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TAKE STOCK – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #4

A cyber-attack has been launched on your country. The entire power grid has been taken offline. To practice this scenario, live a full 24 hours without electricity. You must cook your meals without using electricity. There is no using the internet or cell phones,… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #4”

WHAT DID WE LEARN? – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #3

What are some of the things you learned from participating in Emergency Scenario #3? “IT’S TIME TO ROTATE YOUR 72-HOUR KIT FOOD & WATER – while this isn’t necessarily an emergency it’s something that needs to be done every year or so to ensure… Continue Reading “WHAT DID WE LEARN? – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #3”

TAKE STOCK – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #3

IT’S TIME TO ROTATE YOUR 72-HOUR KIT FOOD & WATER  While this isn’t necessarily an emergency it’s something that needs to be done every year or so to ensure you are ready in the event of an emergency. To LIVE this scenario for the… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #3”

WHAT DID WE LEARN? – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #2

What are some of the things you learned from participating in Emergency Scenario #2? “You were involved in a car accident. You have some bumps and aches but were not seriously injured physically, however you have lost your memory.” There are so many situations… Continue Reading “WHAT DID WE LEARN? – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #2”

TAKE STOCK – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #2

“You were involved in a car accident. You have some bumps and aches but were not seriously injured physically, however you have lost your memory.” While this is a terrible thing to think about, this and many other scenarios where you are out of… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #2”

TAKE STOCK – WEEK 26

Good personal hygiene is important under normal circumstances.  In an emergency or after a disaster has occurred it is still important but not necessarily as easy to accomplish. This week TAKE STOCK of how well you will be able to maintain personal hygiene if the… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 26”

TAKE STOCK – CATCH UP

We haven’t taken time for a catch-up week for a while so let’s do that. This will give us the opportunity to re-visit the weekly assignments and take care of anything we might have missed. In Week 17 we were to Take Stock of… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – CATCH UP”

TAKE STOCK – WEEK 24

Things sure have changed over the decades as far as the availability of information to help us with our Self-Reliance and Preparedness goals.  This week let’s TAKE STOCK of our dependence (over-dependence?) on technology for this information. In the not-so-olden days, we spent serious… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 24”

TAKE STOCK – WEEK 23

Food Storage guidelines indicate we should store powdered milk – 24 pounds per person.  Naturally, this assumes you aren’t dealing with a dairy allergy.  As always, your food storage needs to fit your family.  This week TAKE STOCK of how well you are USING… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 23”

TAKE STOCK – WEEK 17

In case you’re wondering – I didn’t post my Week 16 message here on the blog because it revolved around planting your garden and I didn’t want to stress out my more northerly friends, who are still getting snow, by declaring, “It’s time to… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 17”