Stormy weather
The Atlantic hurricane season is upon us, so it's as good a time as any to call to mind memorable storms of the past and how we coped with them. Most of us have at least one or two such memories - sweeping rains, sea surges, river floodings, even tornadoes... My wife and I survived a Cat-5 hurricane in Cayman in 2004; we spent a few weeks without power or tap-water. (Shortly afterwards, a tsunami in south-east Asia killed 200,000 people, which made our discomfort seem trivial.)
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Really? I thought the hurricane season was August onwards?
In theory here at 12 degrees we are out of the belt [which for marine insurance we are] but errm it doesnt work out always... There are lots of boatyards where richer folks summer their yachts. |
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This water spout is off the east of the island [grenville] last summer.
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I was flying heathrow to austin just after the tsunami, before takeoff the bbc said there had been a few deaths somewhere. On arrival in texas, nothing for 2 days then some vague reporting, the americans really dont do proper news if it happens beyond their borders...
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Originally Posted by uk_grenada
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Really? I thought the hurricane season was August onwards?
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Indeed, i keep hearing that the impact of global warming is to move the belt north [good for us] but one day ones goung to arrive at new york...
I also heard that this year it will be quiet as its a strong el nino year, but famous last words... |
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Originally Posted by uk_grenada
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I also heard that this year it will be quiet as its a strong el nino year, but famous last words...
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Here enhaced insurance for a house is about 1000 pounds a year, 500-750 for a new car, but that covers volcano, hurricane, tsunami, earthquake etc. deductables 3%
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Originally Posted by uk_grenada
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Here enhanced insurance for a house is about 1000 pounds a year, 500-750 for a new car, but that covers volcano, hurricane, tsunami, earthquake etc. deductables 3%
Of course we would have been screwed if a hurricane had hit the very next year after we dropped the cover! But it's a practical calculation for an island that hurricanes usually miss. For someone over east, it wouldn't make the same financial sense. |
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