What About Those Pre-Assembled Kits?…Caramel Powder and Grilled Pizza
Did you know there is caramel powder? Really, you could make caramel popcorn during an emergency. If you missed last night's show with Jan Lebaron from Healthy Harvest, download the READY OR NOT...
View ArticleThe Problem With Purchased 72 Hour Kits Part 2
Today the wind is blowing with gusts that are taking down trees and limbs and blowing everything in the yard away. I am madly catching up the laundry, doing the dishes and filling everything with...
View ArticleSolar Storms in the News Again…Are you Ready to Live Without Power?…Add a...
If you missed Ready or Not last night please take a few minutes this week to download the podcast. You will discover a few new ideas to consider when creating Emergency Kits. Scientists are again...
View ArticleFlooding: Now is the Time to Prepare
With flooding occurring already in Jersey (can you tell I'm a Jersey girl?) and rain expected throughout the region it's time to take steps to prepare. Do you understand the lingo? Flood watch means...
View ArticleChoosing an Out of Area Contact
I got this questions from a reader today and thought it was the perfect time to address the issue of an out of area contact. Thanks for the question Andrea. Following a disaster it is almost always...
View ArticleFloods are Coming…Prepare to Evacuate
Flooding has already begun in many parts of the nation and spring has just barely made an entrance. Now is the time to prepare to evacuate. Assemble a 72-hour kit for every family member. Assemble a...
View ArticleTornado Preparations Now ! …Worst Tornado Month in Decades
Just a few quick facts. There are normally 170 tornadoes through the month of April, yesterday the were that many, and for the month there have been close to 700. There have been more deaths in one...
View ArticleOur General Store…That Won’t Happen To Me
Prepare today to join me and Marjory Wildcraft tomorrow night on Ready Or Not as we talk Gardening. Be ready with questions about fertilizing, weed control pest control, watering…. the time is yours so...
View ArticleImportant Documents to Add to Your Emergency Kits
Adding important documents to your kits and sending a copy to your out of area contact can save you time, money and even your life during an emergency. Documents may mean the difference between just...
View ArticleHurricane Irene…21 Questions to Ask Yourself to Prepare Today
Earthquakes on the east coast…unheard of ! For years people have told me the east coast is safe from earthquakes. I hope this helps put that notion to rest, yes earthquakes can happen, and have...
View ArticleBuild an Emergency Kit Starting Today
Yes, these are the kits we used to call 72 hour kits. They were meant to be taken to a shelter or grabbed as you were evacuating to provide the necessities. Since witnessing the disasters over the past...
View ArticleMaking Your Home A Shelter…Gas prices…Preparedness Binders
Just a quick note before we begin securing our home against disaster. Have you been aware of what is happening with gas prices? The price of gas is now at the highest point ever, this time of the...
View ArticleSevere Weather in Unusual Places…More Tips for Preparing Your Home as a Shelter
Tornadoes in January are not unheard of but they are very rare. Tornado season doesn't normally begin until May. Heavy snow storms in Seattle and other parts of Washington are also rare but this year...
View ArticleOur Own Tent City…A Big Change Coming
The rotten economy has hit our home just as it has your home. For the past five years I have posted, written newsletters, written articles, hosted a radio show and spoken to groups about preparing and...
View ArticleSafe Rooms, Food Prices and Strawberries
With all the tornado disasters the past two years I decided it was probably past time to talk about building and stocking a safe room on READY OR NOT. Please take a few minutes to listen to these...
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