okay the recent natural disaster in new orleans and its surrounds has got me wondering about the need for disaster preparedness. for those living in large metro areas that may be more vulnerable to disasters such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes and terrorist attacks i would suggest you start stockpiling. from recent events we see that it may take almost a week for help to arrive for those who are caught in the chaos of such an event and so it probably makes sense to have at least a weeks worth of provisions on hand.
here's my list so far:


bottled water
canned food
energy bars
heavy duty flashlight and many batteries
waterproof matches
flares
candles
bunsen burner
propane
sleeping bags
garbage bags(wear em like a pancho to prevent hypothermia)
tent
always have at least a weeks worth of
any prescription medication
boots
raingear
bandages
pain reliever
hammer
crowbar
extra gas if possible
a swiss army knife
a shotgun and shells
cash money

here's hoping u never have to use them

multi-vitamins

plasma tv
ipod
toaster oven
ps2
spam
spork
deck of cards
oil of olay

Also kinda important: A Back pack to put all of this stuff in.

that's a good list.

can someone answer this?: imgaes i see on tv show militaries unloading tons of ice bags from trucks.

why ice is so urgent for those people?

for the frozen margaritas!

make mine a double!!

This is a better flashlight than one that needs batteries. There are several similar on the market (Sharper Image, etc.). You charge it by shaking it back and forth.



They make great gofts for gearheads!

Make that "gifts" for gearheads.

Oh and as an added bonus some of them float.

MARGARITAS..... HMMMMMM.....

I ALWAYS WONDERED WHY ICE IS SO IMPORTANT. HAVING LIVED IN MIAMI THROUGH ANDREW, IT BAFFLED ME.
THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK IS THAT IT MELTS TO WATER?!?!?!
ANYONE KNOW?

it also helps cool down the global warming

Frozen water is safe water - no bacteria or toxins. Ice can be melted for drinking.

Any food that is still salvageable can be kept cool until it can be consumed.

Ice is also helpful for wounds.

hauling ice water has got to be the least energy wise way to get water to people down there.

First the energy needed to freeze it, then to ship expanded water, and then to keep it frozen. Why cant we get bottled water to people.

and why would those poeple need ice boxes at this time? to keep their filet mignons cool? Millitary rations, canned food, baby formula dont need refrigeration.

and electricity is out down there.

*baloons & aluminum foil (*if you know the substance)
my dog friends
kibbles and bitz
and,

(to build up my leadership position and future political base)

An inflatable raft in the attic

Frozen water is not safe water -- when you travel to 3rd world countries they always say don't drink bottled water/coke/juice with ice in it.

Hmmmmmm, anti, you're absolutely right - and yet I read on a "home emergency preparedness" website that after an emergency you should rely on melted ice for drinking water because you know it's safe.

The mystery deepens...

I believe they need ice because they don't have air-conditioning (no electricity in many areas). The South is too hot especially for the aging.

a shotgun and shells!?
what would you be shooting in a large metro area? rats to eat? people?


how to survive a zombie attack

a shotgun is a great equalizer. it can also be used as an oar.
kill the brain kill the ghoul...

ice water is not necessaery safe water.

personal experience: a week spent on the red sea, egypt, first day i drank water with ice, i had diarrhea for the entire week. my girlfriend drank only canned soda and she was fine.
even the receptionist said that i had been a fool to have ice in my drink. nobody had ice, apart tourists.

a good lighthearted 'while Rome burns' book...any suggestions?

it's all about how much cash money you have..

dang straight, abra. you gotta protect yoself from all them crazies wid guns out thar.

a machine gun will be needed to break apart that huge block of ice.

Snippet of Dialogue From PANIC IN THE YEAR ZERO:

Harry: Look sweetheart, for the next few weeks survival is going
to have to be on an individual level.
Ann: What do you want to do, write off the rest of the world?
Harry: When civilization gets civilized again, I'll rejoin.

zombies are hot.

Kit contains 2 slim round chocolate pillars, 6pk chocolate tealights, 2 chocolate votive candles with glass holder and a bath bomb.

If there is one thing I learned from George A. Romero, its that solanum is a bitch and a shotgun is by far the best defense.

not to mention the deception of a 'walled city' as protection.........
what happens when the zombies break through?
or the levee doesn't hold?

guns help, the final showdown
and the question is: what would you do?

the more i discover the more intruiging this canada gets

there's a movie being filmed in my apartment building today and the lobby is the set for an alien task force agency.

last week it was the EPA for a t.v. series.

and i live in canada.....
hmmm.