ozarque ([info]ozarque) wrote,
@ 2007-10-29 08:36:00
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Recommended link; preparing for emergencies....
Strongly recommended: Jim Macdonald's October 28, 2007 "Go Bags" post -- what to put in the bags you have ready to grab in an emergency, and why -- at http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009528.html . Also recommended, the comments that follow. Any minute now, you may need this.



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[info]idiotgrrl
2007-10-29 02:03 pm UTC (link)
What if you're not strong enough to get the Go-Bag over your shoulder? I've run into some suggestions I'd have to put in the wheelie cart.

What I've done first and foremost is set up one soft-sided cat carrier for each cat by the doors, and have encouraged them to sleep in them. I can, in extremis, carry two cat carriers as far as the car. hotos and souvenirs be hanged - I want my fur fellows out of there and with me.

A lot of the Go Bag stuff is in the trunk of the car, and I have memorized the surface street routes out of Albuquerque, which are precious few.

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[info]pgdudda
2007-10-29 02:10 pm UTC (link)
Huzzah! A set of emergency-kit ideas that don't assume you have a strong back and access to a 4WD to carry it all!

(But I do think someone needs to write a good "how to think about emergency evacuation if you have a disability" article. E.g. what to do if you're in a wheelchair, or what to do if you're deaf and radios are useless to you.)

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[info]londonbard
2007-10-29 11:53 pm UTC (link)
I don't think I've ever seen suggestions on how to escape in an electric wheelchair...

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[info]idiotgrrl
2007-10-29 02:35 pm UTC (link)
I have the site bookmarked under Official Websites. Add to the list (the author is a guy; this might not occur to him), a clean pair of underpants in a ziploc bag. In extremis you may need to change them out and wash them later.

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[info]beckyzoole
2007-10-30 12:03 am UTC (link)
I keep a clean pair of underpants in a ziploc bag in my purse at all times; with that, dental floss, my cell phone, and credit cards, I have the bare minimum I need!

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[info]idiotgrrl
2007-10-29 02:58 pm UTC (link)
If you need a source for waterproof notebooks, the University of New Mexico bookstore sells them at reasonable prices. They're online at http://bookstore.unm.edu/

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[info]aedifica
2007-10-29 05:17 pm UTC (link)
That's wonderful timing, thanks! I was just thinking about that issue last night after my apartment building had a fire alarm go off. (I grabbed the cat carrier, put the cat in it, found shoes, purse, cell phone, and book--but it would have been better not to have to think about those things.)

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[info]dale_in_queens
2007-10-30 03:19 am UTC (link)
I'm sure most of you have thought of this, but a dear friend just had his backup hard drive stolen. He felt so good that he had this great backup system, but because it was in his house, it was gone with his laptop. Worth thinking about all the information we have....and what a thief, fire, or flood could do.

My mother keeps a set of family recipes in her safe deposit box!

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[info]qiihoskeh
2007-10-31 01:27 am UTC (link)
An interesting discussion, but I'm not going anywhere.

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