Comments on Los Angelista's Guide To The Pursuit Of Happiness: When Disaster Strikes

Nerd Girl,I think about that too and how it could ...

2008-05-15T23:56:00.000-07:00

Nerd Girl,
I think about that too and how it could be days before we might be able to actually connect with someone. And the clothes, with the way my boys are growing, they definitely need replacing every six months. Gosh, they aren't babies anymore. My 7 YO is 4' 3" so he's definitely not fitting whatever I have stashed away!

I put a kit together years ago, but need to reasse...

2008-05-15T13:21:00.000-07:00

I put a kit together years ago, but need to reassess. Probably need to use that food and restock. The clothes I have in there for Lovegirl definitely don't fit her anymore!

We've got folks around the country we're supposed to call and check in with, but after Katrina, I'm not real confident that we'd actually be able to use a telephone or computer in the days following a disaster. Not sure what to do on the communications front.

Claudia,Okay, see now I know why that boyfriend is...

2008-05-15T12:32:00.000-07:00

Claudia,
Okay, see now I know why that boyfriend is an "ex". What a moron -- and how nice of you to still call him to remind him. I need to get better about keeping batteries and non-electrical radios around and we need more water, that's for sure.

Noel,
I remember during 9/11, neighbors that never spoke to each other were knocking on doors and introducing themselves. It was nice to see that level of friendliness. I think we'd probably be ok here at home, but I always worry about what will happen if we're somewhere else and an earthquake happens. I need to put some supplies in the trunk of my car.

Nick,
The thing is that the ground is shaking all the time here. We've had 514 earthquakes in California/Nevada over the last week alone. It's just that most of them are really small and/or far out in the desert. It has been awhile since we've had a really big earthquake here in LA. I do think about what it'd be like to experience something on the level of the Chinese one because the biggest I've experienced is maybe around 4.0 or so and that was scary enough.

Cyndee,
LOL!!! Stop it!

Really though, I was just talking to mom about this and telling her I hope there's no tornadoes when we're visiting. Those are scarier than an earthquake to me.

Jen,
Lucky you don't have much tornado risk. We've got a little stash of emergency food (stuff like clif bars), but we definitely don't have enough water and I need to learn CPR.

We're working one out. We also used to have a sta...

2008-05-15T09:51:00.000-07:00

We're working one out. We also used to have a stash of emergency stuff, but it's dwindled, and we really need to build it up again. We're at little risk, but we do get tornadoes through here occasionally.

I defintely need to get a plan together since we l...

2008-05-15T09:38:00.000-07:00

I defintely need to get a plan together since we live in the Midwest and it's tornado alley. The one thing I did do is move out of the trailer park since it seems to be a magnet for tornado's. Kidding!!! I just couldn't resist.

I guess it'd be sensible to have some kind of disa...

2008-05-15T00:42:00.000-07:00

I guess it'd be sensible to have some kind of disaster plan, given the huge earthquake risk in LA. Fortunately we're not prone to natural disasters here in Belfast, just the political kind! Things like the Chinese earthquake must be horrendous for the victims, particularly if they lose absolutely everything they've worked for and cherished and have to start over. And governments never give enough help, as New Orleans shows only too clearly.

The closest I'd ever felt with neighbors was durin...

2008-05-14T21:57:00.000-07:00

The closest I'd ever felt with neighbors was during an earthquake. Strangers became budddies real fast, asking if you're all right. My earhtquake ready kit? I have water and canned food. It's a start.

I had all of that emergency preparedness done - th...

2008-05-14T19:41:00.000-07:00

I had all of that emergency preparedness done - then moved out from my boyfriend like a month before the LA riots. I called him to remind him where he could find water and food and he said, "I threw all that crap out."

Sooooooo..... ;)

We're backpackers, so we always have that stuff around. We've been through earthquakes, fires and floods... riots.... I don't think you are ever prepared and I think you're always prepared.