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Someone needs to walk a mile in someone else's Bruno Magli's because quite frankly they know diddly
Anyone in an emergency walking in any type of shoes show have their GO BAG with them. If they can stay at home during the emergency, they will have access to their go bags. This is basic life saving preparation each should take or they may very well and properly perish due to there personal lack of planning.
Go Bag
In the event of an emergency that requires you to evacuate, everyone in your household should have a Go Bag packed and ready to go. Your Go Bag should be a sturdy and easy to carry backpack or duffle bag containing things you would want to have with you if you have to leave in a hurry. Items to consider for your Go Bag include:
Bottled water and nonperishable food, such a s granola bars
Personal hygiene items (toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, wet wipes, etc)
Flashlight, hand-crank or battery-operated AM/FM radio, and extra batteries
Portable cell phone charger
Notepad, pen/pencil, and marker
Local street maps (paper version)
Spare home/vehicle keys
Whistle or bell
First aid kit
Dust mask to reduce inhalation of dust and other debris
Work gloves
A change of clothing (long sleeve shirt/pants, rain gear, sturdy footwear, etc.)
Copies of important documents (insurance/medical cards, contact lists, identification, marriage and birth certificates, etc.) in a portable, waterproof container or plastic bag
Back-up medical/assistive equipment and supplies (Includes Prescription medications, Prescription glasses, if needed) A list of the medications you take, why you take them, and the dosages
Cash, in small bills
Supplies for your service animal or pet
Understand people die, everyone of us will, they how is usually not know until it begins to happen; perhaps it can be postponed by planning but eventually, no matter what, you will be dead. If you can no longer act to keep yourself alive, you have begun your death, other may work to postpone it, but it is ultimately you who will die, especially in an emergency, large or small. Nothing arriving on the planet alive is guaranteed a life of any length, just death is guaranteed. That is the rule of Mother Nature and she is not here to be your friend or savior. In short, life is not what you expect, life is what it was you got even if you died from a postal strike for for which you did not plan.
Now, as John Becker suggested, go send some mail to Canada.
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Who did not survive?
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Oh, that's easy, the optimists. Oh, they were the ones who said, 'We're going to be out by Christmas.' And Christmas would come, and Christmas would go. Then they'd say, 'We're going to be out by Easter.' And Easter would come, and Easter would go. And then Thanksgiving, and then it would be Christmas again. And they died of a broken heart. This is a very important lesson. You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.
As spoken by Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale (Ret.), MoH and he as well as those he spoke about had to endure or try to endure more than a mail strike.
Posted 11/19/2024 10:14 pm
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