I’m currently watching a Netflix series called To The Lake. Not to spoil the plot but The characters do a lot of complaining as they escape a shtf scenario. Essentially a lot of it boils down to them not having resilience to do things differently even tho their lives are at risk.
There’s a scene where some of them are literally running for their lives from armed men. Those running for their lives are complaining about how one of them is running too fast and is hurting them as they pull them along. Essentially one of them is trying to save the lives of others and those they’re attempting to save are complaining. It’s a common theme. There are numerous other examples.
I hate to do it but if someone isn’t resilient or doesn’t conduct the self’s well under “pressure”. They’re worse than dead weight. I know someone who didn’t want me to make nachos (for me to eat, not her) because she refused to eat nachos that weren’t cooked in an oven and I was using a microwave. I know someone who refused to see a new psychiatrist because they didn’t want to have to have redo all the basics again. They’d seen the shrink once for a 30 minute session and didn’t realise the Dr had left the practice 18 months ago.
As good as they are as friends. They’re dead weight with no prepper skills.
Hi! I am making a disaster preparedness kit. In my area, the most likely issue is a hurricane or tornado causing a power outage and possible water loss. My question is what most of y'all would pack into the kit as pretty shelf stable provisions. I read in a guide that you should keep your disaster prep food as similar to your normal food as possible, which leads me to an issue: I don't eat canned food in general. I cook the vast majority of my food from scratch. I don't eat beans. I do eat chickpeas and canned fruit/veg so I will put some of those in there. Any recommended recipes for chickpeas that would be easy to prepare on a smallish propane stove? As well as some peanut butter and some oats. I got a little propane stove I can cook on. Does anyone have recommendations for shelf stable protein bars? Granola that doesn't have honey in it and is very shelf stable? Crackers that are very shelf stable? Is....powdered soy milk a thing? Has anyone ever tried cooking soy curls on a propane camping stove? Any other item recommendations are appreciated, any of y'all who have survived a disaster, what saved your ass or made you more comfortable? Give me all your recommendations please!
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Hello! I am a college student working on a senior project around natural disaster preparedness in the United States and Canada. With this survey, I am trying to understand people's attitudes and behaviors around natural disaster preparedness, as well as gauge interest in a few possible concepts I may explore.
The survey consists of multiple choice questions and takes about 10 minutes to complete. At the end, it also asks for some *optional* demographic information.
Your input would be greatly appreciated! :)
I've been reading r/preppers, and a common complaint is that most of our neighbors are woefully unprepared -- even for predictable natural disasters. Moreover, local and state governments rarely encourage preparation in the general population (one exception in the USA being CA's earthquake preparation activities). The 'anti-preparation' mindset goes so far as to belittle 'preppers', on the grounds that "that disaster hasn't happened here during the past generation, so it's irrational to prepare for it".
I think that a global perspective would help people understand the reality of various disasters, and also be an opportunity learn from people across the globe who have surmounted disasters in the past. I imagine that a annual, world-wide 'disaster preparedness week' could be a way to start building a culture of solidarity at all levels -- from global, to national, to local.
I think it could work like this -- each year, a global body (UN?) identifies a natural disaster to focus on for the year. A variety of educational material is produced -- at the global level, there could be a documentary reviewing the frequency of the disaster around the world and through human history. (This documentary would be freely available, of course.) Similar material could be produced with a national or local focus, as desired by each community. At the local level, there could be an emphasis on local emergency response plans, material preparations, and trainings. If a particular disaster is not likely in a community (e.g. earthquakes in the US midwest), the local activities could address generic preparation. At the end, this could be a way to build community by empowering those people who want to take responsibility for helping their neighbors in case of a disaster... while connecting it to a global context.
Thoughts? Can you think of similar programs? Who would be the best group to lead something like this?
Hey fam,
I’ve been slowly expanding my disaster preparedness supplies and it’s come time to address my diabetes needs.
I’m Type 1, on a pump and a CGM, and on humalog.
What I have stocked already:
- 400 syringes
- 2 portable chargers set aside to charge my pump
- approx 30 days of pump supplies
- alcohol wipes
- Frio cooling case to maintain insulin vial temps
I’m trying to figure out a way to stockpile at least a little extra insulin and other prescription meds, but I feel like WHEN in my refill cycle the disaster hits is probably the biggest factor for how much I’ll have left (thanks to insurance limits on prescription sizes). I feel I should try to get my hands on some long acting insulin as well to have for if/when my pump isn’t an option anymore.
What else should I work on? Any and all advice appreciated!
This is a new publication from the Drexel School of Public Health: Disaster Preparedness Toolkit for Families with Children with Special Health Care Needs
>The [Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication] recently completed a four-year research project to understand and address the information needs of families with children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) during disasters. The project was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who were also collaborators.
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>As part of this project, we developed a toolkit of materials for families of CYSHCN and their healthcare providers to help address these information needs. We reviewed each of the materials with families of CYSHCN and health care providers, and incorporated their feedback into revised versions of these materials.
Checklists, etc.
Hello, kind people! I need a little help with designing a chatbot for disaster alerts for a tiny project I'm doing, and I'm severely technically challenged. Essentially, we have the updates from a government observatory on Facebook. Our aim is to broadcast those updates to the citizens of a city using a whatsapp chatbot. Is there a better way of doing this? If not, can we design a chatbot that picks up these updates from facebook and broadcast it through whatsapp or SMS services to each citizen with no latency?
I live in California. That's earthquake country, so the standard advice is to keep at least 2 weeks of essentials on hand at all times. That includes prescription meds. I'm imagining being stuck without Adderall in the middle of a disaster and it doesn't sound ideal. (My wife probably would murder me which would stretch out the water and food supplies and earn her a nice insurance payment if she covers it up correctly. But that's not the ideal outcome from my point of view.) What do you all do for that? I guess I could try skipping a dose a week and after 4 months, I would have a 2 weeks backup supply, but that sounds obnoxious at best...
