset- no matter the disaster. BTW, my early interest in this dam and evac is because we have old friends in that area, but they are upstream and in no danger.
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#283761 - 02/13/17 11:18 PM
Re: Oroville Dam Overflow
[Re: Russ]
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Keeping the lower half of my gas tank for emergencies means I can drive 150+ miles before I need to fill the tank. "Don't stop at the top of the escalator." Exactly. We store anywhere from 20-30 gallons of gas. In theory and in the event of an evac, with the truck tank full at 32 gallons and 30 gallons in Jerry cans, this gives a range of over a thousand miles. To put this in perspective. If we were in the Oroville CA area and depending on traffic etc, we could drive without refueling to any of these major USA centers without a refueling. Seattle WA Denver CO Phoenix AR Albuquerque NM Jackson Wy Boise ID Needless to say it would take an unheard of and massive western regional disaster event where in a 1000-1200 mile range, that one could not find fuel.
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#283762 - 02/14/17 01:05 AM
Re: Oroville Dam Overflow
[Re: Teslinhiker]
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Geezer in Chief
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Registered: 08/26/06
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Living in earthquake country, I try to never drop below one half tank. And that is in a case where my preference would be to bug in if there should be a damaging shaker.
I doubt you would need much fuel to get beyond the confines of the watershed affected by the Oroville situation. Just be sure you sleep high.
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#283767 - 02/14/17 10:54 PM
Re: Oroville Dam Overflow
[Re: CANOEDOGS]
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Loc: Nothern Ontario
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Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.
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#283768 - 02/14/17 11:44 PM
Re: Oroville Dam Overflow
[Re: CANOEDOGS]
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 11/09/06
Posts: 2851
Loc: La-USA
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I wonder:
Will anyone prep up in the event these rain predictions create an even more serious repeat of a no notice evacuation?
Will anyone decide never to be caught in such a situation totally unprepared, again?
Is anyone going to be suspicious of what their state agencies release to the public, and how warnings are worded?
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#283769 - 02/14/17 11:45 PM
Re: Dam Overflow
[Re: CANOEDOGS]
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Registered: 05/29/10
Posts: 863
Loc: Southern California
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An evacuation order for communities near the Oroville Dam was reduced to an evacuation warning at 1 p.m. PT Tuesday, allowing residents to return, according to a statement from the Butte County Sheriff's Office.
"[H]owever all residents are advised to remain vigilant and prepared as conditions can rapidly change. People who have special needs or require extended time to evacuate should consider remaining evacuated," the statement said. It sounds like the danger isn't past, but it's down below panic levels. If I were in that situation, I would seriously consider packing up my household and re-evacuating to higher ground until the evacuation warning was lifted
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