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Floridians usually wait until there's a Cat 3 bearing down to get our acts together, but if you have any big purchases you want to make this week is the time to do it.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- When it comes to preparing for the worst, disaster stockpiles can take up a lot of space. With that in mind, we want to focus on small items that can help in a big way. The key is getting started now. "A lot of times, we are not prepared because we are thinking, 'Oh, I am going to get prepared whenever hurricane season comes around,' but disasters can happen anytime," said Jackie Drake with the American Red Cross. When the lights went out during the winter storm of 2021, powering our devices became a struggle. One way to bring power into your home is with an inverter ...
There are some significant restrictions, and this is a good time to start planning for how best to take advantage of the program. The main one is that generators are capped at $3,000 and they must be portable. If you were hoping to save $1,000 off the price of a top-of-the-line Generac, you’re out of luck. However, there are some very nice generators you can buy in that range that will see you through most blackouts. One of those to look out for is the Honda EU3000is. It’s only technically portable because the wheels are sold separately, but aside from that it is one of the most reliable ...
We're going to see pouring in over the next number of days and i think it's going to be shocking for all of us. >> martha: we wish them the best over the next 6-12 hours all this continues to turn over that area and we hope that we're going to get someone on the phone, give us a little bit more insight to what's going on there and we just -- you know, thoughts and prayers, it becomes a hackneyed phrase because it feels like we go there so often, but we certainly are praying for them tonight and we hope that they are safe. thank you very much for being here. we will stick around and watch this ...
Them. >> republicans as hypocrits? >> you said it, not me. >> adrian, to adrian's point, how should we think differently about climate change? if it's democrats. taking democrats out of this. if it's not enough to do the right thing, it's an economics issue of the cost of doing nothing as it relates to climate change. >> there's climate change but there's also just like disaster prep and funding. remember, he's also redirected fema funds to his you know, his quixotic border wall project that you know really all they're doing refurbishing some fences. he probably needs to take some money and re...