If you are in immediate need of help, please contact your local Red Cross » or find an open shelter » Preparing During the Pandemic? I get teased sometimes at work for bringing grapes in my lunchbox in a used cottage cheese dish lol. Thank you SocalGal,,, And the nice big head helps them stand up with the pointy end facing your tire. I took a typical store water bottle and squeeze fed the filter until it was weeping water the full length.

The mood swings, the morning (after) sickness…I’m betting on yes. Imagine bugging out, only to be stuck in a Motel 6 in Alabama, as your spared home..is ransacked by the Section 8 people, living a short distance away. How To Know If Your Freezer Thawed And Froze Again When You Were Away, Goes to show ya I haven’t read ALL the articles on this web site.

We’re sitting here in the beginnings of the storm.

Reading over Ken’s list it reinforces the preparedness mind-set… most of the items would be on hand for anyone who’s ready for SHTF. Labor Day Weekend, 2019.

Almost everything that could be eaten without electricity was gone, bare shelves. Here’s more: I live in Charlotte & we got hit HARD from HUGO. Note: No list is a perfect or complete list.

Topography plays a huge role, Mauna Kea at 14,000+, Mauna Loa at 13,000+ and Haleakala at 10,000+ are to these storms what a brick wall is to you or me. If your basement or first floor is going to flood out, then put some pool shock on a brick in the center of the room.. sunstateboy Good luck to you and the others living down there. Three weeks without power and water and I am still chain sawing the downed trees on our property. If the electricity is out the machine will not be operative but the land line will. Our children are grown and prosperous. Or, simply turn on one of your portable fans, which runs on battery power. Over the years I have posted about some of the things I learned and tools I used in order to live, survive and thrive off grid for 3= years when I was in my 20’s. Visit to register your vote: SUPPORT MSB at no extra cost to you: Why not drive out to an area that will likely be outside of the strongest winds and hole up in a hotel or someone’s home who you know?

I am glad some folks could access this site and read about steps to prepare your body, family and soul for impending storms. Thank y much MJ,,, about now im wishing i was over on the western slope again, Tommyboy Another mentioned they would just get a hotel downtown if the power went out..? Easy task that will take only a few minutes…. Goes to show, being ready for one disaster gets you prepped for many types! The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely. Old Chevy. Dig a trench in your yard and fill your own bags. KEN, Just so you now. Only thing I need to do is gas vehicle up & get some cash.

A list will greatly reduce the likelihood that you will forget something during the stressful time immediately before a potential hurricane disaster. Tens of thousands of them. At least that procedure works for me and my black filters…, It usually helps to read the instructions, it’s not that complicated….

So she had some great tips and suggestions for the checklist. Prayers going out for those who may be effected. It will eventually saturate and flow. 2. Storm came apart late yesterday, is really not doing anything here, just a little rain over night, other parts of island got a bit more but nothing major. No biggie.

Terms Of Use Food: non-perishable, easy-to-prepare items (3-day supply for evacuation, 2-week supply for home).

We were in a concrete house so we stayed.

Update here in NC, clearing some branches from power lines and some neighbors congregated.

Thank you NHM and all,,, much appreciated, i been lazy to use it, been just using the Brita and tap water but an planning for the worst, so had a few questions on that sorta stuff i should have dealt with long ago, hey, no time like the present eh! 2 weeks notice and you couldn’t find a lifestraw? Do you have more than a 1 weeks worth of food in your pantry? Your email address will not be published. HAHAHAHA, Impressive satellite images this morning of Hurricane Michael about to hit Florida Panhandle (Category 4, 145mph!). O bother! At a minimum, you should have these basic supplies: Depending on your family’s requirements, you may need to include: medical-care items, baby supplies, pet supplies and other things, such as extra car and house keys. I have very limited sympathy for those who know of the storm and have the ability to prepare WELL Before the storm and Choose to stupidly suffer.

But a reader made a great suggestion: a free printable hurricane preparedness checklist.

If you’re in the middle of the state, you’ll be fine. Not really pregnant – Ha!

I know you Old Folks may have some issues with that.. LOLOL Exception is gathering up and storing all outdoor gear, furniture, and tools for a hurricane. Any other help I can be of service you just let me know Buddy . What will we do then, sleep on the kitchen counter?

I did order her a second Sawyer filter only this one has a gravity feed bag with it. I heard one man in conversation on his phone, while he looked at pop tarts, he asked “what flavor do you want?” He said to the party on the phone, ” we can eat them with no electricity”. You just have to survive the first few weeks on your own before the units are set up in large camps. “””Another mentioned they would just get a hotel downtown if the power went out..? Water: one gallon per person, per day (3-day supply for evacuation, 2-week supply for home).

Any tips on getting my Berky up and running? Mornin all, Any precautions are well spent time and if you luck out and don’t need them this time there will be another chance coming up.

You’ll get LOTS of rain, winds for sure, maybe power out, but not the landfall event of those who live near the shore. Made sure the culvert (3) under driveway are clear and good to go. Checked all those above. Was there any answer of, “No, I have faith in my gooberment to rescue me.”? rowl. Of course, I will be very put out…if my roof decides to fly away. An official website of the United States government. OMGosh..I fill my Berkey every other day. Your preppers and so I expect that basics are well covered. It probably will be the one. One could always cool off using the A/C in your car, as you listen to the radio people screaming…one escapes the bugs this way too. Take care. Last year 24 hours before Erma Governor Scott Came on TV and announced that he was suspending CCW Laws basically anybody can carry open or concealed. Or does that sound like the truth?

If the storm blows out a door, or window, or takes off the garage door…it will probably destroy most of my stuff…as I huddle with my wife in my hardened walk-in closet, hoping the roof doesn’t vanish above us. Looks like we got lucky again! A list will greatly reduce the likelihood that you will forget something during the stressful time immediately before a potential hurricane disaster. Still have power. The predictions demonstrate how the models are always wrong about the force of the “Stirring Winds,” as they keep pointing the storm North..and the storm just going directly West. People are freaking out and are freaks!!

Know how the COVID-19 pandemic can affect disaster preparedness and recovery, and what you can do to keep yourself and others safe. That’s good advice you gave to clear out…. I found myself checking off items as i went down the list. Get older kids to help: School-aged children will feel more prepared and maybe even excited if they’re allowed to help gather supplies, find the flashlights & batteries, etc.. Bunk with the neighbors: If you’re elderly, ask to spend the night at the neighbor’s house, or work out some kind of signal for help should you need it and if the phones go out. If you are anywhere near a hurricane strike area you know you are in for trouble. Proper Emergency Kit Essential to Hurricane Preparedness. Sorta a tongue in cheek comment as i know he has had to dig people out of piles of debris. Sending good wishes to you and yours ahead of what looks like a monster storm – be safe! Do work at wally world and what a mad house the last 2 days!! I can’t take credit for this. We have our windows shuttered. Hoping you & yours make it through with minimal damage – be safe! I appreciate it and I hope you enjoyed the free Budgeting Binder.

I dont even have a reply for that one.””” And don’t worry about the infested trailer you are supplied with – it is a gift from your government you know. She had friends who had to evacuate last year suddenly. Got to go over some more stuff today, we are still looking at a tropical storm here, and believe me, while nowhere as major as Florence, Olivia and tropical storm force winds will knock everything out here in the islands.

I had to place the tan donut gasket on the filter, took a small bath a couple of times until I got the technique down, slow but works, should have used a turkey baster, but this time brute force wins over niceness.

Bogan good points about roofing nails and cheap tires.

First sensible thing I’ve known of him to say in the past 23 years.

Or the risk of actually losing their life or becoming severely injured? Probably won’t for long. A couple of cans of ant & roach…a gallon of DEET…and two pallets of Instant Noodle cups. That mentality is everywhere. If quarter is on bottom and water is frozen, power was off for too long. Are stocked and ready to stay or go as the need arises!! If water is frozen and quarter is gone, your kids have been in the fridge. Learn how to keep your home and family safe during a hurricane or typhoon. Landscaping can be redone. I had fun marking the “I do not know” or the NO with a couple of yes’s just for good measure. I did intend to buy a few batteries, not because of Florence, but because I exhausted a set a few nites ago after a storm when I was out till 4 am. And if someone answers the phone you’d better get home pronto. I figure if Dorian gets me, when I am in the middle of the state, in a newly constructed cement, single story, home…it will have gotten thousands…not just 63. Normally I use old tires for spares, the best one or two of the set that was taken off last time I changed them out, but even a used tire on a junkyard rim will work just fine – at least until you have the time to get your flats fixed. I know that area well. He said to write your name, address, and SS# on your forearm with a sharpy just in case,,, Ision ” it’s not going to do anything”, yup. Crazy! I went to costco over the weekend and saw people hurriedly trying to buy generators , fuel, etc. Be it Hurricanes, earth quakes, EMP or CME, the concept of being prepared has been publically discussed an endless number of times. Read and absorb this. It was a good reminder for me.