Riding Out Hurricane IDA with the Dogs

Kaiser, Sniper, Luna, and I rode out Hurricane Ida from our home in Mandeville, LA where wind gusts exceeded 100 mph for over 4 hours.

[@ILruffian]

Crazy they wanted to be out in the rain. Even the toughest shepherd I have ever been around detested going out in the rain.

[@medea27]

Now this is true teamwork, everyone has their different approach to hurricane survival - Kaiser stays at HQ 'minding' the air con for the whole team, Sniper deploys alongside Mover doing outdoor recon to check the storm progress & ensure the perimeter is secure, and Luna's clearing the yard of potential flying debris that could take out a window! Go Team Mover! 🐾 And so happy to hear all four of you are doing well too 😎👍

[@jeffshafer9079]

You definitely had yourself a Three Dog Night!

[@towerboyms]

Pro tip during a hurricane: put your lawn furniture in the pool. Won't have to worry about it blowing around in high winds.

[@CWLemoine]

I wouldn't call that a protip. Securing it is much easier on the back side of the storm than having to fish it out the pool (and possibly damaging the gunite)

[@mattlantzy5093]

7:10 Kaiser- do i wanna go out....nope.

[@vivianpowell1732]

Dogs and cats have a sixth sense about impending weather events. In 1989 many hours before Hurricane Hugo made landfall near my home, my cat started staring out the glass door overlooking the marsh. He did not budge from that spot until we left to evacuate.

[@-Cece]

you can sing a calm song to your dogs to relax the tension and counter the grind of the generator, they usually don't mind....

[@shawn2443]

So funny watching Kaiser peek through the dog door ….. precious pups you have CW !!

[@qo2rj]

Dogs are always good company 😊

[@HappyBear376]

I didn't know you had green thumbs, your garden is lovely.

[@Narbyful]

"Why are you bringing the sticks in?" LBell: "Well, I'm gonna have to do it later. Might as well get a start." :) That was the most amazing storm to watch over the time it was stalled over there. I kept checking in to see when it moved, to see if it was moving west, or north, or what. And I honestly thought the reporting station maybe lost feed, because it was just STAYING on top of NO. But no. It just stayed with you over there. For 12 hours. So unusual, and what a mess. Hurricanes standardly do their thing and move along, not hang out for 12 hours! That was something.

[@mistergunpilot]

Mover, it's probably too late but purchase a window AC unit. That generator can power a 10-15 btu window unit and your frig etc. I did that several years ago and have been using them since. Keep your bed room cool at night to sleep.

[@LunaBelleLemoine]

Yeah, I actually tried when I got home from Eglin last week but it was too late (Saturday). I ordered a portable AC that I can move from room to room for the next one (which, if you look at the GFS, might be next week )

[@mistergunpilot]

@@LunaBelleLemoine if it's one of those ones that you put IN the room you have to have the water hose for the drain and an exhaust hose for the hot air.

[@CWLemoine]

@@mistergunpilot yup, it comes with it. But what's nice is that I can move it from the bedroom to the living room (window in the bedroom and doggy door in the living room).

[@hikikomori69]

@@LunaBelleLemoine I know it's probably too late but if possible get one with the intake and outlet air hoses. They are significantly better at cooling, especially when it's humid.

[@bobaround5338]

I'd opt for a window unit as soon as you can. They just work much better. I've tried in the past to use those portable rigs and they are marginal at best.

[@draleigh8881]

haha Kaiser pokin' his head out like "uhh, nah...."

[@Ladco77]

I think if I lived that far South I'd have to have a whole house generator to keep the AC running. I'm in North Carolina and thinking about adding one here.

[@Dstew57A]

Glad you and your pups made it safely thru the storm....really kind of awesome to see the progression, stall, progression of the storm..thanks for filming it....from a certified weather geek....and dog parent ...this was a great vlog.

[@tlevans62]

I’m based in the Philippines and we go through a few of these every year…it’s a humbling experience to see just what Mother Nature can throw at you. We always have a gen set with extra fuel, candles, rechargeable lights and fans, and a portable AC unit. We are getting our fuse box fitted with an adapter so we can flip the switch and control power to separate aircon units in the house now. They are all inverter units so they don’t draw much on start up.

[@vivianpowell1732]

Your yard is beautiful. Luna getting a head start on debris cleanup.

[@Garythefireman66]

Glad you and the dogs made it through the storm. Luna got so big, and she is excellent at lawn debris retrieval. That's got to translate into something useful 😁

[@RayonChan]

really like the vlog, please do more

[@zablelop]

Your pups are comical. Thanks I needed the laugh.

[@JackofNothingess]

I'm glad you, Kaiser, Snipes, and Luna made it through safe and sound!

[@do8472]

Glad to see you are all ok. 1966, remember coconuts bouncing off the plywood in WPB Fla... not scary though

[@thef-35lockheedmartinlight11]

9:08 The way he was just peeking with one eye at the rain 🤣

[@hikikomori69]

Thanks for taking such good care of those puppers!

[@ravagetalon]

Mover Ruins Hurricanes? wait...

[@Doug_Narby]

Hurricanes happens like so many other dramatic events: “a little at a time, then all at once”

[@Tuglife912]

Glad all is good with you Mover! Awesome video! I wasn't aware you had another channel. I subscribed to this one too even though you said you may stop this one. Have a great rest of the week and a blessed day! 🇺🇸🦅⚜️

[@perspicator5779]

Love the doggos! Glad all is well! Take care brother!

[@roblockley8485]

Great doggos..

[@sdmixy]

Love these vlogs. Thanks Mover!

[@lynnecheermom]

Glad you and the dogos made it through the storm ok. Portable ac unit works well with generator; if you can find one. Dogs are great at perception. Sniper looks great by the way! Hugs to the pups. Enjoyed the video, but then again I love weather too! Hope that the rest of the hurricane season is quieter than the beginning!

[@i4dat]

Glad you and the doggos made it thru Ida ok, and glad your power is back on.

[@BeechSportBill]

Luna is so CUTE!

[@wsucougarfan]

Wow, that was really interesting to watch. I used to live in Arkansas as a kid and remember when we would have a tornado; scary stuff. The power usually went out too. Nice video of the storm, glad you all were safe. The dogs are adorable, Kaiser peeking out the doggie door is priceless! Thank you for sharing your experience with the hurricane.

[@outperformancelife3145]

Lord willing you stay safe. I heard that 40 people have been killed by the storm. Rooting for you and the dogs!

[@MojoKc2244]

We are glad you all pulled through with minor issues to deal with.

[@bayouslots3143]

Hope you had only minor damage. Metairie ,15 days no power. Just got our COX internet back on 29 days off line and still have glitches. Stay Safe.

[@idoc-2]

Nice to see that you are Luna's "emotional support animal!" I don't think I would be as calm as she was, when the windows were in danger of being blown in at any moment! Glad you are all safe.

[@SammyTheDitchDoctor]

We rode it out in Metarie, La. Me, my wife (both paramedics) and our two Maltise puppies. we lost about 1/3 of our roof. We are still on genny power (I have a commercial 45kv diesel that can run several houses). Helping our neighbors when we can. Fun fun. I have some good gust video too, forgot my ambulance that’s here and my director’s car both record HD video 24/7 and didn’t grab the SD cards. Oops. Oh well. Glad you guys faired well too..

[@couchfighter]

AAFTER SEEING THE HELICOPTER SERIES I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD COMMENT ON THESE HIGH LEVEL HELO PILOTS THAT CONDUCT SHIP OPS AND RAIN AND WIND..SEEMS CRAZY AND IMPOSSIBLE. GREAT CHANNEL !

[@WxWaterFire]

FirstNet- at least what I have heard on the wildland fire side of things, folks ain't impressed. Cajun A/C indeed!

[@GrizzAxxemann]

Yeah... I think I'll stick to living where the air hurts my face. Hurricanes, gators... snakes? No thanks!

[@jimthompson8702]

I know that this is a little late but hypothetically if for some bizarre reason you were approached by the 53rd weather reconnaissance squadron and they asked you to join one of their flights into a hurricane for PR reasons would you do it?

[@CWLemoine]

Sure.

[@MikeK2100]

Maryland got hit with hurricane Ida. Oops for fear of fat checkers, downgraded to a tropical storm, though I have my doubts. Didn't hit me that bad, but did have to negotiate white water during my walk to work and found out my new boots aren't water proof. We did get hit with multiple tornados, but in the direction of one of them, heard what I call aerial trumpets. Even Ida as a downgraded storm was impressive. Glad all is well.

[@modular182]

How big of a generator do the people who live behind you have? It looked like every light in their house was on.

[@CWLemoine]

My guess is a whole-home 24KW

[@modular182]

@@CWLemoine My aunt and uncle live on the east coast of Florida. They got tired of losing power after every hurricane so they bought a generator that runs off of natural gas. It won't power the entire house, but it will allow the AC to run along with some appliances. Sorry to hear you had to go through that brother.

[@toddie4usa1]

It's a Generac natural gas generator best money you can spend

[@SammyTheDitchDoctor]

@@toddie4usa1 generacs are good gennys but they aren’t close to the best money can buy. I had a brand new 18kv and I bought with ATS that’s LP or CNG. I got to do a good deed with it and help a family in need save their business’s food a couple, days ago. We have a AGPTEK 45KW that’s about the best money can buy. Currently running 2 houses, every appliance including sensitive electronics and backup satellite internet. So at least we have our services. It frees us up to be able to rest st night and help during the day.. Ids was Cat 4 all the way on shore until she got parallel to us. Quite the experience.

[@scarred-flame614]

you got another pool from the hurricane

[@janolofbergsten4425]

More videos of the dogs please! How big generator do you have and how much do you need to run the ac. Perhaps you do not need to cool the whole house in a hurricane.

[@chanich11]

Hi Mover, how powerful is your generator. After freeze in Texas, I got 9500watt one and hooked it to the main panel via interlock kit, all in all 1500usd, and it will run all lights, 1 ac and even microwave, way cheaper then 10k for whole house generator!

[@rdean4charternet]

I suppose you guys are on a slab. Is the swale in your yard for drainage?

[@c5zo6adventures41]

What part of Florida are you in ?

[@LunaBelleLemoine]

Louisiana

[@stevendaniel8126]

Could have been a lot worse.....