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I didn't feel it, but then again, I'm near Fresno.
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You live close enough we could pool our resources. haha
I bought that cube as a Christmas present for myself at Costco. It was only $700. I could also use it on a camping trip or something other than a disaster.
It's not that earthquakes kill lots of people, they don't. It's the aftermath that can kill. It's a disaster that destroys things above ground and below ground. We live in a state where we're separated from the rest if the country by the desert and Death Valley. Getting resources and relief from the rest of the country may take weeks or even months. It would make for a grim situation for million of people in Los Angeles. At least we are on the ocean where supplies can be brought in but the ocean can also bring tsunamis. Such is California. That is why we have such incredible topography.
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We thought about how cool the cube was BECAUSE we could also use it for camping too. We frequently go to Pismo and camp out either at the campgrounds but sometimes also on the dunes. This would work great to power our generator and air pressure machineYou live close enough we could pool our resources. haha
I bought that cube as a Christmas present for myself at Costco. It was only $700. I could also use it on a camping trip or something other than a disaster.
It's not that earthquakes kill lots of people, they don't. It's the aftermath that can kill. It's a disaster that destroys things above ground and below ground. We live in a state where we're separated from the rest if the country by the desert and Death Valley. Getting resources and relief from the rest of the country may take weeks or even months. It would make for a grim situation for million of people in Los Angeles. At least we are on the ocean where supplies can be brought in but the ocean can also bring tsunamis. Such is California. That is why we have such incredible topography.
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And you're right, we can be each others emergency evacuation relocation sites :
:. We have a truck and fold-able trailer to haul our stuff and quads so if worse comes to worse we can grab our go-bags and head to your place (damaged roads). We were actually just talking yesterday about needing something to haul our emergency supplies if we couldn't drive in the truck, something that our quads could haul. We were leaning towards large racks to strap our emergency supplies on.
Typing this stuff out DOES make us sound like crazy preppers now that I read it back ::
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To be honest, I've been storing since the Northridge earthquake and Y2k. Not because Y2k would happen but because it could happen just like an earthquake. Better to be safe then sorry right? I still have 2 backpacks filled with supplies at the ready. The portable water pump filters included are amazing. You can literally drop a hose in raw sewage and pump out clean water. I know TMI, but I am hard core when it comes to survival.We thought about how cool the cube was BECAUSE we could also use it for camping too. We frequently go to Pismo and camp out either at the campgrounds but sometimes also on the dunes. This would work great to power our generator and air pressure machine.
And you're right, we can be each others emergency evacuation relocation sites ::. We have a truck and fold-able trailer to haul our stuff and quads so if worse comes to worse we can grab our go-bags and head to your place (damaged roads). We were actually just talking yesterday about needing something to haul our emergency supplies if we couldn't drive in the truck, something that our quads could haul. We were leaning towards large racks to strap our emergency supplies on.
Typing this stuff out DOES make us sound like crazy preppers now that I read it back ::
Tell you what. Have your husband come and pick up the cube to use on your camping trip. Let me know how it works for you and then you can decide if you want to buy one. You've been a loyal Daycare.com member for years. Most of my stuff never gets used anyway.Last edited by Michael; 03-30-2014, 01:54 PM.Comment
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what do you have for ( I'm seriously too tired to think of the right words)
bathroom facilities
also I just bought a portable cell phone charger that is suppose to last for weeks with just one charge...just thought that would be good to go in your "go bags" so you can have a way to charge your phone before you can set up your generator
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Told the hubby, he's all for it::. Boys and their toys 
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I don't know what Michael has but we have a 5 gallon bucket with a toilet seat that attaches to the top. You put a heavy duty bag in it first of course so you can do your "heavy doody" *snicker snicker chortle*what do you have for ( I'm seriously too tired to think of the right words)
bathroom facilities
also I just bought a portable cell phone charger that is suppose to last for weeks with just one charge...just thought that would be good to go in your "go bags" so you can have a way to charge your phone before you can set up your generator
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ok, gotta get one of those,
I will do an online search because I went to home depot yesterday to get more quake hold and didn't see anything like that.
thanks
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This is like the one that I have. Sometimes you can just get the toilet seat by itself and buy the bucket and lid from any home improvement store. Or buy the one like in the link and buy a lid from Home Depot. They're pretty standard. Then you can store more emergency supplies inside the bucket when you're not using it.
SOS has great prices on their stuff. That's where I get my supplies from. Really reasonable and they ship.
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Didn't alot of people die in that big earthquake in SF back in 90/91 I think it was?
I remember going through there in June of 91 and the freeway still being a mess!Each day is a fresh start
Never look back on regrets
Live life to the fullest
We only get one shot at this!!
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really not sure and I don't have time to do the research..
but I can in the evening or weekend.
this is what was told to me right after the Whittier /Narrows quake when our water cooler got knocked off it's base and we had a lot of other minor damage. ( we also lived in a downstairs apt. and I seriously pictured a refigerater falling my head! :::
it was my mil and I had 4 kids of my own under the age of 5 and I was scared out of my mind.
we have having so many aftershocks and for some of them we don't even react, we just keep talking or whatever but there is always that thought in the back of your mind." will this get bigger?"
One thing I do know about the SF earthquake is that it was part of a documentary and SF is a lot safer now because of the things they learned.. new building codes etc. but I will get back to you later.
I have never said a "blanket statement "that more people die in other disasters because I don't have the info to back it up.. I just said that it was told to me.
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The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake killed 63 people throughout Northern California, injured 3,757 and left some 3,000–12,000 people homeless.
Most were kill on the elevated highway when the above lanes fell on the lower lanes crushing cars and people.
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My daughter has a jack rat (read:mutt) that's her ESD .. And that dog can sense asthma attacks, weather, she's amazing. We had a bad storm he other night she predicted and the weather guy gave all clear... Radar looked okay... And she started her storm warning..and son of a gun if a few minutes later a rouge cell didn't pop up and kaboooooooom bannnnnnng ... I just looked at her and said "thanks Roxie "Well they are working on a 4 second warning system.
Do you think that will help us? ::
Other states have tornado and hurricane warnings and our pets are suppose to warn us by acting weird but my pets act weird all the time so that won't work for us
You should see what the earthquake did to my bedroom!
clothes everywhere ... but the rest of the house is so clean
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I don't know if she can predict earthquakes but when my daughter was little she could predict illness...Last edited by Michael; 03-31-2014, 10:26 AM.Comment
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wow!My daughter has a jack rat (read:mutt) that's her ESD .. And that dog can sense asthma attacks, weather, she's amazing. We had a bad storm he other night she predicted and the weather guy gave all clear... Radar looked okay... And she started her storm warning..and son of a gun if a few minutes later a rouge cell didn't pop up and kaboooooooom bannnnnnng ... I just looked at her and said "thanks Roxie "
I don't know if she can predict earthquakes but when my daughter was little she could predict illness...
that is awesome!
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I've been through a few very very minor earthquakes in my life..
Hurricanes... And tornadoes.... More than my fair share... It's an equal trade between living out here in the country.. And he weather here....
I've survived several very fatal tornadoes... And seen a lot of horrors there and during Katrina and Rita and all the ones before and still to come....
My kids have seen horrors.,, the boy doesn't remember... But my daughter does... Floating bodies... Just too gruesome to name after Katrina...
It helps me and the kids to always be prepared... To network with other families who know what can and does happen... And talk through our fears and preparation...Comment
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