Woody, all very accurate information. No matter how well prepared, there can be some point when all bets are off. I will only hope to not reach that point. We are fortunate that we live close enough to some fresh water lakes to have walking access if necessary. Water purification is also on hand in case of that, but I keep 30 gallons of fresh water on hand at all times at home, and there's 75 gallons more kept in the RV should that survive…. But most people don't have that option. I am also fortunate that in most places I may be in our little community during an event, I'd be less than four miles walking distance to home.
It's not something I dwell on, but it sure as heck makes sense to think about this once in awhile. It does take some effort to look out for one's self!
Ed
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Same here and live closer to the fault and farther from big or small population areas so have to plan that it will be at a minimum of 3 weeks before anyone gets here; power and water restored even later. You can hardly plan or prepare for that much off the grid time. Maybe you can store that much water for you, family and friends, but then you have to make that water storage survivable. Big bucks and likely not work. Our area is on a hill so expect we will all roll down into the yard of others. I go for canned goods as the dry stuff has to have even more water to make up. Bottles of unscented clorox need to be put in rooms, storage sheds, etc. maybe one will survive.
If it is just no power and running water might survive for the 3-4 weeks but if the house, food and water stored all get dumped down the hill, even if no injuries, all bets are off.
Likewise if it hits when you are at Safeway, barber shop or on the road heading home, the 3 days of snacks and water in the car won't last long. Might be able to hike the 15-20 miles home depending on the damage to the earth and the bays overflowing washing roads, homes, people, across on your path. Then you are home and what have you got?
On 11/3/2012 10:20 AM, Ed wrote:
We live in the Pacific Northwest very close to the Cascadia Subduction Zone and always face the possibility of a 9.0 earthquake and tsunami like the one that occurred in Japan, so perhaps I am more motivated to be prepared than most, but I still think that humanity is losing its sense of self preservation and that concerns me a lot!
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