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OK, I'll admit it, the first thing I did was load up the fridge with beer. The second was fill plastic bottles with water and place them in the freezer for more thermal mass. Not that I thought the tsunami would knock out power, but I figured we'd lose power one way or the other. Murphy's Law rang true and we did lose power -for about 10 minutes.
Other than that, we had finalized our preparations last summer when it looked like we might get hit with a hurricane and didn't need to do much else. So we were good for food, water and snacks.
Here's some websites of interest:
http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/assemble...s_kit.shtm
http://www.hawaii-county.com/cd/hpg/main.html
Cheers,
Sean
See you in the surf
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I'm once again reminded of the sign in Uncle Billy's Hilo Hotel lobby:
In case of tsunami;
1. Remain calm
2. Pay hotel bill
3. Run like Hell!
Stoneface
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do i know you? are you my clone?
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Originally posted by Sean
OK, I'll admit it, the first thing I did was load up the fridge with beer. The second was fill plastic bottles with water and place them in the freezer for more thermal mass. Not that I thought the tsunami would knock out power, but I figured we'd lose power one way or the other.
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I still remember with hurricane Flossie looming we had taped our windows, did the frozen water jugs, stacked up 5 gal pails of water moved all of the patio furniture in (so that it wouldn't fly away,)
We were out getting more candles when an earthquake hit....
Remember those pails of water & the furniture? Well, we hadn't tied them for earthquakes!... this place does have a way of teaching you many potentials... and we did have very wet, but clean, floors....
and now we are finally getting rain.... waves of rain!
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Basic preparedness is just that -- not for any particular threat, but for what life in general throws our way. After living inside 20 miles from Mt. St. Helens when it blew, or when we got a weird 2' snow fall in an area used to 2", you figure out what you need and what you don't need to risk your life to go out and get.
Anyway, it is always a good reminder to keep some store of food around, and think seriously about gardens and fruit trees and such.
We really appreciate how the island folks reacted, and then life goes back to normal. We're very glad it didn't have to got on into disaster mode. If the electricity goes, cook up what's in the fridge and share -- build that local ohana that takes care of each other. Live is good that way -- get that community together regularly!
Jane
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Great advice, Jane.
Tim
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions--Confucius
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Let's see, my list would go something like this:
1. When buying a house, look out the front window. Can you see the ocean? Does it appear that the horizon is higher than eye-level. That's just a frightening optical illusion, that your guests will find breathtaking. Don't buy the house.
2. Okay, so you bought the house anyway.Your friends own the vacant lot across the street. Get involved in their design process. Do this in a subtle way. Don't appear to be taking over the project. Don't be too pushy. What you want is a tsunami blocker. A house that is curved at the front and deflects the water from your house toward your neighbors to either side.
3. Your friends didn't go for it.
4. The Ring of Fire goes wild and there is an earthquake in Alaska and one in Chile simultaneously.
5. Go straight to Sean's and ask for a beer. You're gonna need it. And be glad you are not in Alaska or Chile.
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Here's my list for tsunamis -
Cats
Robert
Car keys
cash (we did take out the daily limit yesterday JIC )
.... and I am good. Everything else is just stuff...
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My grab and run list is short:
Husband
Dogs and dog food
keys, ID, and money
laptop
portable hard drive
legal and medical documents/ all in one place and easy to grab
prescription drugs
Although when our condo in Keaukaha started rocking and rolling in an earthquake all we grabbed were each other, keys, and the laptops. We didn't have the dogs then. After twice letting go of all my worldly possessions to have the life I wanted, it is easy to walk away from stuff. The dogs and husband are priceless. The computers and hard drives have literally tens of thousands of hours of irreplaceble work on them, including all of my teaching curriculum so they are a priority. Other than that I could replace it all with no problem beyond money and time.
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb
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In that case I hope you have off-site backup too, like online!
