Add Flooding to Your Family's Home Security Plan

There is one other reason for having flashlights available. Remember the story I mentioned? The neighbor whose gas we turned off came out to check her water with a lit candle. Can you imagine what that might have looked like? I still shudder.Wrong may be too strong a word in some places, but there were definitely things we could have done to improve; and we've tried. It's probably a good idea to make a list as things happen, but you may be too busy. Here's what we learned.

Central location: Our first earthquake kit was stored outside, in a clean trash can and well labeled. Bad plan; most of the contents were stolen. Therefore, the second kit was stored inside. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough space in one place for everything, so it was spread throughout the house. *Really* bad idea.If we had to store inside again, I'd put it near the front door and in a closet that would probably withstand any shock that would have us able to get out of the house easily.

Another idea is a storage shed, though you'll have to watch that carefully, because there are a lot of things that critters might want and try to take.More fluids: We had enough water, but other fluids were lacking. Soda, shelf stable milk and other beverages will help keep dehydration (and boredom from the same lack of taste) away. Think about what your family likes and see if you can store a little of the favorites. They will be a comfort. This is a want, not a need. It was very hard to translate mentally what the radio reporters were saying. It would have helped to be able to see it, at least for me. There are battery operated televisions, so if you are visually oriented, it might be something to consider.


Stuff to do: Granting that an earthquake is going to give you a *lot* to do, but not all of it is safe to do in the hours right after a big shock. Children have it worse; most of what will need done is either to heavy or to dangerous. Continued aftershocks will cause stress and fright for the whole family.We had a few things for the kids to do, but not nearly enough, and none for the adults. You don't have to spend a fortune, but a few unseen DVDs, some new toys, books and other things geared to your family will be very useful in the hours, days and even possibly weeks after a major quake.

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