Emergency preparedness

[cywelchjr]

Ralph

You can begin by refilling your prescription 1-2 weeks before you runout. Take an equal amount of fresh med to swap with your now spare supply. Do it again if you want more - like a months worth. Yes it means seeing your doctor that much sooner.

Most regular pills have a pretty long shelf life (nitroglycerin does not). Now simply wait 6 months to a year and when you refill that day swap the bottle and take the older, still effective med and you have reset the clock.

Antibiotics also are not good candidates for this. I would even discuss with your doctor what you are doing and they will help.

The car kit is a great idea. Smaller is better anyway. Less to keep track of.

John

That would be well and good, but my insurance co won't let me refill them till about 3 days before they run out, and most of mine run well over $300 each. Now that said, most of them I can get by for about a week or so before I start seeing any bad effect from being without, the item that's a problem for me is my breathing machine, which while it's got a battery operated option, and I have the cable I don't get one of it.

I do take my meds with me if I go anywhere generally, and work is less than 5 miles from home, and my meds are all in one drawer, so easy to grab with all my other stuff all at the same time. I do try to make sure I always have at least 3 days worth ready to go at all times though, I just have to get to the nearest walmart once out of the area to get refills as long as everything hasn't fallen into the crapper, in which case I've got worse problems than running out of meds in a few days.

[Pat Kelly]

I've talked with my kids and wife about "what if". I suggested several options for vaying scenarios and length of "disaster".
1st was a gathering place at home. If home isn't there then meet-up at the school around the corner (schools are a common shelter).
After that we could head to my work. This is a very good, defendable spot.
Most importantly, I try to teach them shooting skills for defense and hunting. Shelter building could be important. Growing food (gardnening) is an important skill.

One thing I told them that got them to thinking.....
Do you share our supplies with others (neighbors) and possibly run-out too soon? Do you turn them away? Do you band together with them? To what degree do you defend your 'stash'? There will probably be a time when life gets back to normal and you will still be living around these neighbors.

[doorsfan83]

I live in Asheville but have a friend who lives on 50 acres on the top of a mountain 40 minutes north we have begun preparing for zombie day as we call it. We are building a chicken coop and are going to get free range chickens, the well up there is over 300 feet deep so we have built a simple bucket system for water, 10,000 rounds of .22lr ammo and 3 22 rifles, 880 rounds of 7.62x54r and a m91/30 for long range defense, 500 12 gauge rounds and 2 12 gauges for home defense, a wood stove is currently installed we have a couple old school 2 man cross-cut saws for cutting wood, axes, hoes, shovels and vegetable seeds. We have enough dry food to last at least a month. We are working on building a charging system from a stationary bicycle and an alternator so we can use a computer for entertainment. We have survival books, and lots of books to read for entertainment. Plenty of blankets and warm clothes. A still is also in the works. When the power goes out and doesn't come back on we are going to survive and defend us and ours bet on it.