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Are you prepared?

by Walter Richards

The findings also said that the only help, within that 3 week period, would have to come from the Navy and Coast Guard. And by “on its own”, they meant nobody could evacuate over the roads, since all bridges would likely be out – as well as landslide dangers – and plain ol’ shifting of roads making them undrivable.

So forget the much-touted 72-hour-kit. Are you prepared to survive for 3 weeks – or longer – without outside assistance? It probably doesn’t really matter what the “trigger event” is. I doubt most people are prepared.

I did have a 72-hour supply of food and water. Obviously, that isn’t going to cut it anymore. The food problem is easily solved by purchasing more MREs and cooking tabs. Water, on the other hand, is difficult to stockpile in that large a supply. I think the best bet would be to get a water purifying system – with desalination filters.

Jul 15, 11:54 am | Walter Richards
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1 On Jul 15, 12:38 pm, Tryan Hartill wrote:

Am I prepared?
Not as much as I should, but I know where I’m going if a have a few minutes warning, and that’s away from Astoria. I can just imagine the chaos if something were to happen. The “everyone to the column” isn’t going to cut it.

Also, it would seem that the folks from Warrenton to Seaide would have major problems moving around after a Tsunami.

When you look at the West coast, the less-populated areas are pretty much on their own for a while. I figured about a week, but 3 weeks doens’t seem that out of the ordinary if the diaster was widespread.
Who are you going to save? Millions of people in major poulation centers, or folks in BFE?

2 On Jul 15, 02:48 pm, Walter Richards wrote:

3 On Jul 15, 02:52 pm, Walter Richards wrote:

Looks like if the subduction zone goes, most everything along and west of the I-5 corridor will be in trouble. No wonder they said the coastline communities would have to rely on Navy/USCG assistance.

4 On Jul 15, 04:58 pm, Tryan Hartill wrote:

Yep it’s a pretty big area.

BTW which photohost did you use for the picture?
I can’t seem to get photobucket to work at NCO and I might have to switch if something else works.

5 On Jul 15, 05:45 pm, Walter Richards wrote:

I think I just used the picture on the USGS site.

Unlike most people, I wouldn’t trust an internet site to “album” my photos. WAAaayyyy too easy for someone to use them without permission.

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