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5 Essential Tips for Disaster Preparedness
PJ Media ^ | September 5, 2017 | Jeff Sanders

Posted on 09/10/2017 5:08:57 AM PDT by Raymond Pamintuan

When it comes to natural disasters, probably everyone is thinking of Hurricane Harvey and its destruction in and around Houston. In addition to that devastation, there are also wildfires raging in southern California and Montana (hundreds of people have had to evacuate). Aside from those terrible disasters, most people don't spend much time thinking about chemical spills, blizzards, tornados, riots, or terrorist attacks.

Now that I have your attention, are you taking steps to protect yourself and family in the wake of a disaster?

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KEYWORDS: catastrophe; emergency; preparedness; preppers; survival
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1 posted on 09/10/2017 5:08:58 AM PDT by Raymond Pamintuan
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To: Raymond Pamintuan

Clickbait...


2 posted on 09/10/2017 5:27:41 AM PDT by Mycroft Holmes (The fool is always greater than the proof.)
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To: Raymond Pamintuan

Nowadays you need to turn off the MSM and internet hype.


3 posted on 09/10/2017 5:32:00 AM PDT by Daniel Ramsey (Thank YOU President Trump, finally we can do what America does best, to be the best)
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To: Raymond Pamintuan

Thank-you and God Bless!


4 posted on 09/10/2017 5:35:08 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Daniel Ramsey
Nowadays you need to turn off the MSM and internet hype.
You got that right. The MSM coverage of Irma has been overboard hysteric with blaring headlines and "BREAKING NEWS" banners for the last three days - and Irma is just now hitting land.
5 posted on 09/10/2017 5:46:33 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Raymond Pamintuan

I’m surrounded by wildfires here in Montana. Drove one trailer off the mountain two days ago when a spot fire from the Hidden fire in Idaho crossed over into Montana. It resides at the head of the canyon closest to me and the local fire guys said it was time to get some things together just in case.

Some things just can’t be replaced.


6 posted on 09/10/2017 5:46:41 AM PDT by Comment Not Approved (When bureaucrats outlaw hunting, outlaws will hunt bureaucrats.)
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To: Mycroft Holmes
Clickbait...

I usually don't get too wrapped around the axle about stuff like this but in this case, Yea.

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7 posted on 09/10/2017 5:50:06 AM PDT by InABunkerUnderSF (Dump Flake)
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To: Mycroft Holmes

From the comments:

Use a keyboard macro to add this to the end of the URLS:

?singlepage=true

It works.


8 posted on 09/10/2017 5:51:16 AM PDT by Comment Not Approved (When bureaucrats outlaw hunting, outlaws will hunt bureaucrats.)
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To: Mycroft Holmes

1. Know the rule of three.
Do you have supplies on hand in your home or car to survive for three days? If you had to shelter in place in your home, and there was no electricity and the water was cut off (or contaminated), would you have enough right now to take care of yourself and your family for the next three days?

2. Get your bags and totes ready.
Some people refer to these as “Go Bags” or “Get Home Bags.” You should have one prepared for each member of your family. It’s also not a bad idea to have one in each car.

3. Other things to keep in the car.
It also may be a good idea to have sleeping bags and an all-weather tent prepared and ready to throw in the car at a moment’s notice in case of evacuation.

4. What about pets?

5. Plan, drill, train.


9 posted on 09/10/2017 6:05:49 AM PDT by Dacula
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To: Comment Not Approved

Couple of years back when my B-I-L’s canyon was fixing to burn (west of Denver, CO) we were looking into a spray foam product.

Came in a big barrel and I can’t remember if it came directly from the barrel or you hooked a hose to it - but you sprayed the house with it and it made a protected fire coating a few inches thick. IIRC rain would was it away - in time.

Grab your good stuff, spray the house and hit the road. When you come home chip it away from doors and windows.

Something to look into.


10 posted on 09/10/2017 6:19:37 AM PDT by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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To: oh8eleven

More like the last week.


11 posted on 09/10/2017 6:21:42 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Not my circus. Not my monkeys.)
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To: Raymond Pamintuan

Earthquakes in CA. On my mind since recent Mexico.


12 posted on 09/10/2017 6:25:22 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I love Bull Markets!)
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To: Comment Not Approved

Thank you very much! I tried it out on the article & it worked like a charm .... sure takes the aggravation out the ‘load more’ situation!! :-)


13 posted on 09/10/2017 6:33:50 AM PDT by Qiviut (Obama's Legacy in two words: DONALD TRUMP)
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To: BunnySlippers

Dutchsinse.com is predicting West Coast earthquake activity.


14 posted on 09/10/2017 6:57:46 AM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: Raymond Pamintuan

The article gets a D since it mentions, only in passing, carrying a gun. Only the stupid would leave home in an emergency without a means to keep the thieves from stealing your supplies.


15 posted on 09/10/2017 6:58:12 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed)
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To: oh8eleven

The husband has been turning on the Weather Channel periodically. I can listen from the next room, but I cannot stand to look at the TV. They have 8 updates going on the screen! Puts my ADD into overdrive.


16 posted on 09/10/2017 7:23:09 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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To: Biggirl

I thought it was timely since I just got back from a camping trip, and, for whatever reason, had to pee six times in the night. So, for six times, I had to get out of the sleeping bag and tent while only wearing shorts, while it was very cold, to do my business.

I realized three things after the ordeal:

1. I really should’ve brought sweatpants
2. I really should’ve brought a container to keep inside the tent to pee in
3. I should’ve been smarter on where I put my tent - the air mattress was on uneven stony ground, and my back’s killing me.

All things considered, I’d do it again - my buds and I made a lechon (a roasted pig on a spit) and I got to take home some leftovers for paksiw (it’s a Filipino dish).

I’m going to get a stroke ... (worth it though)


17 posted on 09/10/2017 7:34:37 AM PDT by Raymond Pamintuan
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To: Bigg Red
I can listen from the next room, but I cannot stand to look at the TV.
LOL ... I'm just the opposite. The ranting and raving reporters screaming in the wind aggravates the hell out of my tinnitus.
18 posted on 09/10/2017 8:18:58 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Raymond Pamintuan

Funny to watch people panicking because stores are running out of bottled water - as Rush Limbaugh said last week - just get a bunch of empty bottles, pitchers, pots and pans or whatever and fill them with regular tap water - that’ll get you though the worst of the storm in most cases....


19 posted on 09/10/2017 9:34:04 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Raymond Pamintuan

number one rule in tent camping....don’t drink so much before you go to bed...


20 posted on 09/10/2017 9:39:20 PM PDT by cherry
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