[Newsbot]

Title: Get ready to take care of yourself during hurricane: Red Cross
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2012-10-31 00:08:35
Canadian

[DrCaleb]

It's winter. You'll need more than that if the lights and/or gas go out.

[Tyler_1]

That seemed even to me like a pretty lame list of stuff.

If we were in the way and didn't already have one we would be buying a generator.
Or maybe not cause we have wood.

[BartSimpson]

They forgot to add that having a pistol or a shotgun is a fine idea as police services are impacted during such events and calling the police for a crime-in-progress may require a wait of up to 72 hours or more for a response.

Not saying that you'll need it, but it won't hurt to have it.

[DrCaleb]

DonnaWho DonnaWho:

That seemed even to me like a pretty lame list of stuff.

If we were in the way and didn't already have one we would be buying a generator.
Or maybe not cause we have wood.

During a very cold day a couple years ago (-47) the power in my home cut out. My eyes got wide with 'OMG, I am skaaaarrrrewwwwwwd'. I thought about going and starting the truck, and getting the pets into cages. . . 5 minutes later, the power came back. I went the next day and bought a generator good enough to run my furnace +20%. I had to get an electrician to change it from hard wired to a locking plug compatible with the furnace, but it was worth it.

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

They forgot to add that having a pistol or a shotgun is a fine idea as police services are impacted during such events and calling the police for a crime-in-progress may require a wait of up to 72 hours or more for a response.

Not saying that you'll need it, but it won't hurt to have it.

Always good to have. Besides, you never know when the Zombie apocalypse may come.

[martin14]

72 hours ?

I would think a week at least.

[BartSimpson]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Besides, you never know when the Zombie apocalypse may come.

Or something similar. The US Centers for Disease Control has been using the zombie meme to encourage people to prepare for a biological disaster with the argument that if you're prepared for a zombie apocalypse then you're also prepared for a pandemic.

Myself, in the event of a pandemic if anyone infected tries to force their way into my home then I'll treat them like a zombie. Just like the folks at the CDC said to.

[Gunnair]

martin14 martin14:

72 hours ?

I would think a week at least.

Yep. After the big one, I would expect services on my Island to be well and truly cut for a while - and if that shaker is the really big one, issues in Seattle and Vancouver will take most if the limited resources away.

Glad I live close to the base and ships.

[bootlegga]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

It's winter. You'll need more than that if the lights and/or gas go out.

It may be winter here - but as recently as last week, it was +20 in Ontario. Even today, most of the Maritimes are in double digits above zero...but I do get your point.

Growing up during the Cold War and as such, developing a thorough paranoia, I always have extra gas for the car, a fair bit of food, fuel to cook with, as well as a other necessary emergency supplies.

I still haven't been able to convince the wife of the need for a back-up generator though...

[CanadianJeff]

Ah Cozy Saskatchewan. Not near any fault lines or the coast. Seriously though the title of the article is a tad misleading.

The Red Cross and the Canadian government have been telling people the 72 hour rule for years.