OT: Disaster Preparation

I guess all us Californians better just up and leave right now, huh?
I live about 50 yards from the Hayward fault, which is "rumored" to be
the location of the next "big one" in Northern California. I did
spend about $8K to have my foundation bolted and the house
shear-walled, but beyond that there's little I can do. Katrina has
given me reason to consider once again my EQ preparedness (or lack
thereof). So far I've gotten two gallons of water stored in the
garage. Period. Today I put a gallon ziploc of dry cat food and a
couple of small bottles of water in Sunny's carrier, and attached her
collar to the carrier (which she only wears when I am out of town).
So if I really have no time, I can just grab the carrier and her and
be out of here (theoretically, at least). I really do need to gather
some supplies (shoes, blanket, flashlight, radio, batteries, canned
food, can opener, etc.) and put them somewhere readily accessible. I
can easily imagine the greater Bay Area turning into a disaster area
similar to what's going on in New Orleans right now -- no hospitals,
no roads, no electricity or water, no emergency personnel available.
It's very scary and all too real this week. We all have our version
of a natural disaster to contemplate (or at least those of us not
living in Michigan or Hawaii -- vbg) -- let's use the opportunity to
be as prepared as we can be.

Margie
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