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Old 06-23-2008, 06:44 PM #21
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I have only been in an itty bitty 3.2 on the east coast. It sounded like a train was coming down the road, the fireplace doors rattled and my bed shook. A few minutes before it came the dog woke me up by jumping in bed with me and layed low.

What you deal with in CA is amazing!!!!
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Mother Nature is certainly showing her power this yr.

Nobody told me about a "kit".. IL had quakes and we weren't informed!

I'm sure the politicians have an escape route.
*I'd like to show em one, alright*

*cute RW*
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Our Emergency Kit:
(1) MRE's - 42 meals
(2) 40 gal of water
(3) Solar charged 120-volt power pack (for phones, PC and power in general)
(4) One refill of every medication that we use (good for 2 months)
(5) Clothing
(6) Medical supplies, ranging from Advil to sutures
(7) Radio (solar)
(8) Flashlights (solar)
(9) Matches (waterproof)
(10) 357, 45 and rounds
(11) Tent (3-person)
(12) NorthFace sleeping bags

Sounds like alot, but it fits in one 55 gal trash can.

It was fun to compile, easy to store and hopefully it will never be needed...
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Be careful Vic and DW!! I don't know how well I'd deal with those if I lived there! Our tornadoes are bad enough in this neck of the woods!
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Our Emergency Kit:
(1) MRE's - 42 meals
(2) 40 gal of water
(3) Solar charged 120-volt power pack (for phones, PC and power in general)
(4) One refill of every medication that we use (good for 2 months)
(5) Clothing
(6) Medical supplies, ranging from Advil to sutures
(7) Radio (solar)
(8) Flashlights (solar)
(9) Matches (waterproof)
(10) 357, 45 and rounds
(11) Tent (3-person)
(12) NorthFace sleeping bags

Sounds like alot, but it fits in one 55 gal trash can.

It was fun to compile, easy to store and hopefully it will never be needed...
Glad you are okay. Very good idea, Vic. I hope that you have your emergency supplies stashed in backpacks, in case you need to evacuate.
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Glad you are okay. Very good idea, Vic. I hope that you have your emergency supplies stashed in backpacks, in case you need to evacuate.
The entire E-kit is on wheels and can be lifted into any of our vehicles fortunately.
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Our Emergency Kit:
(1) MRE's - 42 meals
(2) 40 gal of water
(3) Solar charged 120-volt power pack (for phones, PC and power in general)
(4) One refill of every medication that we use (good for 2 months)
(5) Clothing
(6) Medical supplies, ranging from Advil to sutures
(7) Radio (solar)
(8) Flashlights (solar)
(9) Matches (waterproof)
(10) 357, 45 and rounds
(11) Tent (3-person)
(12) NorthFace sleeping bags

Sounds like alot, but it fits in one 55 gal trash can.

It was fun to compile, easy to store and hopefully it will never be needed...
Wow Vic, that is one seriously impressive emergency kit! I've only felt a minor quake once when I lived in San Diego. I had fallen asleep on the couch and woke up around 1 am utterly confused because the couch was moving all over and everything was rattling on the walls. If I remember correctly the quake started near Joshua Tree but we could feel the tremors. Since I grew up in New England it was kind of exciting -- well maybe for only a moment. I still want to retire in Calif.! I'm heading back in Aug. for 2 weeks to escape the Texas heat. I think I might risk an earthquake to live in such a beautiful climate.
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Natalie,

I hope that your 2 week stay here in CA is near the coast or in the mountains because August is normally very hot.

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hi vic,

i grew up in the san jose area. we had a few humdingers back then.

guess i shouldn't tell natalie now that she lives near me...she needs a tornado emergancy kit.
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At dawn we had out first look around, and there was a fissure that crossed the entire range as far as we could see in both directions. All of the paved roads within four miles were destroyed. The fissure was only a few feet across, but was very deep.

Being that we were idiots, we walked up to the fissure and dropped a rock into it....and never heard it hit the bottom.

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I knew it. I knew I wasn't looney, it can happen. Did you take a moment to imagine that it could have been right where you were sleeping?
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