Comments on: How Prepared is Your Family? http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/12/how-prepared-is-your-family/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Thu, 24 May 2012 17:04:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: sage | green frugal parenting » Blog Archive » sage reads: september 15 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/12/how-prepared-is-your-family/#comment-5283 sage | green frugal parenting » Blog Archive » sage reads: september 15 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:20:59 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=1437#comment-5283 [...] has us all thinking about family preparedness. I know I could do better in this area. I need to look into tornado safety, which is the real [...] [...] has us all thinking about family preparedness. I know I could do better in this area. I need to look into tornado safety, which is the real [...]

]]> By: Adam http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/12/how-prepared-is-your-family/#comment-5284 Adam Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:51:34 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=1437#comment-5284 Good common sense preparedness steps. I work on Penn. Ave in D.C., so you better believe I have an "out strategy." Good common sense preparedness steps. I work on Penn. Ave in D.C., so you better believe I have an “out strategy.”

]]> By: Tara http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/12/how-prepared-is-your-family/#comment-5290 Tara Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:53:20 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=1437#comment-5290 Very useful post. I'll be rereading it as our car turns into our home on wheels for a few weeks. Very useful post. I’ll be rereading it as our car turns into our home on wheels for a few weeks.

]]> By: Derek Markham http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/12/how-prepared-is-your-family/#comment-5289 Derek Markham Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:07:51 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=1437#comment-5289 Excellent points, Chris. Lists are great, 'cause you might not be thinking too straight when it happens! Excellent points, Chris.

Lists are great, ’cause you might not be thinking too straight when it happens!

]]> By: Chris Clark http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/12/how-prepared-is-your-family/#comment-5288 Chris Clark Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:49:58 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=1437#comment-5288 Oh, on the lists we made.. mine has things like, if I only have 5 minutes, I'm grabbing my wedding album and my laptop. If I have 10 minutes, I add a cherished quilt and our camera bag. We also both keep (frequent) backups of our computers on flash drives with our important documents. That box, kept in our safe, is the first item on my husbands list. Oh, on the lists we made.. mine has things like, if I only have 5 minutes, I’m grabbing my wedding album and my laptop. If I have 10 minutes, I add a cherished quilt and our camera bag.

We also both keep (frequent) backups of our computers on flash drives with our important documents. That box, kept in our safe, is the first item on my husbands list.

]]> By: Chris Clark http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/12/how-prepared-is-your-family/#comment-5287 Chris Clark Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:47:28 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=1437#comment-5287 We also have lists for each family member that go beyond just our emergency supplies. What to grab if I only have 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes, an hour. There are about 20 things on the list. We keep all important documents like passports, birth certificates, etc. stored together so it only have to be one item on the list. You could also store copies of these things with your emergency kit. Also credit card information and phone numbers should go with the kit just in case you leave home in a rush and forget your wallet or purse entirely. We also have one specific credit card that we have only for emergency use. We do NOT use it for anything else. And we store it in the emergency kit. People can be unscrupulus in disaster situations but we have that card available for whatever it is we might need. You don't need a disaster kit that takes a pickup truck to haul but you do need to have some things. Plan ahead and you won't be sorry. We also have lists for each family member that go beyond just our emergency supplies. What to grab if I only have 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes, an hour. There are about 20 things on the list.

We keep all important documents like passports, birth certificates, etc. stored together so it only have to be one item on the list. You could also store copies of these things with your emergency kit. Also credit card information and phone numbers should go with the kit just in case you leave home in a rush and forget your wallet or purse entirely.

We also have one specific credit card that we have only for emergency use. We do NOT use it for anything else. And we store it in the emergency kit. People can be unscrupulus in disaster situations but we have that card available for whatever it is we might need.

You don’t need a disaster kit that takes a pickup truck to haul but you do need to have some things. Plan ahead and you won’t be sorry.

]]> By: Tory http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/12/how-prepared-is-your-family/#comment-5286 Tory Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:33:25 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=1437#comment-5286 It's great to be prepared, and these tips are very helpful. I'm glad I found your blog! It’s great to be prepared, and these tips are very helpful.

I’m glad I found your blog!

]]> By: Derek Markham http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/12/how-prepared-is-your-family/#comment-5285 Derek Markham Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:29:17 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=1437#comment-5285 PS: If you have pets, pack supplies for them as well! PS: If you have pets, pack supplies for them as well!

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