05-11-2015, 01:54 PM
We refreshed our food supply (have used the post offices food drive as a reminder to rotate OUT the stock & replace with new fresh emergency food
ONE BIG REMINDER: for ANYONE with pets, if you are evacuated you will have to have pet carriers for your pets to be allowed into the shelters. Last August I witnessed people being turned away from the hurricane shelter because they did not have pet carriers (these can be cages, airport carriers, they even did have some soft carriers, BUT one cat in a soft carriers did rip it apart when the storm hit & the cat was loose until the wonderful volunteers were able to trap it in a restroom....so I would make sure that your carrier can contain you pet!)
And remember to have a grab n go bag for your pet(s) (ours is with the carriers...)
There were soo many lost animals after the storm, even if you do not evacuate, please remember to contain even your outside critters if you can... a storm can blast them away!
And today the report is to expect that this will be a very el Nino influenced year... so expect the un-expected!
ADD: I found a box of Cheerios to be a great thing at the shelter...helped quiet down a worried, over sugared young lady & gave her a comfort food that was fun to play with....
based on this, also watch the sugar/salt in your emergency food... you will have little to do in a close confined area...nice slow munching food with a good all around nutrition is better than quick energy bars...
luckily I also had a big bag of carrots & made a lot of carrot sticks before the evacuation call...
ONE BIG REMINDER: for ANYONE with pets, if you are evacuated you will have to have pet carriers for your pets to be allowed into the shelters. Last August I witnessed people being turned away from the hurricane shelter because they did not have pet carriers (these can be cages, airport carriers, they even did have some soft carriers, BUT one cat in a soft carriers did rip it apart when the storm hit & the cat was loose until the wonderful volunteers were able to trap it in a restroom....so I would make sure that your carrier can contain you pet!)
And remember to have a grab n go bag for your pet(s) (ours is with the carriers...)
There were soo many lost animals after the storm, even if you do not evacuate, please remember to contain even your outside critters if you can... a storm can blast them away!
And today the report is to expect that this will be a very el Nino influenced year... so expect the un-expected!
ADD: I found a box of Cheerios to be a great thing at the shelter...helped quiet down a worried, over sugared young lady & gave her a comfort food that was fun to play with....
based on this, also watch the sugar/salt in your emergency food... you will have little to do in a close confined area...nice slow munching food with a good all around nutrition is better than quick energy bars...
luckily I also had a big bag of carrots & made a lot of carrot sticks before the evacuation call...