More Emergency Preparedness

Okay. I received an email this afternoon that comes under the heading of wanting – and getting – more. More stuff for free (for a drawing winner), more stuff to give you a little bit of peace of mind in a really troubling time.

I live in Oklahoma, and power outages from severe storms are waaaaaaaaaay too common. In addition, we have the threat of serious upheavals – loss of home, loss of stores that are sources of food and other daily necessities – from tornadoes. Maybe the threat where you live is hurricanes or floods or wildfires, but wherever we are, we all have something out there that gets scary at times.

All of this is good reason to think about emergency preparedness. In thinking about emergency preparedness and looking for a way to achieve it, I ran across The Ready Store. If what I'm saying in this post is of ANY interest to you, go check them out. If you might need it in an emergency situation, they have it.

Back to the subject of the email I got. The Ready Store has a giveaway going on right now that you ought to check out. They are giving away their Deluxe Family 72 Hour Kit. The entry requirements are a snap, and this kit provides everything you need for “Warmth & Shelter, Water & Hydration, Food & Nutrition, Sanitation & Hygiene, First Aid & Medical, Light & Communication, Tools & Supplies” for a 72-hour period for a family of 4. A nice thing to have around!

Check it out at their blog or go here for more discussion of the need for disaster preparedness.