Are YOU Ready for a Disaster?

[PanTheMan]

The Government wont be there for maybe 3 days or more.
ARE YOU PREPARED?

Check this GREAT SITE- Download "To Do" Lists and prepare the SPAM! Over easy on the candle with just a bit of tabasco....yummmmm.....lol

http://72hours.org/

[PanTheMan]

And NOT the e-mail type Spam...the original complete with Spam gooo...

[PanTheMan]

Buy Your Kits HERE:

http://www.quakekare.com/

[wendybeth]

I think I'd pass. Spokane is listed as number five on the 'Safest cities in the US' list, based on weather and geological threats. Of course, I can't help but wonder if they made that list before they discovered the fault line that runs right under my damn house!

:rolleyes:

We have our own emergency plan- mooch off my Mormon MIL.:D

[PanTheMan]

lol... Yeah i live in a town called Walnut Creek....felt pretty safe. Then in the early 90's they discovered the Creek in Walnut Creek was a fault! Maybe thats why it would fill with Walnuts every fall....

[Not Afraid]

I think I'd pass. Spokane is listed as number five on the 'Safest cities in the US' list, based on weather and geological threats. Of course, I can't help but wonder if they made that list before they discovered the fault line that runs right under my damn house!

http://www.xenarchy.com/LoT/images/smilies/roll.gif

We have our own emergency plan- mooch off my Mormon MIL.http://www.xenarchy.com/LoT/images/smilies/grin.gif


http://images.forbes.com/media/lifestyle/2005/08/31/0830home_top3.jpg
Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif.Pop.
ranking - 1

Safetyranking **282
Tornado - 13
Hurricane - 1
Quake - 75
Wind - 1
Hail - 0
Brush fires - 75
Extreme weather - 3

Total*168*

The lower the total, the safer a place is and vice versa. Click here (http://www.forbes.com/2005/08/30/safestplaces-insurance-realestate-cx_sc_0830home_ls.html) to read more about the methodology in our introduction.
** Out of 331 metropolitan statistical areas


The Brush Fire threat is not high for me but damn the tornados (and quakes).

[wendybeth]

5 Spokane, Wash. 2004 Pop.: 435,600 Tornado Hurricane Quake Wind Hail Brush fires Extreme weather 0 0 10 0 0 0 33 Total* 43

[wendybeth]

The biggest threat is being bored to death.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I just bought a couple roadside emergency kits for our cars. It included a BUNCH of stuff. It'd kind of like this one (http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11045796&whse=BC&topnav=&cat=21290&hierPath=3960*21290*) (I got them at Costco but the exact kit isn't on here). The flashlight in it is hand powered. It was only 30 bucks - well worth it. Getting all that stuff together would have cost far more.

I also got fire extinguishers from Home Depot for the cars and the house. I dug out most of our flashlights and GD bought some batteries. Next project involves more stuff for the car - dried food, water packs, a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt, and an old pair of sneakers and socks. (Imagine being caught during an emergency wearing your heels and shortest skirt.)

The city I work for had a paid meeting with a Red Cross guy to talk about disaster preparedness. I went and he sufficiently scared the sh!t out of me. Or rather, after being addicted to NPR's Katrina reports I was all ready to be scared into it.

I feel a lot better. :)

[€uroMeinke]

I brought back a 3-day supply of chocolate from Chicago - for use in the event of an emergency. I think we might have one later this evening...

[Prudence]

Most emergency kits don't include a radio. You might consider getting a small AM radio or a weather/emergency radio so that in case of emergency you can hopefully get some information. Remember to replace the batteries in your kit every so often.

[Drince88]

5 Spokane, Wash. 2004 Pop.: 435,600 Tornado Hurricane Quake Wind Hail Brush fires Extreme weather 0 0 10 0 0 0 33 Total* 43
But they forget the biggest threat to Spokane - Ash fallout!

[wendybeth]

But they forget the biggest threat to Spokane - Ash fallout!

Lol- true, true..... Hey, nice to see you on here again, Drince! How is everything?

[alphabassettgrrl]

We mostly have enough stuff around here that we could make it 72 hours. Water might be a challenge. I need to stock my car better. I have stuff for a day in the car, and I have a change of clothes but I need more water and more food.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Most emergency kits don't include a radio. You might consider getting a small AM radio or a weather/emergency radio so that in case of emergency you can hopefully get some information. Remember to replace the batteries in your kit every so often.Thanks for reminding me, it's on my to-do list.

I think I'm about to have a chocolate emergency....

[Drince88]

Lol- true, true..... Hey, nice to see you on here again, Drince! How is everything?
I survived the first disaster with just a few extra miles on the car - a few pieces of slate dislodged from the roof and a few ridge tiles askew - a little extra water in the garage (but not enough to get to the washer and dryer!) - and a fence down. VERY lucky! And I'm back home with all the modern utilties except cable TV (thank goodness my high speed internet is through the phone company!)

I did have to change flights for my October trip to DL and my Nov/Dec trip to WDW - but didn't have to cancel them (and even got an extra night in Orlando).

All re-stocked with non-perishibles and water, but so far Rita's just caused the lights to flicker a couple of times today. I probably should have repacked the car in case I had to leave in a hurry, but didn't quite feel it necessary - besides, if I have to leave in a hurry, my car's not going to make it through the roads (Sebring convertible - way to low for any water in the streets that would make me want to leave at this point).

For those of you putting emergency kits in your cars - make sure the stuff is out of sight - you don't want someone breaking in thinking they're getting something worthwhile!

[sleepyjeff]

I noticed that many of the safest places listed were near nuclear reactors or research facilities.

[€uroMeinke]

I noticed that many of the safest places listed were near nuclear reactors or research facilities.

Do you suppose they are overlooking the Godzilla factor?

[Prudence]

Egads -- Yakima is even safer than Spokane, according to them. And the boredom factor is even higher! Honestly, who wants to live in Yakima?

[Drince88]

Egads -- Yakima is even safer than Spokane, according to them. And the boredom factor is even higher! Honestly, who wants to live in Yakima?
But there are more wineries closer to Yakima than to Spokane! Makes the boredom much more tolerable!

[wendybeth]

Obviously they are going off weather/geo risks only, as Yakima is kind of a dangerous little town and is riddled with druggies and drugrunners. So is Spokane, now that I think about it....

[tracilicious]

I probably should prepare for a disaster, and I don't want to jinx myself by saying this, but what could happen? No tornados, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc. near me. No wildfire is going to reach my suburban house. I suppose we could get nuked, but then we'd probably be dead anyways. Still, I plan on accumulating some emergency supplies in the not to distant future.

[€uroMeinke]

I probably should prepare for a disaster, and I don't want to jinx myself by saying this, but what could happen?

GODZILLA!

[Prudence]

And just what goes in the giant reptile disaster kit?

[wendybeth]

And just what goes in the giant reptile disaster kit?

I pity the fool!
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[Prudence]

Hrm. I'm not sure Mr. T will fit in my trunk. Is there a portable model for on the road?

[wendybeth]

This might work:
http://www.erichaller.com/archives/mrt.jpg

[Ghoulish Delight]

OKay, now I TOTALLY want one for my emergency kit.

[tracilicious]

GODZILLA!


Ahhh yes! I forgot about Godzilla. I've found, however, that one can escape Godzilla's clutches simply by not running directly in front of his feet and screaming your head off. If Godzilla ever attacks my neighborhood you'll find me in the bathtub with a mattress over my head hurricane style.

[BarTopDancer]

I have enough food for at least 72 hours. If I stop drinking my normal 2+ gallons of water a day then I have enough water for a week. I have an amazing first aid kit from Costco (they don't seem to have them anymore), battery powered lantern, regular flash light (that is taped to the top of my container) and small battery powered radio.

This weekend my kit will be getting a pair of pants, closed toe shoes, socks, sweatshirt, tp and paper towel.

I think what happened with Katrina made a lot of people realize they may really have to survive for at least 72 hours. That it's no longer just a suggestion but reality.

[PanTheMan]

NEW YORK - A draft of the Bush administration’s final plan for dealing with a likely pandemic flu outbreak shows the United States is woefully unprepared for the potential disaster, The New York Times reported Saturday.

The document says a large outbreak that began recently in Asia would be likely to reach the United States within “a few months or even weeks,” and that more than 1.9 million people could die in the worst case scenario, the Times said.

If that occurred, according to the draft, hospitals would be overwhelmed, riots would engulf vaccination clinics and power and food would be in short supply, it said.


As if we didn't have to just worry about earthquakes and terrorists...
EVERY major news agency is reporting on this today for some reason.

[PanTheMan]

The likelihood of a human flu pandemic is very high, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt warned Monday as he sought Southeast Asian cooperation to combat the spread of bird flu.

Leavitt and the director of the World Health Organization are touring Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to seek their collaboration in preparing for the anticipated public health emergency linked to the H5N1 strain of the disease.

That strain has swept through poultry populations in many parts of Asia since 2003 and jumped to humans, killing 65 people, of 73 people infected..

:eek: