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are you prepared for emergencies with a kit?

2006-09-30T12:37:30-05:00

America makes an attempt to be an educated country. It's illegal to not go to school until 9th grade or your 16 years old.

Yes, indeed.

Statistics: Posted by Z!re — Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:37 pm

are you prepared for emergencies with a kit?

2006-09-30T08:53:43-05:00

America makes an attempt to be an educated country. It's illegal to not go to school until 9th grade or your 16 years old.

Statistics: Posted by {Nathan} — Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:53 am

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2006-09-30T08:13:48-05:00

I hate to say it, but America is an educated country.

Good one made my day

Statistics: Posted by Z!re — Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:13 am

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2006-09-29T14:59:00-05:00

Fascinating how the most educated nations in the world are also the ones with the least crime, and how those same nations are inhabited by rational people.

I hate to say it, but America is an educated country. Why arn't you being rational? You are educated -- you're a great programmer. I don't believe that sid was trying to imply panic. However, in south-east Ohio, flooding is a major problem. During the spring, many homes go without electricity or water, and sometimes without food for many days.

Although very few die, it would make the expierience a hell of a lot more comfortable. I know that I, for one, like having food, water, and warmth.

Statistics: Posted by {Nathan} — Fri Sep 29, 2006 2:59 pm

are you prepared for emergencies with a kit?

2006-09-29T09:53:34-05:00

here is another example of how quickly
society crumbles without water or electricity
after just 2 days....

http://tinyurl.com/mynbm

ya never know aye? maybe coming to your neighborhood
soon? sure wouldnt hurt to prepare....

Strange, we've had ower outages and lack of gov provided water in swe several times, there's a few villages in sweden that has been without water/electricity for months now since some storm.

Guess what? Go ahead, take a wild guess...

Ya, thats right, you're retarded. Good guess.

Here's a pro-tip for you, education. Try it sometime. Fascinating how the most educated nations in the world are also the ones with the least crime, and how those same nations are inhabited by rational people. What a strange coincidence! People with education dont freak out when there's a power otuage, nor do they stock up like braindead hamsters when the government says: OMFG THREAT LEVEL BANANA PINEAPPLE ELEPHANT JUICE!

BETTER COVER YOUR HOUSE IN PLASTIC AND DUCTAPE NOW! GO GO GO! NEVER KNOW WHEN THERE'S GONNA BE AN ATTACK OF SARIN GAS! OR SMALLPOX! OR ANTHRAX! OR A NUKE! GODDAMNED! A NUKE!
BUILD A SHELTER! QUICK! HURRY! YOU'RE ALL GONNA DIE!
DIE! TERROR! PLAGUE! WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! PANIC!

Or you could just relax a bit and get some education. Interesstingly, I have candles, matches, water, ability to warm myself with fire, shelter, knowledge to survive in the "wild" and food (non-refrigerated) to last me for a month.

And guess what... I didnt get it cause im freaked out and scared shitless. I got it cause it's common fork sense. No need to go retarded just beacuse there's been a year long campaign on TV talking about terrorists and WMD's, trust your government!

Education and common sense, get some or stfu!
Morons.

Statistics: Posted by Z!re — Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:53 am

are you prepared for emergencies with a kit?

2006-09-28T22:34:06-05:00

here is another example of how quickly
society crumbles without water or electricity
after just 2 days....

http://tinyurl.com/mynbm

ya never know aye? maybe coming to your neighborhood
soon? sure wouldnt hurt to prepare....

Statistics: Posted by sid6.7 — Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:34 pm

are you prepared for emergencies with a kit?

2006-09-26T15:03:43-05:00

Avoid getting thirsty, fill your freeze with beer

The cans will explode due to the carbonation. Happed to me a ton of times.

Statistics: Posted by {Nathan} — Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:03 pm

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2006-09-26T11:25:08-05:00

Avoid getting thirsty, fill your freeze with beer

Statistics: Posted by bungytheworm — Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:25 am

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2006-09-26T06:38:55-05:00

Yum. Pizza.

"OMFG lik ur post was *REALLY* helpful!!! . . . Not"

For me some pairs of socks, coal, and a little bit of bleach or smth should be enough to keep my water almost drinkable out in the wild for a while

Statistics: Posted by Pritchard — Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:38 am

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2006-09-24T21:18:56-05:00

Finally. A sensible, non-flaming post.

*Nathan1993 toasts to Moneo's post*

Thanks, Nathan, I appreciate your kind words.

Regards.

*****

Statistics: Posted by moneo — Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:18 pm

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2006-09-24T15:30:32-05:00

Finally. A sensible, non-flaming post.

*Nathan1993 toasts to Moneo's post*

Statistics: Posted by {Nathan} — Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:30 pm

Re: are you prepared for emergencies with a kit?

2006-09-23T18:07:53-05:00

"are you prepared for emergencies with a kit?"

I've been following this thread for a week now. Basically, Sid, you have a good idea, and some of your suggestions, and those by others, are good.

I would just like to clarify that it's impossible to be prepared for every kind of disaster or mishap situation. If you live in an area subject to frequent tornados, hurricanes, blizzards, avalanches, forest fires, etc., then stock your emergency kit accordingly, and make a survival plan to fit your situation.

Being ready for anything can drive you crazy. Like if every time you go out with your car you load up with snow chains, an extra car battery, an extra gas can, spare parts for the car, like radiator hoses, a manual tire pump, a winch, sand bags, flares, guns and ammo, a complete tool box, an extra jack, an extra spare tire, food and water for 3 days, blankets, boots, a chain saw, shovels, etc., etc. Unless you live in a remote wilderness area, most of this "extra readiness" stuff is not necessary and somewhat ridiculous.

So, I think that all of us have to be prepared for the dangers that are most probable where we live, not every danger we can think of.

An extra point about emergency kits, if no one mentioned it, is that you need to refresh and test the kit every so often. For example, a fire extinguisher is useless after a year or so. Food and water go bad, and batteries die out.

Someone mentioned common sense. That's important.

Anyway, thanks for your ideas.

Regards..... Moneo

Statistics: Posted by moneo — Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:07 pm

are you prepared for emergencies with a kit?

2006-09-20T09:01:25-05:00

EDIT: PANIC!

Statistics: Posted by Z!re — Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:01 am

are you prepared for emergencies with a kit?

2006-09-20T08:20:28-05:00

First off, I would like to commend sid for all of this information. Although it may not be useful in all parts of the world, it shows that he has concern for the general population. In New York, not many "disasters" happened. The most recent in my mind is when that huge power grid went down and took alot of the state with it. In Tennessee, one-inch of snow is enough to send most people into a panic, sometimes making the interstate into a parking lot. But, especially in the mid-west/west, many more disasters happen like tornados, earthquakes, etc. And since sid is from 'west USA', it's no wonder why he has this concern.

Secondly, I would hate to see another Linux Revolution-type flame war (sort of like the Evolution topic posted earlier). It's not what we need.

*starts singing 'Why can't we be friends?'*

Statistics: Posted by Patz QuickBASIC Creations — Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:20 am

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2006-09-19T10:09:27-05:00

??? lawyer does behind desk of president?

And yes, we all gona die, no matter do we have some damn survive kit or not. And i skip that gettin bottled water. After all, biggest lake of Finland is under mile away, so i can walk there if need.

Statistics: Posted by bungytheworm — Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:09 am