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would you be prepared? do you have some things tucked away in your house or apartment?
I saw a neat gadget that heats up food with a hot pack.
Innovation and invention are wonderful things.
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Don't think anyone would be totally prepared for any emergency. Everybody just seems to wing it.
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Depends on the emergency.I always like to know where fire exits are where ever i am.
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Several times I've stocked up on things like canned goods, but then I worry about them going bad and eat them. Water can go bad after a while, so I end up drinking that.
I do have a flashlight that I can wind up and it works and it stays in the basement (which I suppose is my potential shelter area). I think I have a radio down there too, but I'm not sure about that. Guess I'm not really that great at survival techniques. :-\
Do you have any suggestions?
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i keep a blanket and flashlight and am/fm radio close but that is about it --never really thought about a real emergency i guess --something to think about tho
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I have battery operated candles and flashlights. I always have canned food and bottled water in the house but it isn't in a specific place. If i had to leave the house in a hurry it might be a problem. I live in a condo so I don't have a basement or shelter :peace: :snowflake: :wave:
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I prepare a few days in advance of hurricanes but not the rest of the time. I really need to have an emergency kit ready all the time instead of just before hurricane strikes.
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We have quite a few of "emergency" items to use in the event they are needed. Our camping supplies come in handy at times like that! Almost feels like you are roughing it when the electricity goes out!
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It's funny that you ask this because my family and I just talked about emergency plans after I got a flat on the highway this weekend. It's important to be prepared; preparation is a large part of success.
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I have a few things all together,
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I am so far from being prepared its rediculious. I should have that stuff ready, it doesn't take much to have at least a little something
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No I don't have anything of any type set back for an emergency. :confused1:
I am just trusting God. :) I used to have a box of canned foods type stuff stuck back, but we ended up using them.
Same thing with money! But I don't mind trusting God, I have faith!! ;D
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Living in FL, we are always prepared for a hurricane. I have a list of "things to do". Fortunately we have a few days warning in which to do the "list".
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Don't think anyone would be totally prepared for any emergency. Everybody just seems to wing it.
Doomsday Preppers might be prepared. People see them as crazy but if a disaster happens, many may want one as a best friend.
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would you be prepared? do you have some things tucked away in your house or apartment?
I saw a neat gadget that heats up food with a hot pack.
Innovation and invention are wonderful things.
Depends on the emergency. I know there are people who are hoarding up food and other items for this zombie apocalypse lol which is not going to happen. I think they are referring to the rapture and the 7 years of tribulation just calling it something else. No amount of hoarding will get you thru that. I have enough food in my house to survive a couple of weeks if I got snowed in or something like that. If the power grid were to go out we would all pretty much be screwed.
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My husband is a closet prepper so he has a few things stacked away in case of emergencies. We have packs of food, first aid kits, backpacks full of items, torches, life jackets etc. We watch Preppers on tv and to be honest, I think some of the Preppers are crazy but I like to see how they are able to live without the help of outside assistance. I guess it doesn't do any harm to think about the 'what if's' but I wouldn't personally get things out of perspective.
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No, but I do need one
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You can only be as prepared as you can because depending on what kind of emergency you are having all of your supplies could be wiped out in a heartbeat so knowledge of surviving in different situations should be a must to acquire. It also never hurts to have a few things packed in an emergency bag in case you can take it with you.
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I have not prepared for an emergency yet!
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Yes I am always prepared. Flashlight next to me always. Canned food if I am hungry and cereal which is my favorite and I can eat it dry. As far as my animals we have gone to the cellar many times. I have a TV in the cellar but never had to use it yet. we also have a box that goes off when weather is dangerous. so I feel safe.
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I have a lot of dehydrated canned items in my pantry. Water at this point is no problem and gas is too, But if should lose all power also have a camp stove and my bbq for heating and cooking. We very seldom have any problems where we are, But a few years back the roads were closed down because of ice for several days. The grocery store shelves were mostly bear and so were the convience store. all the Churchs and members were cooking and feeding stranded people. Opening their homes and even the gyms were putting people up. I was not living here at them time but this went on for over a week. I pray it dose not happen again.
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I don't have anything prepared for an emergency
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I always have canned goods but I'm not stocked up on them like I should be. I do keep a good supply of toilet paper and my phone charged high (if that helps). We definitely need to put a plan in place for all kind of emergencies.
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I keep extra canned food, shelf stable milk, and toiletries in the basement, and we have a gas grill too cook on. The big problem though is when power goes out in the winter, there is no heat. We do have a fireplace but that really only warms up the living room.
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I'm not really prepared. I should think more about it though.
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No I am not, i don't have space to stock up
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Not really. But I do enjoy being on prepper sites and forums (until they make me paranoid and I have to take a break to keep my sanity :P).
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We have flashlights in every room, last earthquake here that was big enough to cause trouble came before daylight. Keep our cell phones charged, our family has a person out of the area we would all call to check in. No land line phones in that earthquake, but the cells all worked. We always have a small kit in each of our vehicles with water and some food, batteries radio, flashlight and blanket. We have lots of food and water in our home (well stocked pantry) and keep our propane tanks full on our grills. Two freezers full of food, that we all ate out of (neighbors too) in the last earthquake. We have a lot of candles so as not to use up all the batteries in our flashlights. And like some others have said, we have a lot of camping gear.