Emergency Plan - What would you do??

[melody_wood14]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> 
wrote:
>
>  "Barbara" <miamibarb@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > I think it's only a recommendation that people have a three-day 
> supply
> > of food and water. What is scarier (than being a law) is that the
> > government doesn't make promises of getting help to us any sooner 
> than
> > three days. 
> > 
> > Honestly, I don't know how people in small apartments are able to 
> keep
> > a three-day hoard for the entire five or so months that is 
hurricane
> > season. 
> 
> Potioncat:
> When I lived in California, I looked over the recommendations for 
> preparomg for earthquakes. They even suggested keeping your 
supplies 
> in a rolling trash can so you could move with it.
> 
> I'm in Virginia now. Sometimes we'll have summer storms that knock 
> out electricity---often for several days! In that case, it's very 
> good to have water on hand. Because once the emergency is underway, 
> it's hard to find water, batteries, etc. Of course, we get snowed 
in 
> sometimes too. (doesn't take much, here.) Most people go out at the 
> first weather forecast and buy bread, milk and toilet paper. (No, I 
> don't know why.) I used to rush out for milk, eggs and sugar so we 
> could make snow cream.
> 
> Several years ago our area was expecting to be hit by the tail end 
of 
> a hurricane. On a friend's recommendation, I filled the tub with 
> water. My family humored me. The next day the water supply failed 
> completely. All our neighbors were trekking to the creek to haul 
> water in buckets so they could flush the toilets. I was a hero in 
my 
> house!
> 
> Potioncat, who thinks she'd better take inventory of her household 
> emergency supplies.
>

> melody_wood14
>
>After living through hurricane Rita and with Dolly coming into the 
>Gulf. I thought I'd share some advice. As far as Fema goes it took 
>them 3 days to arrive and 1 to 2 more days to find a place for the 
>to set up. Several parking lots that were large enough for them the 
>owners didn't want the trunks to park in them. And to this day I 
>still don't know where the food trunks parked. I could only find 
>the ice and water trunks. They do not bring pet food, baby food,or 
>formula. So make sure that you have enough on hand. Bug spray was 
>needed as well. I guess the storm made them very hungry. Freeze a 2 
>or 3 litter soda bottle ,after you empty it and rinse it,with water 
>and put it in you freezer. This will help it stay cooler longer. As 
>far as water goes if you go to walmart in the camping department 
>they have 3 kinds of water bottles I have the blue one and a few 
>collapsible kind. I just fill them when a storm starts to head my 
>way. I store them and a box of food on top of the freezer so they 
>are out of the way. Also very important keep your cars full or gas. 
>When I get down to  2/3 a tank I fill up. That also keeps me from 
>paying 100 to fill up. Rember no electricity means no gas pumps.  Oh 
>one more thing put your photo albums and photos in a plastic box to 
>keep them safe I have to many to take with me. Also any items that 
>you have in your ice box put the in ziploc bags other wise you may 
>not like the smell latter on. and yes fill you bath tub with water 
>you will need it latter to flush. Hopes this helps I live in the 
>hurricane zone so it is all that I know how to prepare for. There is 
>more to do but these are things people don't think about. Please 
>don't get me wrong I loved seeing the FEMA truck just don't count on 
>them they can't be every where at once after a big storm. They are 
>only human after all. So don't forget to let them know they are 
>wanted and needed by saying thanks.  
>Melody_Wood14