More Celia Stuff

Hurricane Celia struck Corpus Christi, Texas on August 3, 1970, and for the last few days I've been sharing memories of the storm.  I'm not sure how long I'll keep it up, but here are two more - what the internet calls Life Hacks - that you might find handy if you find yourself in the path of a hurricane.

1. Among the first casualties of high winds are redwood fences, but we had one neighbor who solved that problem.  He tore down his fence and distributed the boards to neighbors to board up their windows.  A few days after the storm, he went around and collected the boards and put his fence back up.  As I remember, he only lost one board to the hurricane.
2. At the "L" head docks off downtown, several sailboat owners who did not have time to pull their boats out of the water chose to sink them instead.  Insurance companies balked at the idea of paying claims on boats that were intentionally scuttled, but some of them did.  Whether they did or not, the boats that were sunk in place sustained much less damage than those that were left afloat.