BigOlChiefsfan
09-04-2005, 07:08 AM
Fortune favors the brave, but she's also pretty kind to the well prepared. One lesson to take from this week's mess is to provide for your own critical needs for at least 3 days (better a week) without power, without counting on the cavalry riding to your rescue. It's your ass, amigos, even Jimmy Carter won't come save you til the poopoofest passes. If you're ever forced to evacuate your home at a moments notice, do you have a plan on where you'd go? 2nd choice? Do you have critical supplies, meds, water and documents packed and ready to grab n' go? Can you beat the trafficjam when it's time to get out of Dodge? If not, here's a few links to read when you have a moment.
http://theepicenter.com/howto.html#supplies
http://www.equipped.org/disastertoc.htm
http://www.equipped.org/srvkitstoc.htm
http://www.thegallos.com/gobag.htm
http://www.ready.gov/get_a_kit.html
http://www.survival-center.com/dl-list/dl1-toc.htm#contents
Set aside a few $$$ this week to buy some extra food/bottled water and photo-copy some necessary documents. Pop 'em all in some ziplock bags, throw that into a trashbag/rubbermaid/backpack/whatever. Add on as you see fit, rotate it at least once a year. I'd consider this little investment to be part of our total gift to New Orleans. So they won't have to come rescue/bury US another year.
http://theepicenter.com/howto.html#supplies
http://www.equipped.org/disastertoc.htm
http://www.equipped.org/srvkitstoc.htm
http://www.thegallos.com/gobag.htm
http://www.ready.gov/get_a_kit.html
http://www.survival-center.com/dl-list/dl1-toc.htm#contents
Set aside a few $$$ this week to buy some extra food/bottled water and photo-copy some necessary documents. Pop 'em all in some ziplock bags, throw that into a trashbag/rubbermaid/backpack/whatever. Add on as you see fit, rotate it at least once a year. I'd consider this little investment to be part of our total gift to New Orleans. So they won't have to come rescue/bury US another year.