I have noticed that there have already been tornado’s in several states, it got me to thinking about tornado season coming up. If you live in tornado alley, you really should prepare for the possibility that you will be affected by a tornado, either directly or indirectly. Next week I will tell you how you … Read more
Hello, last week we woke up to no running water, our pipes didn’t freeze or anything like that, the city had a busted section of line they had to replace. It was only off for a few hour’s that day, but it was around lunch time. So if we wouldn’t have had any water stored … Read more
I’ve decided to go ahead and do an article on flu season prevention tip’s because the fluis horrible this year, there have been 63 kid’s killed from it so far this year. That is 63too many! Most of my family have gotten it this year, I have tried my hardest to keep the bugout of … Read more
I thought this would be a good topic to talk about, seeing as there has been a lot more seismic activity here in recent week’s. If you live in California or pretty much the whole western seaboard, you have to be aware of the fault line’s in the area. The most talked about one is … Read more
Emergency evacuation procedures First off, I would get a 3 ring binder and some clear paper holder’s to put all your different evacuation procedure’s in. I will explain later about what all I am able to keep in my binder that may give you some idea’s as to what you can do with yours. Today … Read more
Don’t burn your house down! With these colder night’s, people just want to stay warm, thatis understandable. I have seen too many report’s of house’sburning down, or apartment complexes burning down, just becausesomeone decided to use a space heater on an extension cord. Anytime that you use anything electric for heat, you will be usinga … Read more
Do you ever test your skill’s? Do you practice making a fire? Do you ever go camping? If you don’t practice your skills, you could find yourself in a bad situation. Things happen every day that we can not control, accidents happen and vehicle’s break down. In most case’s, help is usually a phone call … Read more
Getting a well-rounded diet is imperative to living a healthy life. If you’re not eating the way you should, then it can affect the way you feel from day-to-day, it can kill your energy and stamina. I use www.cronometer.com to make sure I’m getting the right amount of nutrients. They offer a free version and … Read more
In the event of a natural disaster such as a tornado, hurricane, earthquake, and ice storms, odds are our cell phone’s wont work, the tower’s would be flooded with traffic in the first few hours after a disaster, people trying to get into contact with loved one’s can cause the tower’s to be overloaded causing … Read more
Most power outages are weather related, occasionally there will be a power pole knocked over by someone, but for the most part, power outages are related to weather events, during the summer months the grid could become over worked and could go down. During the winter months, the biggest threat would be ice storms, it … Read more