Prepping

I believe in being prepared, but I'm not an out and out prepper. Where I live, we sometimes have blizzards that keep me from going anywhere, so I have extra food and medicines on hand and I think it's wise to have some stored water, just in case. I also have candles and kerosene lamps, mostly because I like them, but they would definitely help in an emergency. I was without power last fall when we had a really heavy snowstorm that brought down power lines. It was good practice! I think it depends on where you live and what you expect. My preparations would be entirely different if I expected social upheaval, for instance. I'd be looking for a place to run to and have "bug out bags" at the ready.

Nope.. I'd be out of luck in a true emergency! Not even close to prepared!

I live in an area with many earthquakes, so people should be prepared. We always have bottled water on hand, as never know if we will need to use it. Also important to select a place to go in case of emergency. This way your family members know where you will be and won't be worried when they can't find you in a reasonable amount of time.

Yes, I bought some extra Lean Cuisine today...

I had extra water in plastic bottles, but the field mice have gone to the bathroom all over them and eaten thru some. We always have extra food because we live in the country in a snow belt. I was in another town near here and stranded for two weeks. So where I live, everyone tries to have food for two weeks or more. The town I live in now, they were stranded for 4 weeks during the ice storm. They have even more food put away. If things get really bad, we have to flee to where ever. Like another part of the state, maybe into Canada, to another state. Something minor like minor flooding, most people go to the fire station. When I was working, there was a toxic tire fire and everyone in a neighborhood had to get out. The police knocked on the door and entire families had to leave immediately. Didn't happen to my family, but it did happen to one of the people I worked with. I had a "grab and go" kit of clothes, but now I don't fit in any of those clothes. It's hard to keep up with such a kit because you need different clothes for different seasons. You also need something that moths and mice can't get into. Light weight and easy to carry, too. Good that you're thinking about it.

I was trained to be a "prepper" as they are now called since I was little, in many ways. We always had extra food and water set aside "just in case" and I was taught to hunt, fish, and track a little. I always have a bag ready with everything I'll need to live on for a week or so, ready to go near the back door. But I'm pretty sure that any emergency will preclude running for the hills, so to speak, so I always make sure I can dig in at home. I usually have weeks' worth of bottled water on hand as well as food and medication for my dogs and myself that will last a month. I rotate supplies regularly. Most people forget about the little things like toilet paper, kleenex, and personal items; I have--or had--plenty of motel samples to use or trade and lots of TP and Kleenex. Since I'm hopefully going to sell my house and move soon I've used up most of my supplies over the past months but will stock up again when I settle down once more.

In a word 'no'. How do they define disaster? I cannot control man made disasters, war etc. natural ones are less likely. I live on a hill and we'd have to have Noahesque flooding before I'd worry too much. We even have a shop up here. I could be hit by lightning or high winds of cours. Overall the risk is low so I cannot get too worked up about it all.

here one probelm with disasters.people who are low income rally can not afford to buy thing they need .say like huricane or blizzard, some shelters are to far a way for people who do not drive.all public transport are stop at the time of disasteers i see it in florida and ny .one of the clubs i was in we were giveing can of food to out ,but we made sure each can had a manul can opener.so people can open the can ok have good day.