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Oct. 28, 2012 9:44pm Erica Ritz

Here Are the Five Things You Need to Survive a Natural Disaster | Sandy

People stand on the beach watching the heavy surf caused by the approaching Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: Getty Images)

As the media reports on the projected impact of Hurricane Sandy– already being labeled by some as “the storm of the century”– it’s critical to remember what exactly your family needs to weather a natural disaster.

“The time for preparing and talking is about over,” Craig Fugate, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, warned. It’s time to get ready.

Here are the five time-honored things you’d be foolish to neglect in preparing:

1) Food and Water:

Ready.gov recommends having at least a three-day supply of food and water on hand. In specific terms, that means about one gallon of water, per person, per day. Though people drink only half that on average, pregnant women, or people who are sick, often consume larger quantities.

People buy water at Whole Foods Market in Manhattan on October 28, 2012 as residents do last minute food shopping in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

2) Flashlight and Extra Batteries:

How many flashlights do you have in a cupboard or drawer somewhere, about half of which probably have batteries that no longer work? If it truly is an emergency situation, there is a strong likelihood that the power will be out for an unknown period of time. Don’t prepare halfway– stock up on a flashlight for everyone if you can, and make sure their batteries work.

3) First Aid Kit, Medication

Don’t rely on immediate outside help if something goes wrong. In a worst case scenario, you should have the resources to tackle a number of first aid issues on your own, at least temporarily. Similarly, just like you need food and water, you should also have enough prescription and other medication to ride out the storm.

A line wraps around the store as Manhattan residents do last minute food shopping in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

4) Local Maps

In the age of Google and iPhones, many young adults don’t even own a physical map. If your phone or computer can’t be charged, however, and you need to seek shelter elsewhere, you better know where you’re going.

5) Cash, Important Family Documents

Though most places accept credit cards these days, it’s always smart to have cash on hand. Banks can close, and if the power’s out for an extended period of time, you’ll likely run into a cash-only situation. Ready.gov also recommends you keep important family documents like insurance policies and bank records in a sealed, waterproof container out of harm’s way.

The Marketplace by TheBlaze, a collection of American small businesses who join together to offer discounted prices on the goods they produce, has a number of items that tackle emergency situations like Hurricane Sandy. Since news of the massive storm hit, the 72-hour kit has been the #1 bestseller, the personal water filter at a close second.

Wherever you get your supplies, Hurricane Sandy serves as a reminder that natural disasters rarely give much notice, and it’s wise to at least have the basic necessities.

What other items do you think should be added to the list?

Check out Ready.gov for more on basic disaster preparation.

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PeteOH
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:41pm
Sorry for the nonsensical order… Just some thoughts…
Depending on the winds, you’ll need duct tape for many things, but perhaps to secure windows from high winds. Lots of large trash bags, Many zip locks. An emergency radio usually has a solar and/or hand crank for power… These have led lights, weather bands and can usually charge a smart phone.Lots of long burning candles, double the batteries you than you’ll need, a multi vitamin, large cans of gas in the garage, fire-starters, plenty of packaged snack bars, make sure that all rechargable tools and devices are fully charged. Use a scanner feature on your smart phone to scan important docs and back it up on your laptop, then email it to yourself (securely). I have a few five gallon water jugs that are used in camping. Those are full. I’ve thought of dual_purposing them by filling them about 90% and setting them in the larger freezers. The water will have room to expand, stay safe, and give extra live to the contents of the freezer or (later) fridge. Oh, be sure to have a nice supply of charcoal, lighter fluid and tiki-torch fuel. Good luck to all!
Oh yeah… this is all Bush’s fault!

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- Jihad_Squirrel
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 12:39am
  didn’t read… too much
  
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- KickinBack
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:14am
  Normally, these things are not as bad as predicted. But just the same, be safe and careful you peoples out there on the east coast…
  
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- toomuchgovt
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 7:08am
  Great Tips, thanks.
  
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- DRsnapper
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 7:41am
  dont forget to turn off water after filling tub ,tub for baths and water heater has 80 gal of fresh water in it
  
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- VISITORNUMBER3
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 9:54am
  Some good ideas to consider there….Just be careful storing a large can of gasoline in your garage, or anywhere in your house for that matter. If you have a natural gas or propane water heater and/or furnace, the fumes from the gasoline could build up and come in contact with the pilot light. Also, if you accidentally spilled the gasoline, the same could happen. Use caution and try to find another safe place to store the gasoline.
  
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- ImChiquita
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 9:57am
  THANK you!!
  
  For a beginner’s list, this is awesome! I’m actually going to type it out, print it on a 3×5 and go laminate it, just to keep with my family’s stuff. Then I can check against this.
  
  Excellent. Thanks! :)
  
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- Concern4Constitution
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 10:52am
  Good tips! Those plastic jugs that kitty litter is sold in can be sterilized with a little bleach and make excellent water storage. I also use them for storing rice, sugar & flour.
  
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- TheirMom
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 2:56pm
  I would add a small shovel, like those for camping and a small sewing kit.
  
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- Two Sheds
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 6:47pm
  If you have to evacuate don’t forget your computer with all of your pictures and financial info. Well, that is if you don’t trust the cloud.
  
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DiamondGoddess
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:32pm
God Bless to all from the Left Coast!!!
<3

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GC
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:04pm
Storms come and go, some are weaker, some are stronger. Use your common sense to survive. If you lack it, no advise will save you.

And for Pete’s sake, don’t let the government once again detract you from burning issues …. LIBYA and BENGHAZI ATTACK and those who should be held accountable. Wake up people!!!! Don’t you see it … the magnitude of this storm …. nothing else covered on the news … you fall for another distraction compliments of our press. God help America!

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- CatB
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:28pm
  Yes .. when the government gets back to work .. call …. call … call … you can use the Capital Switchboard to be connected with Washington D.C. government offices.
  
  Write this down!
  
  202-224-3121 Capital Switchboard.
  
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- Ilikepeople
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:40pm
  If humans didn’t sabotage their own species vigor they wouldn’t have to worry about it so much.
  
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- ProbIemSoIver
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:49pm
  Yes when You call our “Government” ask them why they are a PRIVATE COMPANY and some of the history behind that. I know exactly what happened. When My book comes out, you will know also.
  
  “United States Department Of State in Washington, DC is a PRIVATE COMPANY categorized under International Affairs. Our records show it was established in 1789 and incorporated in District of Columbia. Register for free to see additional information such as annual revenue and employment figures.”
  
  “Hillary Rodham Clinton
  Secretary”
  
  “Hillary works at:
  United States Department Of State
  2201 C Street Nw
  Washington, DC 20520-0099 map
  
  Phone: (202) 647-4000
  About:
  United States Department Of State in Washington, DC is a PRIVATE COMPANY which is listed under international affairs”
  
  http://www.manta.com/c/mmfnh22/united-states-department-of-state
  
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- CABERNETQHS
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 7:46am
  I feel certain Benghazi will be addressed after the storm. Hopefully more people will learn what happened before the election, not much time. I have been hoping a conservative group, possibly some vets outraged by what happened, might be able to put out infomercial like the swiftboat commercials and Kerry. The investigation might get lost if Noblama gets re-elected.
  
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- ProbIemSoIver
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 11:43am
  ….Nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care….
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0yhHHPc7IU&feature=related
  
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- AleseMort
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 1:55pm
  Wish someone out there would use the name … LibyaGate for this fiasco … tells it more like it is.
  
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ProbIemSoIver
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:57pm
HAARP – High frequency active auroral research project.

A Weather Machine.

It has been around for a while.

They are still conducting research and development.

The timing of this storm in relation to the elections and the magnitude of the storm, makes me question it’s origin.

It appears as though this is a HAARP experiment, that may actually bring about the crisis needed to impose the martial law that the globalists want.

Lets see how it plays out.

More than likely it is a natural weather anomoly, and won’t affect elections or cause looting and martial law.

I just like to keep an open mind, and I am a critical thinker who knows history.

Speaking of History, here is a History channel video clip that explains this weather machine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2crD3TGHy5w

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- Ilikepeople
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:11pm
  If there was a weather machine, what do you think people would do about it? Probably about as much effort as Americans put into preventing 16 trillion worth of debt. It’s useless info if it was true.
  
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- ProbIemSoIver
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:33pm
  If?
  
  You are asleep. Wake up.
  
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- mamatango
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 12:39am
  @ProbIemSoIver
  
  Ever heard of “dutchsinse” on Youtube? Check him out. He was the first I knew of to detect HAARP rings across the US. Because of the bad storm on the east coast, I just went there, and am listening to the scariest thing I have ever heard of on his channel.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO-pUqb9cWk&feature=fvst
  
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- 57states
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 7:49am
  My thoughts exactly, They have been spraying aerosols (chemtrails) all over massachusetts, This week probably to strenthen the storm or make it linger.
  
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- MOLLYPITCHER
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 7:50am
  @PROBLEMSOLVER
  I remember my science teacher in high school telling us about cloud busting (at least I think that’s what he called it) I didn’t go to the link you posted yet, because I don’t have time at the moment. That’s what all of this makes me think of though.
  
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- jcldwl
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 9:01am
  absolutely. People that think the Government doesn’t play with the weather are lying to themselves. Weather it is HAARP or not who knows but It sure is timely for a losing regime that can’t afford to lose. After all the dream of an evil wrinkled old man to see the downfall of the United States, is at hand and this is his last chance to see it happen. He and his cronies will stop at nothing to see it happen. Now that I got all the conspiratorial stuff out of the way, I really believe it is God’s wrath being unleashed on a nation that is throwing Israel under the bus. I live in Missouri and with all the biblical prophecies coming to fruition I am fearful of a massive New Madrid Fault earthquake and when it goes big it will be mass devastation without warning.
  
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- FesteAinoriba
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 10:27am
  You’ve got it right and wrong Probiemsolver. HAARP is being used, but it is not weather control, rather mind control. It induces paranoid delusions in those susceptible to the very low frequency radiation it emits. You’ll know when your thoughts are being manipulated by HAARP because you will start believing absurd pseudoscientific theories that are shrouded in scientific jargon- like anthropogenic global warming or assertions that HAARP can be used to manipulate tropospheric weather or cause earthquakes or do mind control.
  
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- AmericanStrega
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 10:27am
  Yeah-well-ya-know….
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 11:12am
  Harp is one of my favorite beers. It can produce wind at times.
  
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- ProbIemSoIver
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 11:23am
  lol. Looks like I hit the nerve of a disinfo shill.
  
  This Guy is a talking contradiction. At first he says it is being used, and he knows all about it, but he never makes claims as to why they are using HAARP.
  You are the psuedo-intellectual… I mean expert, Why don’t you explain what HAARP does.
  Just Ionospheric research ???? Right ???? lol. Please.
  Before you bloviate and display your nescience, allow me to say I don’t believe in the mind control theory.
  I would not put it past the people at the controls, to emit ELF waves that could cause confusion en masse.
  So you claim that your knowledge transcends that of the Scientists in my clip.
  I seriously doubt it.
  You are either a indoctrinated moron who thinks he is smarter than he really is, or a financially compensated disinfo shill.
  Maybe you are formally educated but just inherently ignorant.
  You are obviously bereft of Ratiocination.
  We will patiently wait for your “expert” opinion and knowledge of this HAARP that you know so much about.
  
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- ProbIemSoIver
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 11:54am
  @MAMATANGO
  
  Tried numerous times to respond. Thx, for the link. I have heard about the Russian Radiation theory. It is a very plausible.
  
  This new take on Geoengineering is probably the most realistic.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9cQfcKR0EM
  
  @fubared.
  lol. enjoyed that one.
  
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- ProbIemSoIver
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 12:22pm
  @MamaTango.
  
  I posted the wrong link about the most realistic theory.
  
  Here is the correct link:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEfJO0-cTis
  
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mbck1491
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:55pm
Maybe I’m wrong in my thinking, but why do we need a generator? I don’t need to watch tv or use my computer. I have the essentials: one year of food for four people, 60 gals of kero for heat and cooking, 400 gals of water plus a katadyn pocket filter giving about another 15,000 gallons from the stream running by my house, and 15,000 rounds of ammo. Why do we put a generator so high on the list that just sucks fuel faster than my car can in a few days would be useless. Sorry I’m not stockpiling on gasoline just too dangerous.

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- SteveSD
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:50pm
  #1: lighting at night — batteries will die eventually
  #2: charging everything you need charged
  #3: For me, Ham radio gear
  #4: Power tools needed to repair or construct needed structures
  … the list goes on.
  
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- Do The Right Thing
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 12:02am
  Well, my generators can provide clean water for myself and my animals, hot water for me, and cold & frozen food, & cooked food, life would go on fairly normally for me for an awfully long time, my bulk tanks for diesel & gasoline for the farm here would support normal life for probably, a year, using generators for 2 hours or so a day. I know city folk would have a tough time with that, but my grocery stores and gas stations are 35 miles away. I suspect I would get to know all of my relatives, soon enough, in a crisis. I have plenty of food in the pantry, and I’m not even a hoarder, it’s just normal life out here in the boonies. I left the white collar life in 95, true country life can be tough, physically, and much more real, but there is great pleasure in, for example, a spaghetti dinner that comes from spaghetti squash, beef, tomatoes, and all the little things, that came from your own land. Most of it is healtier & tastes better, as well. Heat that comes from your own trees is sooo much cheaper, these days, as well. It does take an initial investment, though, setup into this way of life is not cheap, if you want to be comfortable.
  
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- dogsrock
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 12:16am
  Sump pump.
  
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- jcldwl
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 9:05am
  @ stevesd
  #4 should read hand tools. If there is no power what good will power tools do you. It will be back breaking work but hand tools are the answer. Gas powered tools are good as long as you have gas to run them, but that won’t last long.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 9:48am
  Often overlooked…..
  
  Lots of toothpaste…
  
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surf0766
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:54pm
Propane generator that can convert to nat gas. Everyone has been asking to come over and stay.

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TelepromoterNChief
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:54pm
Looks like millions of people won’t be voting thanks to this natural distraction.

Obama wins next month.

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- GC
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:11pm
  “Looks like millions of people won’t be voting thanks to this natural distraction. Obama wins next month.”
  
  The first sentence right on; the second, I would not bet on.
  
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- Fascist Dictator
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:14pm
  Ah, but notice that they’re primarily blue states that are going to be clobbered.
  
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- SteveSD
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:53pm
  Check your demographics. Virtually all the affected states are heavily liberal. If you think Republicans are going to let a little rain dissuade them, you are dreaming. This is not going to benefit Obama.
  
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- bdandsl
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 12:20am
  Already mailed in my absentee ballot for Romney.
  
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- dogmeat
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 12:59am
  You better look at the area affected! IT ALL DEMS!
  
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- Brooke Lorren
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 5:01am
  There was a study that said that Republicans are more determined to vote. Earlier this month, as an example, it looked like my husband would have our car all day on election day. My polling place is 4 1/2 miles away. Do you think that a little 9 mile walk was going to keep me from voting? No way! As it turns out, he won’t need the car until 9 AM that morning, but even if I have to walk, with the flu, in the snow (in Arizona even), I will get to that polling station. Even if I had to risk my life to get there, I would be going.
  
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justangry
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:54pm
HMO’s and the government don’t let you stock up on medication.

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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:52pm
  Nope, unless you can get one of those 90 day prescriptions, but you can’t do that with controlled substances like Percoset or Methodone. The rat-f#€< criminals have made sure of THAT.
  Because of these @$$holes, I have to drive to my doctor, 45 minutes away, and pick up a refill prescription, every month, so they can make sure I am not selling it. It only makes it harder on the innocent people.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 7:12am
  I hear you, but check where your anger is directed. The DEA is a criminal institution according to the Constitution. The laws they enforce are unconstitutional and they put you, the individual, below the society, which is collectivism.
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 8:23am
  Angry
  Really wish you could get your methadone in 6 mo supply. You, windy, tofu, and jihad jerk all support the same collective thoughts and spew a lot of the same collective dribble. You all collectively got a decent line of thought poo poo-ed due to your collective rabid whining. And most of the time there is an air of elitist pinheadedness in your garbled message. Elitist collectivism from purported libertarians is sad. Perhaps you fantastic four can get together and talk about socialism in a non statist manner.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 8:40am
  The meds I need keep me alive @$$hole.
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 11:15am
  So what do you take for your sunny demeanor? Drano? Rrrrrrr.
  
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The-Monk
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:53pm
Has anyone noticed that the predicted path (with cone area) of Hurricane Sandy now resembles a fetus looking to the right?

(Yes, it’s OK to read between the lines)

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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:19pm
  It’s the map that CNN is showing over and over.
  
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Advection
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:51pm
I’ve been through many hurricanes, and 2012 Hurricane Isaac was the first one I ever evacuated from. I just can’t take anymore. My advice is to get far away.

You people have my sympathies.

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skimdit
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:50pm
Hurricane strikes New York City,women and minorities suffer!

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- Eff the Poor
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:56pm
  Its George Bush’s Fault !!!!!!!!!!
  
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- Advection
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 11:59pm
  Obama loses? DO-OVER!
  
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- onez2many
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 12:06am
  That sounds racist, to me!
  
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TRILO
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:43pm
You are linking to the government for readiness supplies and advise?! Nothing like sending people to the FBI to be the next surveillance subject.

This is a completely lame list of things a person would need to survive a natural or man made disaster for any length of time. Especially one of this magnitude.

And people call those who prepare fools, conspiracy nuts, potential domestic terrorists or any number of names. The week before a disaster is too late to prepare.

Oh well, like I tell those I know, do not come knocking on my door during a natural or other disaster. I have asked you, I have informed you and I have warned you to prepare. Come looking to me during a disaster and you have failed to prepare for yourself and your family, either friend or foe, you will find you and your family looking down the barrel of something you will not find too pleasant. When TSHTF one had better be prepared.

To the editor of the Blaze, if you are going to advise people what to have during a disaster you had better provide people with a more in depth list. The list you have given might get people through a few days but it will not get them through a few weeks or more.

Let this be a warning to everyone who has not prepared for a natural or other disaster. Disasters can happen anywhere and to anyone. One does not get a few months warning to prepare. You are lucky to get a few days. Personally I do not want to end up in a FEMA camp looking to the government for handou

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The-Monk
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:38pm
Five words…. (just prepare like you’re going….no, not these 5)

Armed camping with water filtration

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MadenNZ
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:22pm
Batteries (Power outage)
Water (utilities cut)
Simple, ready made foods
First aid kit
A change of clothes
Wipes
Sleeping bag
Weapons & Ammo
In a sense…everything our men & women in the front line equip themselves on a regular basis. Makes you think twice about the luxuries we are spoiled with, thanks to their sacrifice. Stay safe out there.

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- Rajabear1
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:42pm
  sanitize (bleach) and fill bathtub with water to use for general use-cooking, flushing. Fill lined garbage cans or lined box containers with water.
  Freeze large blocks of ice using lasagna trays and/or cake to line fridge or ice chests with the ice blocks.
  Freeze gallon jugs and 2liter bottles filled with water (leave room for expansion) to help keep freezer cold in case of power outage. Should last up to 3 days.
  Hunker down with a trusted group of folks to pool resources and brain power (God forbid) if needed.
  Prayers to those of you in the path of the storm.
  
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- right-wing-waco
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:42pm
  My neighbor would say you forgot beer.
  
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- SUNTZU
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:45pm
  Dont forget the toilet paper
  
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- Ilikepeople
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:49pm
  On the other hand if one doesn’t actually have anything to steal then one might not need ammunition. At the bare minimum someone should have a survival manual, and a little basic know how. for instance a sleeping bag can be made out of trash bags by combining two and stuffing it with leaves. Or to start a fire the best way is with two different types of wood, or have a magnesium block. Eat pine nuts, inner pine bark yields vitamin C, and other nutrients, water from vines. That is if someone doesn’t want to have to worry about or have time to pack a back pack.
  
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- Ilikepeople
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:56pm
  Or here’s a good survival tip: know where you can find flint from the local geology. That’s always a good one, because you can use it for knapping, and also make sparks with it against steel.
  
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grayling646
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:19pm
I would replace #4 with a generator and gas. You can buy a small ‘tailgaters’ gen for around 1k. You’ll get about 10 hrs on a gal of gas and enough electricity to juggle all your 110v household products including your cell phone/computer which will give you access to Google Maps.

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Zipit
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:18pm
Cooler, ice, keystone light, (always smooth), spaghettios, and a flashlight!!!!!!

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- AmericanStrega
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 9:52am
  Also a carton of USA Gold Light in the box and a place to go to the bathroom that won’t promote unsanitary conditions.
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 11:13am
  Strega! Hopefully in a somewhat ventilated area ( your garage), a five gallon pickle bucket with a heavy duty trash bag and a toilet seat to put over the top will work! Add a little bleach and use a clothes pin for your nose when using! Standard TP will suffice! A good supply of stick matches is always a good idea!
  
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Ilikepeople
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:17pm
Might want to stock toilet paper too. I noticed gold wasn’t on the list, and it isn’t on my list ever because gold will rise only so much, and then it only has down to go. And then what?

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- Ilikepeople
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:26pm
  I look at it like this: I once heard that George Soros’s advice was to not sell things for less than you paid for it, or it’s value. When the value of gold starts going down, no one will want to touch it with a ten foot pole.
  
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- oicu814me2
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:53pm
  forget about having cash on hand. Our town was out of power for 3 weeks during Katrina. If you had food cigarettes or beer to trade you cold get anything you needed.
  
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:15pm
Tops on SOYBURGER’s list: a clean pair of Gary Johnson panties.

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randy
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:13pm
My list is a heII of a lot longer.
And can survive for at least a year as of right now.
Stock up on ammunition!

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Magyar
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:12pm
Considering the magnitude of this storm, a 3 day supply of food and water is NOT enough!

You will be in survival mode first and foremost— But you had better be L & L regardless of your state’s gun laws! There will be looting and you will have to protect yourself and family…

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- Shaka-When-The-Walls-Fell
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 10:29am
  Magyar, no argument from me on this one. Hopefully folks that are looking at this list now (too late!) and survive will take the lessons to heart and prep for the next emergency of whatever type. I understand there may be another storm next tuesday or so.
  
  If Sandy downgrades to a tropical storm, will there be Calypso music during the blizzard?
  
  AG
  
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The-Monk
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:07pm
To all The Blaze staff and others that live and work in New York and the surrounding areas.

Our prayers and best wishes for your safety through this nasty storm.

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OlefromMN
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:06pm
I always want to have a 44 oz. Mountain Dew on hand to keep me hydrated. I guess it is a good thing that I am not stuck in NYC waiting for Nanny Bloomberg to come and save me. It’s a storm for Pete’s sake! We get them too. Some come quickly with heavy winds (tornadoes) and some come slower and leave us without certain luxuries (ability to travel during a snowstorm). I am not suggesting people on the East Coast take this storm lightly, but for crying out loud the rest of the nation tires of your incessant whining every time a storm comes your way.

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- 2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:23pm
  I agree OLE. Been through my share of North Dakota blizzards. Mt. Dew is essential to survival.
  
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- Do The Right Thing
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 12:17am
  Beer, plenty of beer. Even Old Milwaukee is good for tough times!!! Works better than most medicines, if you’re short-handed on them! Lots of carbs, too.
  
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THXll38
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 9:56pm
Guns and ammo are pretty damn import in times of a disaster. You got to protect what is yours.

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scrapadapolis
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 9:50pm
Cash????During a total disaster NOONE will care about cash..YOU need guns to defend what you have..!!!

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- Gary_K
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 9:52pm
  Got hollow-points?
  
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- SUNTZU
  Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:54pm
  who is
  noone (knewknee)
  
  anerrmuhwahsappietoo…
  
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Gary_K
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 9:47pm
I have been ready but my list is much much longer.

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