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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 27 Feb 23

As I was getting ready to get off the computer, it shut down without my doing anything. Yes, power outage. It lasted a couple of hours. I managed to use my phone to upload a new image on my profile. However, I uploaded a new one...

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Good Luck to the East Coast

ElizabethWallace @ElizabethWallace (12069) • United States 5 Oct 16

I have lots of MyLot friends who live in Florida and parts north along the East Coast. I wish you all good luck with Matthew. He’s powerful and doesn’t care about you, like I do. Please be safe, pack up and leave if asked to do...

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If you rinse out your 2 liter plastic bottles and fill 'em with water, keep for emergency

anthony davis @lookatdesktop (27156) • Dallas, Texas 2 Mar 16

A friend told me he read sometime a while ago, that you can easily rinse out 2 liter coke bottles, fill them with tap water and place them standing right behind the sofa and other furniture against the walls to hide them and have...

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Sorry to leave right now

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169490) • United States 12 Dec 12

I am not getting to be here much, and I am seeing some good stuff. I have to run off and recertify in CPR and first aid. I get trained by the American Red Cross, yearly. I have taken other courses, including one for medical...

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Emergency supplies and drills

Amy @artemis432 (7474) • Abernathy, Texas 7 Jun 10

Storm season is upon us - here in Texas - its hurricane season. Does your family have a plan in case of emergency - what do do during different types of emergency, where to meet etc? Do you have emergency supplies in your car and...

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Would you be prepared if there were a food shortage?

globalwide @globalwide (97) • United States 3 Sep 09

Many countries are experiencing food shortages and it could happen even in the richest of nations. What steps have you taken if any in the event of this forseable event?

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Emergency preparedness Pantry for severe weather events

moneymommy @moneymommy (3418) • United States 8 Feb 09

Who else keeps canned goods and bottled water just in case of a severe storm or other emergency? I have a pantry of basic canned food,bottled water and lots of candles. I plan on building up my emergency supply over the year so we...

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Test sees E-mail Difficulties

g2_garnet @g2_garnet (77) • Philippines 10 Dec 08

emergency preparedness test declared succes despite delay sending notification e-mails. Read more details to this site. http://www.cavaliardaily.com/news/2008/nov/21/test-sees-e-mail-difficulties/

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Emergency Preparedness

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 9 Dec 08

What is it about us that we think everything will be the same one day to the next? We buy our groceries and use them up, expecting the store to be ready, willing and able to offer more to us whenever we feel like going to pick...

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A Legacy of Lunacy

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 2 Aug 08

A tank being transported on some kind of super double truck called a "vessel" dumped its load on I-15 leaving rush hour traffic open to only 1 of its 3 north bound lanes. The distinction this length of one of our nation's longest...

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Major/Minor disaster

pergammano @pergammano (7682) • Canada 24 Jan 08

How many of you dear souls, out there, are prepared for any form of disaster? Power outages for long periods of time, flood, earthquake, fire? I live on a small island off the coast of B.C. Two summers ago, we had a major fire...

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Earthquake: how do you prepare?

favefive @favefive (178) • United States 25 Jun 07

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, sometimes known as the Earthquake Country. We had our share of earthquakes, most notably were the 1906 San Francisco earthquake that claimed 3000 lives and then the 1989 Loma Prieta...

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How do you feel about storms and severe weather?

Lady_Justice @Lady_Justice (969) • United States 7 May 07

I think storms can be fascinating, but I'm just talking about watching the average thunderstorm. I don't like severe weather, however, because it makes me very nervous. What do you think?

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Emergency Preparedness Week Here in Canada

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 7 May 07

Here in Canada we have this week as emergency preparedness week. Do you have this in the US and elsewhere? I have seen some pieces on being prepared for an emergency in my home and i realize i am woefully unprepared. You should...

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Emergency Preparedness? how prepared are you?

destroyer @destroyer (784) • Pakistan 1 Mar 07

In todays trubulent time an accident or an emergency like lets say a storm or a fire can take place anytime anywhere, how you unscathed you come out of it depends on how prepared you are for the unexpected! Let me ask you this...

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Do you think we will experience a pandemic in the near future?

SimplyMe @SimplyMe (373) • United States 30 Oct 06

Everyone is talking about it around here. Our city is having meetings about what to do. Are you prepared?

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michael28 @michael28 (58) • United States 21 Sep 06

It was during Hurricane Katrina that people saw the images of anguished pet owners asked to abandon their animals to gain shelter or be rescued. "It became evident during Hurricane Katrina, when asked to choose between...

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