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Welcome to WHAT IF Wednesday!
WHAT IF... A natural disaster struck in your town?
Are you ready in case the worst happens
where you live?
Do you keep dry goods and bottled water on hand? What about a basic medical kit and simple supplies, like Triple Antibiotic cream and Band-aids?
Do you have a generator, a propane grill or a camp stove w/a filled propane tank for fuel? Do you have a camp or picnic cooler which you can use to store perishable foods in for at least a couple of days?
If you have pets or working animals, do you keep food stocked up just in case?
With the rise in significant storm events, like the torrential rains which have flooded Houston (the 4th largest US city), we can expect to see more and more of these events as time goes one.
No one likes to think about the dangers inherent in our world, but all too often we are visited by one of them and find ourselves without the supplies we need to survive until help can arrive.
So take a peek in your cupboards and garage and storage building, and set up at least one week's worth of dry goods and supplies, especially potable water and/or water tablets (to purify water if boiling is unavailable). The best place to store these supplies? Right inside that camp cooler, most of them are double walled and have a good, solid locking mechanism.
Rotate out the food and water every three months, to ensure you don't end up with ten year old cans of Spaghetti-Os and water that tastes like the north end of a south bound goat.
Tell me - what does YOUR catastrophe box contain, if you have one...
as always...
#StrongerTogether for a better future for OUR posterity |
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by joanbrooker ♥ for New York City
New York City Kos welcomed with open arms visitors peregrine kate from Detroit and asterkitty from Philadelphia. Great fun was had by all!
Please visit joanbrooker's diary for more photos including food pr0n! Enjoy! You can still REC it. You can join New York City by sending a Kosmail to kathyny.
Here's two group photos:
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Saturday, May 30th
Houston Kos Monthly Meet-up
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Fadi's Mediterranean Grill in Meyerland Plaza
4738 Beechnut Street • Houston
ORGANIZER: Send Chrislove a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. Chrislove
2. scott5js
3. cosette
4. NoBlinkers
5. Baby NoBlinkers
6. Mary
7. JJR1971
8. Blood
9. jmbar2
10. nomandates
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Maybees:
Mr. cosette
Mr. NoBlinkers
Deja
TDDVandy
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Latest diary: Houston Area Kossacks 5/30 Meetup: Final Call for RSVPs
Saturday, May 30th
Seattle Puget Sound Kos Meet-up with Guest Speaker Yoram Bauman
Connect, Unite and help plan Action for 2015!
Cost: $20.00 with selected menu
LOCATION: Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery & Restaurant
1201 First Avenue South • Seattle
ORGANIZER: Send John Crapper a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. John Crapper
2. John Crapper's SO
3. bleeding blue
4. LarisaW
5. momomia
6. Eagle Keeper
7. Piren
8. Flamingogrrl
9. doing business as
10. Gemina13
11. TBone Apollo |
Maybees:
tenayaca
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Latest diary: S&PS Kos - Take the Initiative with Yoram Bauman
Sunday, May 31st
Los Angeles Kossacks Potluck
TIME: 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Private Home
[Address given privately to RSVPers] • North Hills
ORGANIZER: Send susans a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. susans - vegetarian main dish
2. Otoelbc
3. matts2
4. Mrs. matts2
5. Joshua Bloxom - dessert
6. Shockwave
7. Santa Susanna Kid - veggie pizza
8. gmats
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Maybees:
philipmerrill
jakedog42
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Latest diary: Potluck in Los Angeles on May 31st
June 26, 27 & 28th, 2015
EPIC Glacier National Park Meet-up II
ACTIVITIES:
June 26: TBD
June 27: TBD
June 28:
Day - TBD
Evening - 5:00 PM, BBQ potluck with Jen Hayden at the lower picnic area at the Historic Tamarack Lodge, 9549 U.S. 2, Hungry Horse, MT 59919. Entertainment at 6:00 PM by Truckstop Honeymoon
TIME: 24/7
LOCATION: Exact location inside park TBD
[Address] • Glacier National Park
ORGANIZER: Send Ojibwa a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. Ojibwa
2. state of confusion
3. Thinking Fella
4. side pocket
5. Mrs. side pocket
6. navajo
7. jakedog42
8. Jen Hayden for 6/28 only
9. Joan McCarter
10. mcmom
11. peregrine kate
12. BoiseBlue
13. Mrs. BoiseBlue
14. figbash
15. MTmofo
16. woolibaar
17. markdd
18. Mrs. markdd
19. Earthling1
20. Earthling2
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Maybees:
NormAl1792
winifred3
dharmasyd
foresterbob
714Day
Leftcandid
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Latest diaries:
• A 2015 Glacier National Park Meetup?
• The 2015 EPIC Glacier Park Meet Up: Travel and Lodging
• The EPIC 2015 Glacier National Park Meet Up: Camping
• The 2015 EPIC Glacier National Park Meet Up: Tours
• Glacier National Park: Red Rock Falls (Photo Diary) and Meet Up Stuff
Saturday, June 27th
6th Annual Cheers and Jeers Meet-up by Mayim's Lake in Maine
TIME: Noon to 6:00 PM
LOCATION: The Point (Mayim's family's summer cottage in the western hills of Maine, about a scenic hour-long drive northwest from Portland, and maybe three hours from the Boston metro area)
ORGANIZER: Send mayim a kosmail to RSVP and get the GPS coordinates
RSVPs:
1. mayim
2.
3.
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Latest diary: Meet-up, June 27, western Maine
Announcing Asheville, North Carolina as the location
for our next Regional Event! 9.26.15
Asheville, N.C. is the destination for September 26, 2015! DKos Asheville, the In-Real-Life group under the leadership of randallt, has been setting the example for other IRL groups across the nation regarding registering people to vote, getting out the vote, having a state open thread and setting up strategy conferences for their region. Because of this impressive leadership we've asked randallt to be the State Leader for all of North Carolina. We've got important work to do on the ground there and randallt has shown he's the person to make that happen.
All states are welcome to attend this event and if you do you can expect to meet Markos Moulitsas in person, as well as some of the Daily Kos staff. More details regarding this regional event will be shared in the future so please stay tuned to Connect! Unite! Act!
For now, SAVE THE DATE and spread the word!
navajo maintains the above event list. Kosmail her if you have any diaries
about your event or if you have changes or additions.
EVERYONE is welcome, tell us what you're working on,
share your show and tell, vent, whatever you want.
This is an open thread. Nothing is off topic.