Be Prepared This Season - Do Not Procrastinate!

Hello, it’s that time again……..hurricane season in St Lucia and across the Caribbean! For many of us it is a time we’d prefer to dismiss. The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season is likely to be more active than the 2015 Hurricane season, however, it will be less active than average. It appears that we will see longer lasting tropical storm activity this year as well as more hurricane activity this season as compared to last year. With predictions pointing to a total of 12 named storms, five hurricanes and two major hurricanes this season, according to the forecast prepared by Colorado State University, which is headed by Dr. Phil Klotzbach in consultation with long-time hurricane expert Dr. William Gray, we need to be on our guard.

It has been predicted to be a near-average season - what are your plans? Close your eyes and recall the pain, devastation and destruction caused by Hurricane Tomas and the last Christmas Trough, then open your eyes and come to the Rayneau Construction & Industrial Products (RCIP) Ltd to get all your hurricane preparedness supplies and gear.

Here is a great piece of advise from RCIP Ltd -  when entering a hurricane season, the longer it’s been since we had a hurricane, the closer we are to the next one, meaning it’s a good thing to practice what Boys’ Scouts do – that is BE PREPARED!

Take time to think about it, see what you can do, what are you going to do? Now don’t worry about all the hype that you will hear when the hurricane season just starts - everybody will be talking about it. It’s going to be several months before the entire system warms up and after a while the hurricanes become potentially stronger and stronger and more frequent.

So we do have a little bit of time, but this is the opportunity you have to decide what you have to do .

Plywood, Galvanize sheets, Guttering

There are several things we can do to be prepared for intense weather systems. Perhaps an appropriate starting place is our homes and properties. After sacrificing large sums to own your preferred dwelling place it is advisable to go a step further and ensure your investment is adequately protected from harsh elements.

•         Cut down threatening trees or over hanging branches
•         Stock up on plywood
•         Repair leaks in roof or replace  rotten galvanize
•        Get a set of handy tools - http://rayneau.blogspot.com/2016/04/start-your-toolbox-essentials-with.html
•        An hurricane emergency kit

Hurricane Preparedness Tips  

There are so many things you can do. What you don’t want to do is to wait the last minute, because what humans do most is to procrastinate. “Oh, I’ll have time to do this.” Or “I’ll wait till the next bulletin comes out.” Come down to Rayneau now and get the supplies you need. It’s the best advise we at RCIP Ltd can give you.

Look out for our next post on emergency supplies to have on-hand.