tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post1585745287941362766..comments2023-09-27T03:58:56.646-06:00Comments on Bessemer Opinions: Are You Prepared? Is Birmingham losing ground?Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842576168520693461noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post-15020352981198457952007-04-05T07:08:00.000-06:002007-04-05T07:08:00.000-06:00Regarding preparedness, maybe it's the 1/16 chromo...Regarding preparedness, maybe it's the 1/16 chromosomes we share. Over a year ago, I started just such a pantry, and it's an ongoing rotation, but it's at least up to a 3-month stock of essentials in the event of an emergency. One such post on this can be found <A HREF="http://sparkleberrysprings.com/v-web/b2/?p=486" REL="nofollow">here</A>, but I've written a number of them - can best be found by putting "preparedness" in the search box.<BR/><BR/>I was galvanized by an increasing awareness of avian influenza but that doesn't matter - there are all kinds of emergencies, and preparing is preparing.<BR/><BR/>One odd thing was some of the commenters: one in particular simply kept saying over and over, well, what do you do when it all runs out? And I kept saying to him (he on the New Madrid Fault) - I'll have survived on my own 3 months longer than you will. But it never registered. He was locked into the expectation that the government would take care of us all. After Katrina, which occurred a few months before all this exchange, it seems odd that anyone could imagine that the government "will take care of us all", at least for this current one.<BR/><BR/>So yes, be prepared. Even if it's only to have flashlights handy, but if you're inclined to do more, then do as you grandparents did and keep a several-week, or better, a several-month stock on hand. It can't hurt, as you'll use everything in rotation, and it could mean all the difference in the world.<BR/><BR/>Further, it liberates you to some extent, and allows you more freedom to help others in the event of a long term emergency. You're not standing in line all the time desperately trying to get food, for instance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com