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Originally Posted by The Reaper
MW:
I do believe that it is prudent to have a generator, spare gas, radio, flashlight, extra batteries, a first aid kit, a little cash, and some hard rations for a week or two of natural disasters of all kinds on hand, but haven't we seen a lot of this "disease de jour" promotion that is going to kill us all?
TR
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TR -- You are already mostly there, I guess I was aiming this at those who aren't. I don't know your situation, but I added bleach for H20 purification (I'm in the northern Chicago suburbs with Lake Michigan water -- we have 5 days of chlorine I'm told) and decon, oral rehydration solution mix (sugar and salt will do), ibuprofen/tylenol etc., TP and hygiene supplies, and went to 90 days on the food.
Last week I received from a client a pallet with
another 90 days of dehydrated food for four (Mountain House), N95 masks x 300, hospital booties and 2 empty 55 gal barrels for water. Next Tuesday I am getting audited on my disaster plans by a different group (backup power, succession planning, isolation plans for staff i.e. work-from-home options, etc. etc.). I am also basically being forced to put all our source code into escrow. They joke they are worried we will win the Powerball and decide to retire and leave them high and dry. We never had a whiff of this with SARS.
I am planning my life as if this will NOT hit -- the family is still going diving in Mexico soon -- but I am prepared for the worst. When it doesn't hit I'll open up a Mountain House store.
The conversation over beers last week included whether to bring this up in the press, with family, etc. One guy said "What if you were on a beach in
Phuket on Dec 26, 2004. The sky is blue and the seas are calm. Your cell phone rings and God says 'There's a 50/50 chance there'll be a tsunami in one hour.' Would you run around warning people?" Fear of humiliation is a powerful thing -- I debated long and hard before posting this thread. I remember someone telling me about a guy who choked on a piece of steak and ran into the resaurant bathroom to die rather than make a scene.
My program finished running, gotta go.