PREPARED PPF EARTHQUAKE COUNTRY

1906 San Francisco earthquake damage

Living in California for most of my life, one becomes accustomed to the ground shaking beneath one's feet. But we should never take them for granted. We have multiple earthquakes each and everyday here, but most you never even feel. We get our jigglers, our shakers, our rollers, our movers, the ones that you hear coming first, the ones that start out as a slight vibration and then build into something larger, and then the snappers, that just hit!!! But with all that, I am used to the earth moving. The point is to be prepared!!! Tornadoes or hurricanes scare me to death. I remember my traveling to Iowa to visit friends, and there had been some warnings on the radio. So naturally we started talking about tornadoes, they were even kind enough to let me read a book with color and black and white pictures of tornado damage (not a good idea!!). So as it was time to hit the sack I asked about the Tornado sirens:

Them: "Oh you can't hear them from here."

Me: "Do you keep the radio on?"

Them: "No reason too"

Me: "How do I know if a tornado will hit"

Them: "You will hear the train"

Me: "What does a train have to do with a tornado?!?"

Them: "The train doesn't run out here any longer."

Me: "HUH?!?!?!"

The conversation continued until dense and worried me realized they were having quite a laugh at the expense of this California boy!!

So you can keep your tornados and Hurricanes (another travel story, another time) I am too used to my earthquakes.

And here is my Earthquake Kit, I am so prepared. Everyone should have an Emergency Kit ready to go.

In All seriousness, Everyone SHOULD have a kit ready to go at a moments notice. I actually do have a REAL Emergency kit, and a smaller one I keep in my tool box in my truck.

Here are some links for information on making you own EMERGENCY KITS:

http://www.cityofcalabasas.com/environmental/Earthquake-Preparation.html

http://www.equipped.com/earthqk.htm

http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/special/quakes/1.1.html

The camera was a Kodak EasyShare

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