I've been very lucky when it comes to experiencing disasters. I was in the military and been in the Pentagon a few times. Any one of those days could have been a terrorist attack. I've been to the top of the World Trade Center a few times. Any time could have been the day. I've been through several hurricanes, flooding events, blizzards, and even watched a whole bunch of people evacuate our very large city just because a hurricane was near. (I'm not being superior, I seriously considered leaving as well.)

All those disasters, we were lucky. I've been kind of prepared, but I think now is the time to take things a bit more seriously and get prepared.

I'm going to make three lists on the old blog here. All are disaster-preparedness lists of varying purpose.

1. Bug-Out Bag - (List) - The backpack that holds the supplies of last resort. If we have to leave the house, leave the car, and hoof it or take shelter somewhere, we'll have some food and other things to keep ourselves alive. I can't think of a circumstance where this type of bag would be necessary, but if I prepare such a bag, then I won't need it.

2. Survival supplies for the house - If we lose electricity for a couple of weeks, I need to be better prepared than we were for Ike. I expect that in such a scenario we would be able to resupply, but I don't like to rely on other people, either private businesses or the government.

The items on this list are intended to be left in the house if the need to leave arises quickly, but they could be packed into a car if need be.

3. Survival infrastructure for the house - Some rather large things I'd like to get for the house to make it more hurricane resistant. They are not going to be things we would take if we were to leave, in general.

I don't normally edit blog posts after I publish them, but I think I will make an exception.

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