It sucks to be stuck. Anytime you are somewhere, and you're trying to get somewhere else, but you can't... It has to be one of the worst feelings. Being stuck and unable to get where you want to get is no bueno in NORMAL times. Now imagine that you're stuck in an emergency. Not only do you have the normal 'this sucks' vibe going on because you're stuck, but now you throw … [Read more...] about Basic Emergency Preparation – Transportation
How to Die: Get Stuck in a Dangerous Place
You typically want to be able to leave a dangerous situation. We'd rather shelter in place if it's safe, but you might need to put distance between you and danger to get home or get to the next safe place. As we've discovered in other posts, 'dangerous situation' is a pretty loosely defined term, so some examples may be handy: Getting away from a forest fire in … [Read more...] about How to Die: Get Stuck in a Dangerous Place
Basic Preparedness for Health and First Aid Emergencies
If you're anything like me, you were washing your hands ALL WRONG before March of 2020. We all had a crash-course in hygiene, and another crash-course in the value of toilet paper. Much like preparing for security emergencies, there are two kinds of health-related emergencies. There is a health-only emergency (think COVID-19) where the emergency IS directly caused by some … [Read more...] about Basic Preparedness for Health and First Aid Emergencies
How to Die: Get Sick or Injured
You Could Get Sick / Injured We also don't lack for medical care. We routinely survive ailments that routinely killed our ancestors. In 2010, UNC Demography did a study of mortality in that year vs. 1900. They have a nice graphic showing how the causes of death (and frequency thereof) have changed since 1900. The first thing you'll notice is that 54% fewer people … [Read more...] about How to Die: Get Sick or Injured
Basic Emergency Preparation – Security
I was recently on a snorkel tour on a Zodiac boat. The company was a little bit fly-by-night, but that was part of the adventure. The Captain was experienced, and the trip went off really without a hitch, except we didn't get to snorkel due to too much rain and some shark sightings. You can still call a snorkel trip a good trip without getting to snorkel IF you feel like the … [Read more...] about Basic Emergency Preparation – Security