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To: JRandomFreeper

Thank you so very much for that information I am going to start preparing the best I can in this small 2 bed apartment


33 posted on 12/22/2012 12:15:31 AM PST by Patriot Babe
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To: Patriot Babe

You have a small space. Put your storage food under the beds, lots of room there.


46 posted on 12/22/2012 7:58:12 AM PST by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: Patriot Babe; Kartographer

Babe, Freepmail me if you want to talk about medical training. I agree with Kart that having that training makes you a valuable asset if TSHTF.

Having that knowledge can save yourself and others: I’ve told about this situation before: When Hurricane Ike came through, the regional hospital here lost power with the rest of us and THEIR GENERATOR DID NOT COME ON. Critical patients had to be taken to San Antonio, a five hour trip. If something happened to you during the 5 days without power, you were not going to get medical care.

Plus, cell phones and walk around house phones did not work. You couldn’t call 911 if you or someone in your family needed care. Ambulances were not going anywhere since no one could call 911. The only exception to that was if a person had an old type phone that plugged directly into the wall. In that case you could phone someone in the area that also had that type phone or you could call outside the hurricane area.

The bottom line, is, when power goes out, you can’t depend on ANYTHING working - not even your hospital.


48 posted on 12/22/2012 8:46:03 AM PST by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: Patriot Babe
the other thing too....is make friends of people that could be of help to you, or you to them.....

a guy my husband did some business for allowed him to hunt elk on his property, we gave him football tickets and the other day, he had my husband bring coolers and just GAVE for free 135pounds of fresh ground beef, already wrapped, from his farm.....

my policy..be generous when you can, helpful, and you never know when someone will be paying you back in a nice way....

59 posted on 12/22/2012 8:43:02 PM PST by cherry
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To: Patriot Babe
I'm a little late posting and I'm not sure if this has been covered. Water is one of the first items you must have. Cheaper Than Dirt sells two very economical items to cover this preparation.

WaterBOB Emergency Drinking Water Storage 100 Gallon With Siphon Pump FDA Approved Bladder - $19.95

Ceramic Water Filtration System Monolithic Filter Ceramic Filter Filter Sock Spigot 0.5 Micron Efficiency - $29.97

Please watch the videos on both links. These two items will help you economically store water and also provide economical filtration if the need should arrive.

Finally, here is a good YouTube video on water storage and purification. There is a good explanation on making bleach from calcium hypochlorite.

Water Purification - Purifying Water for Long Term Storage
63 posted on 12/23/2012 2:59:27 PM PST by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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