Such good reminders. Something I had to prepare for this summer that I never ever thought to have in my car is dog supplies!!! I don't have a dog. But three, yes three times in one month, I was driving and saw a lost dog and jumped out of the car to try and help and each time the dog was terrified, hot, and panting and all I had was the ice cubes from my iced coffee. I now have a collar, a leash, pouches of wet dog food, a collapsible little silicone bowl, and bottles of water in my passenger door. You wouldn't believe the amount of Facebook posts in my city this summer regarding lost cats and dogs. I know it's not exactly preparedness for me, but if I have those things on hand and can help a defenseless animal, that's a win in my book. Also, have food, water, spare clothes and blankets in your trunk. I did not. I do now!
My grandparents were subsistence farmers. They canned, always had a hog for meat, chickens, crops. They didn't consider themselves preppers. This was just their normal life. But what you describe was common back then.
Mom always had a big garden and chickens . She canned many of what she grew . Three girls but none of us took her skills seriously. Now alk three of us garden and Cann food. We dehydrate food . Mom you were an inspiration and we now recognize how smart you were .
A friend had a house fire. It's been one problem after another with her ins company because her insurance papers all were burnt in the fire. Keep copies of your papers also in your car or somewhere besides inside your house.
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I have always been somewhat prepared. However, during the pandemic I learned very quickly that I wasn't. I went through my supplies quickly. I learned from that and my goal was not 3 months or 6 months but many months. At a minimum you will have made the best investment possible. Food and supplies will never be cheaper. Please get ready!
After moving into a Senior Community I have not abandoned my prepared goals first & foremost I will & can take care of me & mine. Hubby was surprised about the things I said was a must when we downsized, and my instance of canning.
I would also add printing out current pictures and vaccine records of your pets and adding them to your preparedness binder. This will help if you get separated from them. We also keep extra leashes and harnesses for my two dogs with our tornado (what I prep for) totes. That way we don’t have to take the time to find them when trying to take shelter. We’ve found it easier to go thru and update information in our tornado totes when daylight savings time starts and then when it ends. That insures we update that information two times a year. Due to where we live we prepare for tornadoes first. Then it would be followed by winter storms and then prolonged power outages. Those three seem to carry over being prepared for other natural disasters or for personal crises.
We homeschool/virtual school our youngest - he loves when we do "fire drills" some we plan but the surprise ones are the most fun. Especially with the kids even though its a serious "thing" make it fun, my husband goes overboard - but little guy is learning and it teaches us as-well everytime! Great advice 🥂
My kids were small right after 9/11. Right after that event, people were on edge, worried there might be a chemical attack. We had a “Shelter in Place” room with the ability to cover the window in plastic. I’d push the alarm siren on the weather radio and holler “Shelter in place!!” My (homeschooled) six year old was responsible for getting a loaf of bread and the milk and then going straight in that room. My 3 year old only was responsible for getting himself in that room. My job was to shut off any appliances and the AC and meet them in the room. When I was a child, I had to shelter during the Cuban missile crisis. I never forgot it and I imagine they’ll never forget our drills! :-D
One of the great things about prepping is that a lot of the things you need to have or do are common across different kinds and levels of events. Food, water, money set aside in a savings account (or some amount of actual physical cash on hand in your house) are useful in a wide variety of scenarios. Part of my power outage preps is a solar powered light. I don't just save it for a power outage though, it works great as a bedside lamp ( i don't have an outlet on my side of the bed). The battery powered fan we have for keeping cool in a power outage also works great in our bathroom that doesn't have a functional vent fan. Being prepared helps out with everyday inconveniences as well as the shtf events both big and small.
We always had a fire escape plan when our sons were younger! I’d get one and exit and hubby would get the other and exit, we agreed a meeting place and neither would go back into the house! Thank the lord that we never had to implement it! But it pays to have a plan! 😊
Having items in your car is so key I am finding out! How many times have you been in a situation where you were out somewhere and needed a rope, a bunji cord, a bottle of water, a change of clothes, a sweatshirt, an umbrella, a snack, jumper cables, a flash light and you tear your trunk apart but you don't have it? I'm finishing putting together a tote bin in my trunk with all of these things this weekend!
Consumers energy is talking about selling the hydro dams on the AuSable river. In the past thirty years, more than one hundred small dams have been removed in California. It's a trend heading our way in Michigan. If it happens, it will probably be like when the government closed Wurtsmith Air Force base. They'll have a bullet proof "hydro dam removal commission", that us locals will have no choice except to live with the consequences. I'll miss the relaxing boat rides on the AuSable River Queen in the Foote dam impoundment.
I still have a hard copy phone book. I can't tell you how many phone numbers have been deleted in a cellphone update🙄. Because I taught fire prevention with the schools, I've always had a house plan. Nothing in hallways or around doors. Practice escape routes at night. I've had family members sleep through alarms! Thanks for all of the preparedness tips.
My plan was to use an old camp stove and the bottles of green propane should we have a power outage. When I actually used it I nearly burned the house down. The seals needed replaced in the camp stove.
We have a new camp stove, a backpacker’s tiny heat-stove-things that is the bomb, and our fireplace hook for stews and soups. I love cooking on an open fire and in coals-- but only for short-term and in warmer weather. We all need to prepare-and PRACTICE!
Great posr, Leisa. I have all of my important papers but they are not together. I'll remefy that later today. I do have most of my family's phone numbers in my 30-plus year old address book but I need to get a new one and update it Does anyone even sell them any more?
After just coming off of a month and a half with no water thanks to the well pump going out, a backup water supply source is a must! I'm beyond thankful for friends who offered to let us collect drinking water at their house as well as my son taking a shower and washing his clothes.
Well have a new lower arm splint. I got through the heart cath better than expected. Blockages were still small. Other test said 70 percent. They couldn't knock me out even adding more. Freaked out as I could feel it all. Supposed to fall asleep.
I know this is kinda off the topic but Big Lots is having thier friends and family event this weekend. 20% off your entire purchase. Even if you don't have a store near you, you can order online and they will ship it to you. Times are tough so 20% is alot. It's a good way to stock up on things. Hope this helps someone.
So right, look at the poor people from Maui, some of them I really couldn’t believe how unprepared they all were. Astonishing . But sad . Made me think. We have been practicing for emergencies for all of our married life .
I have my household binder which includes all my passwords, I have my address book. We still have a telephone landline if electricity is still available. We have a solid fuel cooker that we cook on, gives us heat and heats out water. We have no risks of flood, we are well above sea level on a hill, or other major weather issues apart from snow and the pantry will hopefully feed us if we can't get to the shops. Happy with how we are fixed but always room for improvement here in Wales in the UK. #womenwhoprep
Birth certificates take time. Leisa is right. Get your papers in order. Recently had health issues and had to get papers replaced. Accidents happen. So thank you Leisa.
Getting new anything takes longer because computers are supposed to be so much better.🥴🤦 Actually things got worse. I had to get a new birth certificate, social security card, etc. before computers efficiently to work at 16.
I could listen to you all day. Putting a plan together tomorrow, even though I don’t have my husband’s support. I hope you’re feeling better. Love 💕 and Hugs. Great video. ❤❤❤
Our first need for a well-stocked pantry has always been the ups & downs of being self-employed in construction. The pantry I have now exceeds output past ones. 2. For us is power outages, usually due to ice storms in winter (in Oklahoma there’s ice under that lovely snow!), sometimes because of thunderstorms &/or tornadoes that accompany them. 3 days without happens. More could. We may sweat and complain of the heat but we will not go hungry.
My biggest fear is being without life-saving meds. I can prep food and silver for days, but without my medicine I would be in bad shape. I priced it through Jace medical and whatnot. I would literally have to sell my house, property, and everything I own to afford their prices😢
same. and some of our meds are controlled! if i may suggest? take a look at how early you can refill. sometimes you can refill a prescription a few days before you run out... if you do that every time? you can build up at least a week or two of extras. with NON life or death meds (like ritalin, which may be needed to function in work or school) you can often skip the last dose of the day or the weekend.
@@fabricdragon Yes :) ! I do try to always fill a few days early... if I remember, lol. I have one controlled, the rest are not. I used to be able to get 90 days at time on most of my meds, but now it seems only 30 days. It's so hard. :/
@@DisneyUpBoilerUp oh absolutely. and the "controlled" meds are sometimes so.... ridiculous! like, ive been on this medicine for 15 years? same dose... i dont think its going to need to be re prescribed and physically see a doctor instead of phone call EVERY time?
@@DisneyUpBoilerUp oh... now bearing in mind that i am NOT suggesting you replace your working meds!!!! but i always do suggest finding out if there is anything that you CAN get OTC, less controlled, or herbal or whatever, that might let you survive until you can get a refill. (this is strictly a 'for dire emergencies' step, of course)
Good info as always Leisa, just used a lot of these skills over the weekend when we experienced a rare hurricane, it’s what we all called a nor’easter without the snow and freezing cold.
Hi Lisa, I'm so impressed by your background of dried beans. That's a lot of beans! I get mine from Walmart so far. Maybe next year I will be able to just stock my dried beans. We'll see how that goes next year.
Stocking up on supplies is essential for me. I can't imagine not having food security anymore. I have some minor ways to heat my house like candles in terracotta pots, and candleiers. That's not a typo. I have 2 candleiers. I want to buy a wood burning stove but I have other things to buy first, but maybe before winter is over.
We must always remember the hazard of carbon-monoxide poisoning! Our first line of defense in a winter drive-down is to sleep with lots of blankets and both our big dogs…lol. It’s good for a day or two, anyway….
Ha, I have an old electric fondue! Guess I need to rethink that! Always such wise words.i think I'm good for most food but I have holes in other areas yet. More to do!
I canned 2.5 pounds of dried kidney beans and got five (not quite full) quarts of canned beans for chili. I had no idea how far dried beans go… Now I know why my mother made at least two pounds of dried pintos for her family of six. My point is this: what looks like a lot of dried beans, may not be all that much.
I heard today that the UK has banned canning. Yep! Jars and lids are extremely hard to find over there. I brought more lids today. And I know someone with lots of canning jars.
Do you have a link for this? I couldn't find any mention of this. I saw the UK banned single use plastics today but nothing on canning or bottling as its called in the UK.
@@derekwatson8568 why are you mad at me? I'm hearing this from British citizens themselves. They are commenting on posts. You all know how it is over here with our news sources. I'm taking it with a grain of salt like anything else. I'm just wanted to share what I learned. Didn't mean to get people's feathers up in a ruffle. I brought more lids because myself and others I know do can. So, a little stock pile won't hurt. And it might not come to anything over here. I'm just being perpared like the rest of you and didn't think keeping this info to myself was right. I'm not going to apologize in sharing what I found out. And don't shoot the messenger.
@@juliewolfe7558 I didn't mean to alarm you. No, I didn't find this on any article. But heard about it from UK comments on posts. Just take what I wrote with a grain of salt. I didn't feel right in keeping this to myself so I shared. If I do come across an article, I will share it with you.
So nice that you did not say "pep like your life depends on it" Funny how nowadays, the heat seems to be turning up in degrees, "frog soup, anyone?" but now and again we find channels that help us instead of informing us. Not saying anything bad on them, just that it is nice to get a list or a hint or trick or hack. Glad you are teaching especially during this month. PREP ON and stack it to the rafters LOL ML&BLSNGS:)
Even my cat and dog will not help me, but I have extra food for them, even if it means using my home canned meats. I now have electric backups, plenty of blankets, and will be building my rocket stove as soon as I get the porch cleaned.
We had proof of how vulnerable our local power grid is when the area substation was taken out by a PIGEON a few weeks ago! A freaking PIGEON! If that's all it takes to render an entire town without power for nearly 6 hours, what would something more serious do?
