tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post2782392599639856731..comments2024-03-28T11:56:25.161-07:00Comments on My Two Cents: Earthquake Preparedness on WednesdayBlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-25034515609625791482018-09-01T00:00:31.834-07:002018-09-01T00:00:31.834-07:00Hon, I generally keep all my prescription meds. wi...Hon, I generally keep all my prescription meds. with me (in my purse) at all times. I get a 90 day supply, so I usually have plenty of meds with me, until towards the end when I start to run low before the next refill is ready. I just hope that there won't be any earthquakes when the supply is low!Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-73975637758476455912018-08-31T14:36:09.496-07:002018-08-31T14:36:09.496-07:00Emergency Supplies: Emergency situations are qui...Emergency Supplies: Emergency situations are quite different here, usual repetitive winter issues, no heat, no electric, frozen pipes, massive trees downed cause road closures that keep us in place . The fire in Ft Mac added a new, previously unconsidered danger and we all know there are oil pump jacks just outside the city limits. <br /> <br />Thanks, your comment had me check our emergency supply box and back pack we keep in the car. We have a system of managing all flashlights/battery operated devices when clocks are changed out [fall back/spring forward] <br /><br />I hope you've devised a system to include prescription medications into your emergency suppliesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02300753676190713027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-13873696145141458122018-08-30T20:44:08.398-07:002018-08-30T20:44:08.398-07:00Glad your sister was able to fix things so you and...Glad your sister was able to fix things so you and your Mum could chat. My daughter and I have problems with our videos freezing, but, I am not complaining, too much! At least we get to talk. :)Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-60238441762436690022018-08-30T20:41:31.095-07:002018-08-30T20:41:31.095-07:00It sounds like you are well prepared, Nil, other t...It sounds like you are well prepared, Nil, other than for the water. That is soon taken care of, though - perhaps on your next trip to the grocery store. Make sure, too, that you have a can opener (a regular one, not an electric one) and a box of matches (or a lighter) to light the candles. Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-83665454503077446362018-08-30T14:16:54.896-07:002018-08-30T14:16:54.896-07:00My husband and son have us stuff to use 'just-...My husband and son have us stuff to use 'just-in-case'. Sorry about your video troubles. Mum and I were having trouble - she just couldn't get through and stay through so my sister had a look while she was over there and was able to fix things. We had a lovely face-to-face chat yesterday. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039174572211086359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-11373671623871461792018-08-30T13:35:30.311-07:002018-08-30T13:35:30.311-07:00Bless, it's good that you are going to stock u...Bless, it's good that you are going to stock up for emergencies. I read about the earthquakes in your area. I've never experienced any, so I found it really scary.<br /><br />Here we have hurricanes. I have bought hurricane shutters for several windows, and I keep looking for used ones. I have enough canned food, a small portable gas stove and propane bottles, candles and a stack of batteries. I need to buy water though. <br />Nil @ The Little House by the Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812637017406376233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-6307382397585032202018-08-30T13:15:46.294-07:002018-08-30T13:15:46.294-07:00Thank you, Eloise. I'm glad you don't hav...Thank you, Eloise. I'm glad you don't have to worry about earthquakes - they are a bit nerve-wracking! Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-3198600221239873292018-08-30T12:57:25.680-07:002018-08-30T12:57:25.680-07:00You are welcome, Eileen. Fortunately, these days,...You are welcome, Eileen. Fortunately, these days, it is very easy to accumulate a good supply of scraps, because you can buy a mixture of fabrics such as jelly rolls, fat quarter bundles, and charm packs. :)<br /><br />Sounds like a good idea to be prepared for snow days. I'm glad you don't have to worry about earthquakes. :)Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-45745284735153740942018-08-30T12:42:21.261-07:002018-08-30T12:42:21.261-07:00I imagine it would be hard to maintain your specia...I imagine it would be hard to maintain your special diet under certain circumstances; maybe you might discuss it with your doctor and ask what sort of food would be acceptable in an emergency situation. Would canned fish and vegetables be OK? Or, you might buy a few items and keep "just in case" and pass along to family or friends at the end of 6 months/1 year and buy replacements? <br /><br />I don't have an alternate source of heat, either - not that it gets that cold here. If there are broken gas mains, we aren't supposed to have open flames, to minimize risks of fire. Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-58452019676606948622018-08-30T11:28:33.931-07:002018-08-30T11:28:33.931-07:00Fortunately preparing for an earthquake is not som...Fortunately preparing for an earthquake is not something that enters my head. we've had the very occasional earth tremor - they tend to occur mostly (and even then, rarely) in areas where heavy mining has taken place in the past. I do hope that you will be safe. XXXEloise thisissixty.bloghttp://thisissixty.blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-40527260978015935162018-08-30T08:30:35.900-07:002018-08-30T08:30:35.900-07:00Thank you so much for sharing photos of the patchw...Thank you so much for sharing photos of the patchwork. I love the effect but don't have enough scraps (yet!) to consider doing anything like that.<br /><br />I don't live where earthquakes are a threat so no, I don't do any preparation. I do make sure I have plenty of food in for snow days - we don't ever get it too bad in this area but I don't like driving at all in the snow so always make sure I don't have to go outside.Eileen Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340398156618870705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-53771563254245176502018-08-30T04:53:18.016-07:002018-08-30T04:53:18.016-07:00I am sorely unprepared for a disaster. I used to b...I am sorely unprepared for a disaster. I used to be when there were other people to worry about. My diet has changed recently which affected the kinds of food that I kept in storage. I gave away a lot of my canned and packaged foods. I used to refill all those vinegar jugs with water and squirrel them away, but this past Spring I emptied them all and put the jugs into recycling because I was "getting ready to move" I no longer have an alternate source of heat should the electricity go out. The sad fact is that we have had weather-related events in the past and I have lived through two occasions where we were declared a national disaster area. I still prepare my car with a duffel bag for the winter, but I guess I had better rethink ways to prepare myself in my home. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11631937559197478236noreply@blogger.com