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AllaN01Bear

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10. small handheld am/ fm radio reciver
Fri May 16, 2025, 01:22 PM
May 2025

a wile back a friend at work was @ his work. they were having a earthquake dril
. behold an 6.0 earthqake hit.fema and other agencies were there and according to my friend evrybody pannicked. my friend was given a walki talki portable radio and my friend said that he learned a lot by using that ht as we call em
2 ways are good when the phone system goes down. non perishable food is a good one . you may be on your own for 3 days or more. that is what the agencies told my friend that he was on his own for 3 days.
well supplied first aid kit . my sis in mt view ca , has a go box in her car at all times and we as youngsers had our own go box by the front door.

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Hurricane prep, asking for ideas. [View all] littlemissmartypants May 2025 OP
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HAH! UTUSN May 2025 #17
Bottled water susanr516 May 2025 #2
I have a home generator LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #3
Hi 'smarty' Quakerfriend May 2025 #4
Some of those solar Rver May 2025 #5
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Water wings. Or at least a waterskier's vest. Wellies, waders. marble falls May 2025 #9
small handheld am/ fm radio reciver AllaN01Bear May 2025 #10
We always evacuate taking our important papers (insurance, etc) with us surfered May 2025 #11
Here's hopefully a helpful list, LMSP Niagara May 2025 #12
To all the above I add justaprogressive May 2025 #13
Are you sheltering in place or going to a shelter Alpeduez21 May 2025 #14
I have found the camp stoves using butane canisters are easiest to operate wishstar May 2025 #15
Do you have a well or town water? yellow dahlia May 2025 #16
The worst is a couple of days without power. Cooler, ice, batteries. UTUSN May 2025 #18
A lot of good suggestions made LogDog75 May 2025 #19
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