Emergengy Preparedness - Are You Ready ?

Okay, in light of the horrible disaster in Indonesia, and the fact that those plates are moving around, I don't mean to be an alamist, but heh, are you guys ready?

Maybe it's time to start thinking about getting an emergency pack together in your homes, if you don't have already. Here is a site for starters:

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/

And latest earthquake info for California:


http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm

emergency it takes 3-5 days for relief to arrive

we would be fine except I'd be doing a lot of BBQing by day two to empty the freezer :(

It's what makes the planet work. What happened in India/Indonesia is just a wakeup call to that fact, but is nothing new. But one should always have an emergency pack.

I learned to keep several cases of bottled water, and about 20 gallons of purified tap water on hand at all times. Plus lots of ice and several coolers. You just never know when somethings going to happen.

After reading many stories about how these poor people were pretty much left to their own devices and their own countries (the US, and Sweden in particular), it's Darwin's Law baby.

We should stop thinking that someone will come and help us in some kind of a holocaust. They won't. They're too busy spending our tax money. We're on our own.

I'm prepared. Our family should be able to make it for several months on our emergency storage.

Our neighborhood has been hit with high water four times this year.

In September, the rains from Hurricane Ivan had us cut off from the rest of the world, with no electricity for three days.



Are we ready... Lots of batteries, flashlights, Propane lanterns, Propane heater, spare propane, generator, gasoline for generator, canned food and water, 2 meter ham radio, GMRS 2 way radios, big coolers, rope, plastic sheeting, duct tape, first aid supplies, and a plan for most anything.

Ivan gave us the opportunity to fine tune our plans.

Our neighbors are great too, when we all were isolated, everyone pitched in to help and care for each other. We even had to rescue a elderly lady from her house after it was surrounded by the flood waters.

The biggest lesson we learned is with so much going on over a wide area not to expect much help from the "authorities" when a major disaster is happening.

By the way, when the water receded, the Red Cross was first on the scene with clean up supplies, hot food, and water. Those folks are great and deserve to be supported!!!

FEMA... what a waste, way too late, with way too little help.