To-do list to prepare for hurricane season

Hurricane season in Jamaica is June to November each year, and below is the list of things I do to prepare:

TO BUY  -  IN PREPARATION FOR HURRICANE SEASON

MEDICATION (make sure there is ample supply)

BATTERIES

MATCHES

CANNED FOOD  -  CORNED BEEF, MACKEREL, ETC.

CRACKERS

RICE

PASTA

BREAD

FLOUR

BOTTLED WATER

SODAS

LONG LIFE MILK

DISPOSABLE PLATES

DISPOSABLE CUPS

DISPOSABLE FORKS & SPOONS

PHONE CARDS

BATTERY LAMPS

CHECK IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH GAS IN THE CYLINDER FOR COOKING

IF YOU HAVE AN ELECTRIC STOVE, BUY A SMALL TABLE TOP GAS STOVE, ALONG WITH A SMALL GAS CYLINDER

CAR - MAKE SURE YOUR GAS TANK IS ALWAYS MORE THAN HALF FULL

IF YOU WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A HURRICANE WATCH OR WARNING TO BUY THESE THINGS, YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF IN LONG LINES, AND PERHAPS EVEN FINDING EMPTY SHELVES IN THE SUPERMARKET.

TO DO WHEN A HURRICANE WATCH/WARNING IS ANNOUNCED

DO NOT BUY MEAT OR ANYTHING THAT NEEDS REFRIGERATION

CHARGE LAP TOP AND TABLETS

CHARGE CELL PHONES

WASH BOTTLES, BUCKETS, WASHPANS

WASH IGLOOS

FILL BOTTLES, BUCKETS, ETC.

WASH BOTTLES & FILL WITH WATER FOR DRINKING

FILL PLASTIC BAGS WITH WATER, PUT IN FREEZER. THESE WILL HELP TO KEEP THINGS COLD AFTER THE ELECTRICITY GOES

FILL WASHING MACHINE

IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE BATHROOM, FILL A BATH TUB

BRING CAR INTO CARPORT

PULL UP CANVAS AWNINGS
DROP DOWN METAL AWNINGS

GATHER PILES OF NEWSPAPERS.  THESE WILL HELP TO SOAK UP WATER

PUT AWAY ANYTHING IN THE YARD THAT MIGHT BLOW AWAY

LOCK UP WINDOWS OF STORE ROOM

PUT OUT GARBAGE (I HAVE A COVERED METAL CONTAINER THAT IS SET IN CONCRETE) 

AFTER ELECTRICITY GOES, TRANSFER MEDICATION FROM FRIDGE TO FREEZER