Ever wonder what happened to the New York Doomsday Preppers
when Sandy hit? Me too. Actually I haven’t heard zip about them, nor can I find
any news about them on Google, but that’s probably good. They were prepared.
One thing kept going through my mind as I caught a few glimpses of the HOURS
and HOURS of network news coverage of the hurricane: It didn’t look like many
of those folks were prepared for a disaster. One word of advice I would give
them is to start preparing right now for the next time, because there most
certainly will be one.
I suppose if your house was destroyed, you could be forgiven
for not having any supplies, but that’s why you have a safe place to stay and
store your stuff. By “safe,” I mean a place that no hurricane, tornado, or gang
of angry, hungry survivors can breach. You need a stash of food, water, money, fuel
for your vehicle, and possibly even some weapons in case you need to defend
yourself. And while I’m on the subject, I don’t call pointing a pistol at
someone in line at the gas station so you can cut in, “defending yourself,” and
I don’t think many other people would either.
I can’t be too judgmental, however, because there are holes
in my safety net too. We have plenty of food, but not nearly enough water,
money, or fuel put by. Since we live in the shadow of Mt. Rainier, trouble
could come at any time, so it would bode well to be really prepared when
disaster comes. Regardless of where you live, it will come someday. There is
more than enough information out there on what you need to do. Just go to
Google or Bing and type in “disaster planning.” Two of the sites you will find are
http://www.ready.gov/and
FEMA’s site http://www.fema.gov/.
Both are excellent.
Hey, I’m hoping when “the big one” hits, I don’t have to
read about MY friends and family on the nightly news! And while you’re at it,
plan to have more than you need, so you are in a position to help others when
the time comes. You already know your neighbors, family, and friends will all
think of you and show up on your doorstep. What will you do? Turn them away?
