Hurricane Beryl aftermath

Last week as Hurricane Beryl approached our Texas storage unit, the company notified us that the office would be closed until further notice, a sensible precaution to let staff stay home to ride out the storm.

Beryl came through on July 8. The office is still closed, with apparently no one working from home. The area has also been without power since the storm, which means that our climate controlled unit is, well – not. 

So, we’re getting a little concerned about some of our belongings in the heat and humidity of the season. Meanwhile, we’re out of the country with no plans to be back until 2025.

We gave a call to our insurance company to let them know the situation and check our options. It turns out while we have very good renters insurance, there are significant limitations on what it will cover in a storage unit. That’s a bummer. Because we’re nomadic, the storage unit contains almost everything we own.

Once power is on, we may ask a friend to go over and do a look and smell test. We’re getting prepared in our minds for that to fail or be inconclusive and for at least one of us to have to go back and see what’s what. We figure if there’s a potential humidity/mold problem emerging, it may be better to scuttle our plans and deal with it now rather than after several months. 

There will hopefully be a sequel to this post in a week or two saying everything seems fine and our life continues as planned. Or, there will be a sequel on dealing with the damage. Meanwhile, while concerned, we’re very aware that we’re only worrying about belongings, not our home or our personal health and safety, as so many there are.