If a major earthquake were to hit . . .
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If a major earthquake were to hit . . .
Would you and your family be prepared?
We have many of the essentials scattered around and about the house. However, nothing is stored away specifically for an event, such as this.
I wonder if I would be able to get in touch with my other family members? . . . Would water and power be available? . . . Medical care? . . .Food?
Hopefully, the 'Big One' doesn't hit anytime too soon. It's has me thinking though.
We have many of the essentials scattered around and about the house. However, nothing is stored away specifically for an event, such as this.
I wonder if I would be able to get in touch with my other family members? . . . Would water and power be available? . . . Medical care? . . .Food?
Hopefully, the 'Big One' doesn't hit anytime too soon. It's has me thinking though.
I'm not sure about having the essentials prepared, but I do have everything in the storage loft above my garage secured so that a quake would not cause it to fall violently on my car.
Originally Posted by absolutg
in case the plumbing goes out, boris' backseat will be my port-o-potty
BTW, if the one hits, I have plenty of camping gear to cover a few. (propane stove, lantern etc...even a tent if needed!) as long as the complex building I live in doesn't fall on me though!
Last edited by gizsf; Aug 23, 2007 at 11:29 PM.
once the big one hits i will walk down to 711 and get couple 24 packs of beer and some chips and watch tv in my car hahhahhaa
edit: come to think of it when i had the sedan the power went out in a big storm and i ended up playing play station in my car in the garage. and my parents were watching tv hahahha
edit: come to think of it when i had the sedan the power went out in a big storm and i ended up playing play station in my car in the garage. and my parents were watching tv hahahha
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Hi Andy,
My family and I are well prepared... I update my earthquake kit every 6 months, same time I check my batteries for my smoke detectors. I rotate the bottled waters and canned goods. I was in Pasadena when the 1994 Northridge earthquake hit and I was also in the Whittier earthquake and other quakes I'd forgotten the names. My family and I have and "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) before each of our names on our cell phones so emergency healthcare givers would know who to contact for us... and my family and I have a "phone tree" and a single contact person outside California to call to check in.
My family and I are well prepared... I update my earthquake kit every 6 months, same time I check my batteries for my smoke detectors. I rotate the bottled waters and canned goods. I was in Pasadena when the 1994 Northridge earthquake hit and I was also in the Whittier earthquake and other quakes I'd forgotten the names. My family and I have and "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) before each of our names on our cell phones so emergency healthcare givers would know who to contact for us... and my family and I have a "phone tree" and a single contact person outside California to call to check in.
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Originally Posted by G-girl
Hi Andy,
My family and I are well prepared... I update my earthquake kit every 6 months, same time I check my batteries for my smoke detectors. I rotate the bottled waters and canned goods. I was in Pasadena when the 1994 Northridge earthquake hit and I was also in the Whittier earthquake and other quakes I'd forgotten the names. My family and I have and "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) before each of our names on our cell phones so emergency healthcare givers would know who to contact for us... and my family and I have a "phone tree" and a single contact person outside California to call to check in.
My family and I are well prepared... I update my earthquake kit every 6 months, same time I check my batteries for my smoke detectors. I rotate the bottled waters and canned goods. I was in Pasadena when the 1994 Northridge earthquake hit and I was also in the Whittier earthquake and other quakes I'd forgotten the names. My family and I have and "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) before each of our names on our cell phones so emergency healthcare givers would know who to contact for us... and my family and I have a "phone tree" and a single contact person outside California to call to check in.
You have given some very helpful ideas . . . Thanks!
Originally Posted by G-girl
Hi Andy,
My family and I are well prepared... I update my earthquake kit every 6 months, same time I check my batteries for my smoke detectors. I rotate the bottled waters and canned goods. I was in Pasadena when the 1994 Northridge earthquake hit and I was also in the Whittier earthquake and other quakes I'd forgotten the names. My family and I have and "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) before each of our names on our cell phones so emergency healthcare givers would know who to contact for us... and my family and I have a "phone tree" and a single contact person outside California to call to check in.
My family and I are well prepared... I update my earthquake kit every 6 months, same time I check my batteries for my smoke detectors. I rotate the bottled waters and canned goods. I was in Pasadena when the 1994 Northridge earthquake hit and I was also in the Whittier earthquake and other quakes I'd forgotten the names. My family and I have and "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) before each of our names on our cell phones so emergency healthcare givers would know who to contact for us... and my family and I have a "phone tree" and a single contact person outside California to call to check in.
had to say it.
i'll have to get on this... at least a small store of goods would be good to have just in case.
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Originally Posted by absolutg
NERD
had to say it.
i'll have to get on this... at least a small store of goods would be good to have just in case.
had to say it.
i'll have to get on this... at least a small store of goods would be good to have just in case.
I was thinking about how prepared I would be after the recent global events. I had better get my a$$ in gear.
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Originally Posted by absolutg
NERD
had to say it.
i'll have to get on this... at least a small store of goods would be good to have just in case.
had to say it.
i'll have to get on this... at least a small store of goods would be good to have just in case.
Also, when they say to prepare for at least 1 week, I have 2 weeks... just a suggestion.
P.S. have at least 2 fire extinguishers and I also have an earthquake kit in each of my cars. LOL they're small and I have a gallon of distilled water in each car and I rotate them every month.
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Bit of topic here but Andy, Are you ok? Is there something going on you want to share with us? Whats with all these deep self reflecting threads popping up last couple of days?, I'm going to extend same offer to G35papa while ago to you as well, if you want to talk bout something? I am all ears, I will even supply alcohol and cigarettes.
Back on topic at hand, I'm prepared it by moving 100 miles away from SF
,
Water-
there are 4 one gallon bottle of water on my refrigerator plus 8 more somewhere in the cabins, at least that much more in the garage, with 48 bottles of half litter water, two 5 gallon jugs that I swipe from work before I left, so I am pretty much set on the waters, if it ever gets really really bad? I also have small bottle of bleach to sterilize the contaminated water(not sure how well it work tho).
Food-
I carry plenty of extra food around, on ME , If that wasnt enough? I also have 6 cans of each tuna, corn beef hash, sardin, Taiwanses meat sauce(dont ask 
) with couple boxes of salten crackers, couple bags of each miniature Snicker bar, kit cat, M&Ms, Potato chips, big jug of honey, penut butter and bottle of multivitamins.
Supplies-
2 6v flashlights, few 99cents D cell flashlights, with plenty of batteries for them, bag of candles that floats on water and few regular kinds, 2 first-aid pouchs out of G35 before I got rid of them
, some camping type cookery, various means of self defense.
The most significant and probably most challenging thing in a disaster is contacting your love ones and making sure they are fine, I would've be worry to no ends if I can not talk to my sister and making sure that my niece and nephew are ok, that would really really suck.
Back on topic at hand, I'm prepared it by moving 100 miles away from SF
,Water-
there are 4 one gallon bottle of water on my refrigerator plus 8 more somewhere in the cabins, at least that much more in the garage, with 48 bottles of half litter water, two 5 gallon jugs that I swipe from work before I left, so I am pretty much set on the waters, if it ever gets really really bad? I also have small bottle of bleach to sterilize the contaminated water(not sure how well it work tho).
Food-
I carry plenty of extra food around, on ME
, If that wasnt enough? I also have 6 cans of each tuna, corn beef hash, sardin, Taiwanses meat sauce(dont ask ) with couple boxes of salten crackers, couple bags of each miniature Snicker bar, kit cat, M&Ms, Potato chips, big jug of honey, penut butter and bottle of multivitamins.Supplies-
2 6v flashlights, few 99cents D cell flashlights, with plenty of batteries for them, bag of candles that floats on water and few regular kinds, 2 first-aid pouchs out of G35 before I got rid of them
, some camping type cookery, various means of self defense.The most significant and probably most challenging thing in a disaster is contacting your love ones and making sure they are fine, I would've be worry to no ends if I can not talk to my sister and making sure that my niece and nephew are ok, that would really really suck.
Last edited by limeg35; Aug 24, 2007 at 01:34 AM.
Being caught unprepared is not an option in this case.