{"id":4026,"date":"2011-08-27T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-27T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2011\/08\/27\/dealing-with-aftermath-of-hurricane\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:15:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:15:54","slug":"dealing-with-aftermath-of-hurricane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=4026","title":{"rendered":"Dealing With The Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:17090,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www4.ncsu.edu\\\/%7Enwsfo\\\/storage\\\/cases\\\/20040908&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www4.ncsu.edu\\\/~nwsfo\\\/storage\\\/cases\\\/20040908&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:17091,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/dnet.net\\\/News\\\/ivan\\\/index.asp&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:17092,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.saysuncle.com\\\/2011\\\/08\\\/26\\\/oh-dont-start&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251208122359\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.saysuncle.com\\\/2011\\\/08\\\/26\\\/oh-dont-start\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 05:22:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 05:22:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:17093,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.sun-sentinel.com\\\/entertainment\\\/restaurants\\\/libations\\\/sfl-mark-hurricane-themed-drinks,0,7326406.photogallery&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.sun-sentinel.com\\\/entertainment\\\/restaurants\\\/libations\\\/sfl-mark-hurricane-themed-drinks,0,7326406.photogallery&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:17094,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.baldheretic.com\\\/2008\\\/09\\\/18\\\/hurricane-preparedness-drinks#ixzz0pcQImigL&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/baldheretic.com\\\/2008\\\/09\\\/18\\\/hurricane-preparedness-drinks&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:17095,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/K%C3%BCmmel&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/K%C3%BCmmel&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Hurricanes and their aftermath can be trying times. While we don&#8217;t have to face the full fury of hurricanes here in western North Carolina, they do impact us. <a href=\"http:\/\/www4.ncsu.edu\/%7Enwsfo\/storage\/cases\/20040908\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricanes Frances<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/dnet.net\/News\/ivan\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ivan<\/a> back in 2004 caused widespread flooding, power outages, water supply interruptions, and deadly landslides. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saysuncle.com\/2011\/08\/26\/oh-dont-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As noted elsewhere<\/a>, preparation is important even if it is only for a Zombie Apocalypse. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/entertainment\/restaurants\/libations\/sfl-mark-hurricane-themed-drinks,0,7326406.photogallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">So in that spirit<\/a> (or is it spirits), here are an assortment of hurricane preparedness drinks courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baldheretic.com\/2008\/09\/18\/hurricane-preparedness-drinks#ixzz0pcQImigL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bald Heretic<\/a>. Some are drinkable and some are left for really desperate times when you&#8217;ve run out of all the good stuff. Reminds me of finding a bottle of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/K%C3%BCmmel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">K\u00fcmmel<\/a> when I was a teen and seeing if you could mix it with Coke. Caraway seed liqueur and Coke doesn&#8217;t make it even for a teenager.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>Hurricane Preparedness Drinks from The Bald Heretic<\/p>\n<p>MANDATORY EVACUATION<br \/>\n1 1\/2 oz. Absolut Ruby Red vodka<br \/>\n1\/2 oz. vermouth<br \/>\nClamato<br \/>\nPrune juice<br \/>\nCombine vodka and vermouth in cocktail glass. Fill remainder of glass with equal parts clamato and prune juice. Stir. Drink. Ask next-door neighbor whose ficus tree blew over and crashed onto your roof\u2013 even though you\u2019d warned him for months to uproot it\u2013if you can use his bathroom. Repeat.<\/p>\n<p>CATEGORY 5<br \/>\n1\/2 oz. vodka<br \/>\n1\/2 oz. tequila<br \/>\n1\/2 oz. rum<br \/>\n1\/2 oz. bourbon<br \/>\n1\/2 oz. gin<br \/>\nSweet-and-sour mix<br \/>\nSplash of fruit juice<br \/>\nCombine vodka, tequila, rum, bourbon and gin in a tall glass. Fill remainder of glass with sweet-and-sour mix and splash of juice. Stir, then garnish with an inverted drink umbrella. Drink during peak storm hours, and vow not to believe anyone who tries to tell you the hurricane that flooded your garage and destroyed your shed was just a Category 1.<\/p>\n<p>CONE OF PROBABILITY<br \/>\n1 oz. cinnamon schnapps<br \/>\n1 sugar cone<br \/>\nPour the schnapps into the sugar cone. Every time you hear a TV weatherman say, \u201ccone of probability,\u201d bite off the end of the cone and down the shot. If you hear Weather Channel StormTracker Jim Cantore say it, drink two shots consecutively. (they should change this to the \u201cCantore Zone\u201d\u2026 damn him.) Have you ever noticed that, despite all the cone of probability talk, if Cantore is parked in front of your house your ass is toast?)<\/p>\n<p>FEEDER BAND<br \/>\n2 oz. Midori<br \/>\n2 oz. rum<br \/>\n1 scoop vanilla ice cream<br \/>\nAfter your home loses power, combine Midori and rum in a cocktail glass. Add a scoop of the vanilla ice cream that is melting in your freezer. Stir, and drink through a straw.<\/p>\n<p>BEACH EROSION<br \/>\n1 1\/2 oz. Goldschl\u00e4ger<br \/>\n1 1\/2 oz. apple brandy<br \/>\n1 pack Sugar in the Raw<br \/>\nCombine Goldschl\u00e4ger, apple brandy and sugar in cocktail glass. As you drink, seriously contemplate moving your Yankee ass back to New Jersey where it belongs.<\/p>\n<p>DOWNED POWER LINE<br \/>\n1 1\/2 oz. rum<br \/>\n5 oz. Jolt Cola<br \/>\nCombine ingredients in a cocktail glass. Drink while trying to figure out how the heck you\u2019re supposed to go two freakin\u2019 weeks without television and AC.<\/p>\n<p>FLOOD ZONE<br \/>\n2 oz. Kahl\u00faa<br \/>\n2 oz. Baileys Irish Cream<br \/>\n4 oz. rum<br \/>\nServe in a 6-ounce glass and laugh-cry deliriously as the mess spills all over the countertop.<\/p>\n<p>COLD SHOWER<br \/>\n2 oz. Blue Aftershock<br \/>\n4 oz. Sprite<br \/>\nCombine in a cocktail glass with crushed ice you received after waiting in line for three hours at a mall parking lot. Take a deep breath, sip and scream like a little girl when the cold beverage hits your tongue. Repeat.<\/p>\n<p>LOOTERS WILL BE SHOT<br \/>\n1 oz. Jack Daniel\u2019s<br \/>\nSplash of sarsaparilla<br \/>\nRock salt<br \/>\nLoad both barrels of a shotgun with rock salt. Climb to the roof of your house with gun, bottle of Jack Daniel\u2019s and can of sarsaparilla. Fill shot glass with Jack and splash of sarsaparilla. Watch for looters. When you spot one, blast his ass with rock salt. Drink shot. Repeat.<\/p>\n<p>THE CHAIN SAW<br \/>\n1 oz. Goldschl\u00e4ger<br \/>\n1 oz. Rumplemintz<br \/>\n3 oz. Jim Beam<br \/>\nSplash of vermouth<br \/>\nCombine Goldschl\u00e4ger, Rumplemintz and Jim Beam in an empty soup can. Add splash of vermouth. Drink. Remove chain saw from garage and attempt to cut up fallen tree limbs in yard. Ask neighbor to drive you to hospital when it all goes horribly wrong.<\/p>\n<p>FOUR-WAY STOP<br \/>\n1 1\/2 oz. vodka<br \/>\n1 1\/2 oz. vodka and Midori<br \/>\n1 1\/2 oz. vodka and Galliano<br \/>\n1 1\/2 oz. vodka and grenadine<br \/>\nPour each ingredient into a separate shot glass. Serve one to yourself and three other people. The person with the clear shot of vodka drinks first. The person to his right drinks the Midori shot, and so on. If somebody drinks out of order, develop a quick case of road rage and beat the living crap out of him.<\/p>\n<p>BLUE TARP<br \/>\n1 1\/2 oz. Curacao<br \/>\n2 oz. pineapple juice<br \/>\nSplash of lime<br \/>\nCombine ingredients in a leaky paper cup and serve. Wait six to eight months for someone to repair the cup. If you\u2019re impatient, hire an unlicensed, out-of- state contractor to do the job for an exorbitant sum and pray he doesn\u2019t hurt himself in the process.<\/p>\n<p>FEMA FIZZLE<br \/>\n1 1\/2 oz. Southern Comfort<br \/>\n2 oz. sloe gin<br \/>\nTonic water<br \/>\nOne week after the storm has passed and your neighborhood is still in ruins with no sign of help on the way, combine Southern Comfort and gin in a cocktail glass. Fill remainder with tonic and add a dash of Angostura bitters. Serve with a nut brownie. Before drinking, raise the glass and say the toast, \u201cDoing a helluva job Brownie.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now someone just need to invent a &#8220;Visit From Cantore&#8221; because anytime you have Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel standing outside in your yard it ain&#8217;t good! <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricanes and their aftermath can be trying times. 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