What have you done to prep this week?

[RedJohn]

Made the downpayment on hurricane shutters for the house.

I'm sure the locals are laughing at the dumb Yankee but I have my reasons for the investment:
Better protection
Wife can install if I'm out of town for work
Less install time means we can help my in-laws who will need assistance
Easier to store
I don't have to run to store like a maniac looking for plywood
Don't have to spend an entire day cutting plywood
The construction of my home does not lend itself to plywood use on the rear of the house (the one that would most likely face the storm)

If the locals are laughing at you, they are the dumb one. This is one of the smartest thing you could do by buying these shutters. I am always laughing myself when a witness in a state like the state of Florida people running for the stores to buy plywood and groceries but just a few hours away from a hurricane. I have always said that if I was to buy a house in a hurricane prone state than my first purchase would be shutters. For that matter, shutters could be used for other situations like a riot or anything that would need to to prevent access through the windows. It is definitely a smart investment.

What you are doing is the essence of prepping!

[damienstoy]

If the locals are laughing at you, they are the dumb one. This is one of the smartest thing you could do by buying these shutters. I am always laughing myself when a witness in a state like the state of Florida people running for the stores to buy plywood and groceries but just a few hours away from a hurricane. I have always said that if I was to buy a house in a hurricane prone state than my first purchase would be shutters. For that matter, shutters could be used for other situations like a riot or anything that would need to to prevent access through the windows. It is definitely a smart investment.

What you are doing is the essence of prepping!

I agree... and even though I'm not in a coastal area, I'd love to get some of those for my new place (when I find it). I would sleep much more soundly knowing nobody could get into the house while I'm either sleeping or away for the day.

This week has been a trip... getting the daughters straightened out, and helping my sister with her preps, as she lives about three hours from here.

[The Stig]

What you are doing is the essence of prepping!

Dang...that sounds familiar.