[TonyInOhio]

Great post, and an excellent reminder.

Coincidentally, I attended my annual National Weather Service Spotter Training last night. We had a strong F4 tornado rip up a town about 25 miles from here last November - it reminded people about Ohio's own Tornado Alley.

FReegards,

Tony

[ChemistCat]

I watched people fight over drinking water in a Piggly Wiggly parking lot after Hurricane Hugo hit Sumter, SC. I won't soon forget what happens when the people who DIDN'T prepare are too great in number.

Friend of mine said, well, I'm so old, I have no children to worry about, so there's no point in my doing this; I just plan to die and then I don't have to do anything else. WRONG. You might survive the initial whatever-it-is, and then you expect someone else to take care of you? That's liberal thinking and no matter how old you are it isn't comfortable AT ALL to have no food or blanket. Could be no one will have one to spare for you. If you can carry more than you need, do so, because there will be someone else who has a Rolex but no food, and then the choice will be yours!