Here we are at the start of another hurricane season. As with past years, I have been preparing. Last year I had the house painted with a high-quality paint, giving the stucco its best waterproofing possible. I have a few cracks to patch with elastomeric patching material. I will paint it to match the house later. I also need to clean out the anchors for the lower angle brackets and reattach them. I had removed the brackets for painting. You can read all my past hurricane entries here. The predictors ......