Posted on 02/17/2014 4:32:15 PM PST by Kartographer
These individuals were able to weather the storm in conditions ranging from basic temporary self-reliance to minor discomfort and inconvenience. They had a source of food, water, and heat. They had a means to defend themselves if necessary. They did not require supplies after the fact.
They were also a distinct minority.
Others still believed they were prepared . . . until the storm hit. They had generators but no gas. They had extra food but no way to cook it. They had a well but no way to pump the water. Some had fireplaces with no logs or firewood with nowhere to burn it. The list of half-preparedness is endless but the resulting sum of that half-work is the same – they were not prepared at all.
In short, being prepared half-way is not being prepared at all.
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BUMP!
“two weeks for all water/sewage plants”
Extremely unlikely to happen. Definitions of what constitutes the water supply, the cost of fuels, mechanical breakdown, etc. all say you’ve got but a few days at best.
We have been living aboard for more than 20 years. Cruising the North Pacific from Hawaii to Alaska for the past 7 years. We only use the watermaker in the open sea or in secluded, remote anchorages.
You’re probably right. I was just stating something I had read about the Texas law. I don’t even know if the law is a reality.
As our favorite asshole said, “What difference does it make.”
They are calling for tornadoes in the Ohio Valley this Thursday night. Our town gets hit by one about every two years, and it has been just over that since the last one struck.
Thanks for the recipe! Would black board chalk serve as the chalk ingredient?
Chalk is chalk as far as I know. Low grade carpenter / surveyor chalk is what I had in mind.
Oh I see! Thanks so much!
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