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Occasionally I sit up straight and get focused about Emergency-Disaster Preparation. Then I discover it's an endless decision tree that demands ever-increasing effort and money. I usually stagger away in tears when I realize my house simply has insufficient room to hold all the emergency kits, water and supplies needed for every possible blizzard/tornado/giant monster attack. Nor can my car hold all the junk needed if I'm not at home. Picking a rendezvous spot for loved ones when communications are down? Impossible without knowing what the emergency situation is...
ReplyDeleteI guess making sense of all the potential optioning provides the raw materials for a good hobby-interest.
Brings back memories of 1999, when every Bo Gritz follower bought an 8-month supply of freeze-dried peas for the prospective chaos of Y2K. I’m sure your preparation is sensible; I’m not comparing you to those folks. But, OMG what a nutty little interlude that Y2K stuff was! We all chuckle, except those who went broke on an underground shelter and 8 months of flavorless peas. 😅
ReplyDeleteMurray Lindsay You really only need a 72 hour kit - couple changes of clothes, first aid kit, water and some granola bar or something and dog stuff. We would never shelter in place, we would evacuate to a parent's place 5 to 15 hours away.
ReplyDeleteThis is sobering bit of clarity from Scientific American. Perhaps they touched on it at the conference you attended.
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Not exactly but did talk about the psychological effect of these events and how we need to recognize the few percent that have a very difficult recovery
ReplyDeleteMany people stayed in New Orleans during Katrina because the evac buses would not take pets and these folks would not abandon their pets. I would not have either, I am sure!
ReplyDeleteAnd that resulted in changes to shelters so evaluating after an event is an important part of emergency response.https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RnFwv_PbGCpaZ14WTJJC2YL-_63sXZQx0b9sfsNVb3D5eOSlWnupqN-g2Gk82n2d9Zwnx1nAm0M
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