psybelle: (sweeney todd)
Fire extinguishers are awesome, and everybody should own at least one.


And EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW HOW TO USE ONE.

If you're a San Francisco resident, take the NERT training - it's also awesome and you get to practice with a fire extinguisher (one of *many* useful tidbits). Other communities may have similar programs - search for CERT or check with the local fire department/emergency services folks.


(Nope, it's not April yet, but I'm starting with the earthquake safety and emergency-preparedness early…)
psybelle: (. . .)
Dumped the backpack out on the livingroom floor...

Not bad, but not great by any means )

And then there's the house stores... I have plenty of cash on hand, a reasonable quantity of food that doesn't require cooking (and a bunch of stuff that will be tasty and nutritious if I have water and gas!)... Need more water (have two gallons dated 9/12).

I need to spend the better part of a day on prep...
The anniversary of Loma Prieta just passed. So, I'm taking this opportunity to ask if you have any sort of emergency supplies/kit/go-bag? (If not, why not? I don't need to know that, but you do...)

If so, what condition is it in? Anything expired? Does it actually contain all the things you think it does? All the things you think it should?



(My go-bag is in reasonable shape, but not great. I could use some fresh water, some more calories, more cash... The household emergency supplies are mixed at best [by my standards] but I do tend to keep a reasonably well-supplied household for a single gal. Again, I could use fresh water, a bit more food that doesn't require gas or electricity to be palatable/digestible...)



(And, while I'm nagging - do you have a smoke detector? Does it work? When was the last time you checked/changed the batteries/looked at the little blinkylight?)

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