mnealtx 0 #26 June 17, 2008 Quote I have a big bag of dog food!! Careful with that - you don't want to get run over when you're in the middle of the street licking your nuts... Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertimeunc 0 #27 June 17, 2008 Oh, there were a lot more cans than what you see in the picture! I was personally responsible for about 10% of the beer fort/castle!The best things in life are dangerous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydemon2 0 #28 June 17, 2008 QuoteCareful with that - you don't want to get run over when you're in the middle of the street licking your nuts... Oh I am not stupid I learned that last time, I stay in the yard from now when I do that.Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone! I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #29 June 17, 2008 Quote I have a big bag of dog food!! And if it gets really bad Im heading over to LisaH's she is super stocked up! That's right!! I sure am. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #30 June 17, 2008 I have a Leatherman knife, a pair of shoe strings and a still. I figure I'm set.skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydemon2 0 #31 June 17, 2008 Yeah thats great but what good are the leatherman and the laces? Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone! I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #32 June 17, 2008 Quote Quote Careful with that - you don't want to get run over when you're in the middle of the street licking your nuts... Oh I am not stupid I learned that last time, I stay in the yard from now when I do that. Much more entertaining for the neighbors, I'm sure!!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdthomas 0 #33 June 17, 2008 Very prepared! Shelves upon shelves of camping gear, generator for power loss! and a few days worth of fuel for the sucker! We have a small solar charger for our phones and mp3 player. Guns, lots of guns with lots of ammo and the ability to use the firearm profeciently. Food for us and the dogs for a few weeks, water ready to go as well. We also have sheets of plywood and other building materials stock piled as I enjoy wood working, so we can cover windows, doors holes int he roof if we have to.. oh and lots of classic blue tarps! the back up plan, we have a horse trailer that has living quaters, we keep it at a seperate location and if we have to we can live in it. the third back up on that is our camper that we keep at another seperate location. Wow, reading this you would think we are paranoid, but this all is stuff we already have and it just makes us prepared. With the recent tornados we have already lived in the basement several times this spring! it' comfortable down there thats for sure. Joewww.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeForsythe 0 #34 June 17, 2008 Yes When I built the house I built it 2’ higher than required. It has a safe room that is all 8” concrete walls and the ceiling is concrete too. The door is a double steel door. There is a primary 45KW generator with and automatic transfer switch and fuel for 60 days, a secondary 12.5KW portable generator, two water wells and enough construction supplies to handle any short term repairs. As for food, there is enough MRE’s for two weeks and rice and basics for about 60 days. The MRE’s have a five year shelf life and the rice and basics I donate to a church soup kitchen at the end of each hurricane season. On the medical side, well let’s just say you could do surgery. Oh, don’t even think of coming on the property if you are not invited, it is very well protected!!! I have never evacuated from any of the hurricanes including the Cat 4 a few years back. Lost grid power for 11 days and it took three days to clear a path back out to a main road but that was about the worst of it. During the Cat 4 I did lose one shingle on the roof.Time and pressure will always show you who a person really is! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #35 June 17, 2008 QuoteOn the medical side, well let’s just say you could do surgery. I wear a size 7 underglove and a 6 1/2 on top. I prefer the duraprep scrub. And I close skin with a 4-0 vicryl on a Keith needle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeForsythe 0 #36 June 17, 2008 You will have to settle for Betadine, size 6 or 7 gloves and in 4-0 it will be Ethilon with a P-3. And yes, if you want a postop EKG, xray or ultrasound that can be done. Time and pressure will always show you who a person really is! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #37 June 17, 2008 I've gotta start with the risks for which I've gotta be prepared. I live in Fresno. So, what are the risks? A couple of years ago, a website did a study for the riskiest communities for natural disaters. Miami was riskiest, followed by NoLa, Oakland, SF, Honolulu, San Jose, LA, Houston and Long Beach. On the low end was Mesa, followed by Milwaukee, Cleveland, El Paso, Phoenix, Tucson, Colorado Springs, Detroit, Fresno, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia. YAY! HEre we feel the odd earthquake, but we're so far away from any big faults that it just isn't as risky. And we're on pretty good soil for it. Most in the know don't even recommend earthquake insurance. We gotta go to west Fresno County for significant risks. No worries about blizzards, tsunamis. Hurricanes - no. No storm surge and inland enough to have nothing more than really heavy rain. We're flat - so wildfires ain't too big. The only risks we have are possible flooding (nothing near like Sacramento), but I'm next to a big river basin. And another risk could be volcano - if the wind gets all weird and Mammoth goes up. The biggest risk we have is mammoth heat wave and power outage. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #38 June 17, 2008 OK... All ya'll. You might have some equipment, but do you have the knowledge? Stuff will cover you for a few weeks and months... but what if it really falls apart? Do you have "what it takes"? Connections Plants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdthomas 0 #39 June 17, 2008 QuoteOK... All ya'll. You might have some equipment, but do you have the knowledge? Stuff will cover you for a few weeks and months... but what if it really falls apart? Do you have "what it takes"? Connections Plants I would say that I have the knowledge, at least I think I do. I don't have the surgical ward that other have as I am just an EMT-I, so I have some capabilities there not many though. My knowledge of plants to eat is good, I was one of those boy scout types all the way thru that program. I have been tested thru natural acts, lost power and utilities for 3days one spring a few years ago and spent a week with out power one winter. pipes froze heat did not work. I closed off my kitchen, got a warm morning heater (ventless natural gas) and burned candles for added heat. used my camp stove to cook with and warm water for baths. It was primative and cold but I survived it. We have grow lights in our garage and keep our deck plants alive all winter, I suppose I could build a garden down there as well and grown food stuffs. Joewww.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #40 June 17, 2008 If the camper or horse trailer are out of commission I guess I'll get on a horse, load what we can and ride to Mike's place. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
