[teenyelliott]

If you have real doubts, take what you think you would in a bugout bag, put it in the back yard, lock the doors and give someone the key, so you can’t get back in, until the set time you intended to get back.

I read an interesting idea yesterday that we will try here soon.

To test your supplies, turn off your electric/water for a weekend. Live off of what you have.

In this way, you will see if you have what you need for your family to make it, gain experience so that if you are ever in that situation you do not panic, and also you will probably think of something that you would like to have that you never would have thought of before.

[nw_arizona_granny]

To test your supplies, turn off your electric/water for a weekend. Live off of what you have.<<<

That is an excellent idea.

The backyard idea is for those, who plan to hit the road and try to get away.

LOL, I don’t need to do the tests, I have not been able to go shopping for years.

Of course, when one hates shopping, they tend to think ahead in stocking supplies so they will not need to go.

Do try it, it will tell you far more than you can guess, and if you have kids, make it a no tv/radio and see if you have books, etc to interest them.

I keep posting the coloring pages, as I have some printed and if I expected to see kids, I would print more and have something for them to color with.

I did that when I had a real estate office, a stack of copier papers, that I had copied interesting things on and a box of crayons, the kids colored and the parents could talk to me.