Do you have a personal strategy to handle natural disasters in your area?
It might be fire, flood, cyclone, tsunami, earthquake, even civil disorder or a terrorist attack. Do you have a contingency plan to cope with any of those?
I'm a survivalist so I'm prepared for anything. But if I don't survive I have 2 sons who are also survivalists so it increases the chances of me living for ever even if it's just in a gene pool. Cheers!
This post was edited by Nanoose at March 30, 2017 9:19 PM MDT
Hi Dozy, I have thought about that...because here in the Pacific raincoast we are in that ring of fire and overdue for a big earthquake of some kind. Also, as in World War II the coast is vulnerable to attack. This is also an area of survivalists, some of them war veterans with PTSD, some they think the government will attack the people and lots of guns barricaded up in the hills.
I have decided that I myself will not do it; I won't prepare for terror of any kind, and if it comes I will simply try to help others...as for myself, let the chips fall where they may...I have given my life a very fine go already.
Our only real concern here is bushfire. We're too old to stay and fight now so for us the survival technique is to get in the car and head over the river.
Last time there was real danger we had a phone call from the boarding kennel where we used to leave Zoe. They offered free accommodation for her till the danger was past.
They even went a step further. They said if my neighbours needed helpl they'd assist. Yeah, it was really nice of them. It was good business, too, but really I think they just wanted to help.
Yes, Didge. I live in Florida. We stock up on food and water as hurricane season approaches. We make sure we have batteries, flashlights, and candles. We also have an AC generator to keep the freezer going during the day and our small air conditioner going at night. We also have hurricane shutters but never use them. Even during last years Hurricane Matthew I don't think anyone had their windows blown out. Did you get hit by the typhoon there in OZ?
You've got it well covered, and that's exactly the sort of thing I was thinking of when i asked the question. In a climate like yours you'd have to be prepared.
We didn't have any problems -- the hurricane was far to the north. Yesterday we caught the tail end of it and although the winds had dropped the rain was torrential. Today it's a sunny, pleasant autumn day.
Panic and have some batteries for lights. I have a wind up radio. Do they still broadcast radio signals? I have a solar phone charger. Food could be a problem depending on the day.
I haven't used a "wind-up" radio since my army days. It had a heavy portable generator that we had to carry with us everywhere ... and guess who was the bloody radio operator?
I was home alone once when the tornado sirens went off and I did discover that when desperate I could fit under the lowest shelf of the airing cupboard along with the cat. We do have a plan which we had to do a few days ago to gather everybody next to the inside wall and cover us all with quilts/sleeping bags. Another tornado is predicted for this weekend so we'll go through this again, unfortunately they always seem to happen at night so we all have to get out of bed quick.
Nanoose 