Pets Are Family Members Too

With all the talk about pandemics I thought it was time to lighten up just a bit. Let’s talk about another of our family members today, our pets. As treasured family members they are often forgotten in our preparations. We won’t go into specifics of a given disaster today but there are some things in general which we should be doing right now. Keep a collar, current license and up-to date ID...

Our General Store…Sweeten the Shelves

I’m hitting the road at 5:00AM to be with my daughter who is about to have a baby, hopefully before I get there so she can finally get some sleep. So this post is short and “sweet” but I’ll be back tomorrow from Oregon! In looking over the stock in our store I noticed we have yet to store sugar. Our goal is to have a big variety of foods stored so if an emergency were to arrive on our...

Pandemic Prep…Auto Kit

Auto kit?  You may be asking what a car kit has to do with a pandemic so let me explain. There may be a time, whether it be this fall or in the future, when you become concerned about a pandemic virus which has appeared as a new threat. You may not be ready to quarantine but may still wish to take all the precautions you can to keep your family safe. It’s time to think about your routine each day and...

One Million Infected With H1N1 in the USA

I realize today is the day I normally post pandemic prep information. I will do that tomorrow, but I felt the information released by the Center for Disease Control today needed to be addressed. We now have reason to believe there are actually one million people in the U.S. who have been infected with the H1N1 virus. I have been discussing my concern that the numbers were actually much higher than reported...

Planning For Future H1N1 Outbreaks

It will be very interesting to see what information comes out of these meeting and what guidelines, if any are given for families to prepare, not just nations. Mexico readies for the celebration of a meeting on lessons learned from the Influenza A-H1N1 virus, where representatives from 50 countries will debate tools to prevent, limit and mitigate the pandemic. The Moon Palace Hotel will welcome...