Earthquake Survival Kits

5 Comments

1. philwelch
   Posted September 26, 2010 at 2:41 pm | Permalink

   I don’t know Canadian law, but declining a search is your constitutional right in America, even if you’re cited for a moving violation. No matter what a cop says otherwise. American cops are allowed to lie, imply, threaten, and be presumptuous assholes but if you assert your civil rights you still have them. (If they ask you to step out of the car and just casually slide right into the driver’s seat, and you say nothing, you just consented to a search. So lock your door when you get out and don’t consent.)This is a very important point: they _can’t_ force the issue if they want to. That’s why they’re asking (or just being an asshole about it) instead of presenting you with a warrant and instructing you to step aside.

2. Amanda Jensen
   Posted October 23, 2010 at 11:55 am | Permalink

   Ron,
   We are actually Florida natives. My husband was born and raised here in Orlando and I moved here when I was 4, so I have lived here for almost 35 years now, so I am close to being a native.
   We know that it will be a huge change, but I think as long as you are prepared you can deal with almost anything. Down here we have to prepare for intense heat, hurricanes, and torrential summer rain storms. Up there in Maine I know we will have to prepare our vehicles with tires and emergency survival kits, our houses with plenty of wood/gas/propane, stock up on supplies and maybe maybe save some money so we can buy some toys to go out and enjoy the long cold winters.
   Thanks for the book recommendation, I am going to check that out. I have seen pictures of exactly that kind of house. In fact, the picture on my Down East Maine calendar for January, had a house just like that.
   Speaking of houses, we live in a 1928 Craftsman. Old houses are amazing, I love all the odd little nooks and crannies, the creaky wood floors, the leaded glass windows, and the fireplaces. Yes, we have a fireplace, not that we get to use it much here in Florida. It at least gives me somewhere to hang to Christmas stockings. They are built to last, our house is proof of that. Who knows how many hurricanes it has withstood.
   Here are links to some of the places we are looking at. Our goal was to see what we could find for under 100k. The goal then was to work on saving up for the down payment, which we are doing now. The monthly payments would be nill compared to what we pay for a house and tiny yard here in FL.

   ~Amanda

3. Dr. Terrie Modesto
   Posted November 7, 2010 at 5:36 am | Permalink

   Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to provide your blog audience with such graphic information concerning what can happen in a hurricane. Your videos illustrate the need for all of us to be disaster prepared. This is why everyone needs to have their disaster kits and emergency preparedness plans ready at a moments notice. Everyone needs to have an emergency preparedness checklist to see what they have and what they need to get. Remember that emergency preparedness does not have to be fancy or expensive. Low cost emergency survival kits can be easily and quickly stocked with much that you already have scattered around your home in closets and dresser drawers. Collect them into one place and see what you have already. Then go to a discount store or dollar store and start there to stock the other emergency preparedness necessities.

   My thoughts and prayers are with all those who are affected by Hurricane Ike.

   Dr. Terrie Modesto

   Dr. Terrie Modesto, PhD, author of Train For A Hurricane is an international expert in dying, death, loss and critical incident individual and community disaster preparation and response with 20+ year’s experience. She has over 60 courses, books and training manuals to her credit and is available for consulting, lectures and interviews. Website: http://www.trainforahurricane.com Blog: http://www.hurricane-prepared-ness.blogspot.com

4. !*Taylor*!
   Posted January 2, 2011 at 7:35 am | Permalink

   Pepper spray and cell phone

5. Fatefinger
   Posted October 19, 2011 at 8:45 pm | Permalink

   Well, basically you need to think:

   1. Food.
   2. Water
   3. Shelter
   4. Staying warm and dry
   5. Sanitation / First Aid
   6. Being able to see
   7. Evasion / Defense
   8. Tools