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News Roundup-Birthday Edition

These articles and posts gave me lots of food for thought. Leave a comment if you read any of them I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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Mon, November 9 2009 » Emergency, Money, Survival, Uncategorized, Weather » No Comments

How Would A Storm Affect Me?

I got it together after I asked how would a really bad storm affect me and my daily routines?

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Tue, November 3 2009 » Survival, Weather » No Comments

What could happen in New York City?

For the next few weeks  I want to look at hazards that can affect New York City. I had no idea that there were so many. I guess since they don’t happen often or even all at once they don’t come to mind unless they’re happening.

Come to find out our city is subject to: [...]

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Mon, November 2 2009 » Survival, Uncategorized » No Comments

Weekly Roundup-Epiphany Edition

I was taking a look at some blogs and the news and no surprise everyone is focused on the economy and the flu. I don’t know how things will play out with either the economy or the flu. The light bulb came on right after I typed the last sentence–nobody knows how events are going [...]

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Mon, October 26 2009 » Survival, Uncategorized » No Comments

What’s In Your Get-Home Bag?

I was miles away from home each time we had an emergency event here in New York and I had to get myself home using what ever I had on hand at the time. It would be worth the time to fill a bag with items you chose yourself and that you probably already have at home. What items would help you get home quickly, safely and comfortably in an emergency?

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Wed, October 14 2009 » Emergency, Evacuation, Organization, Survival » No Comments