Comments on: Disaster time: what to grab in ten minutes

By: 101 Things in 1,001 Days

101 Things in 1,001 Days — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:57:06 +0000

[...] Update and consolidate my family medical history 86. Assemble an earthquake kit for home – April 2009 as part of a disaster party. 87. Work things out with my mom – or at least try (Standard issues [...]

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:04:10 +0000

Just when I thought I was prepared, I read your post and realize there is more I can do! Here is what I have to say about the matter: http://deyoesideshow.blogspot.com/2009/04/day-after-tomorrow.html

By: S.LO

S.LO — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:34:58 +0000

I’d grab my daughter (of course), my two dogs, my purse and Blackberry, the laptop, and our household binder (which includes everything I would need to manage our finances and set up a new household…at least, it’s supposed to. I’m still working on it).
Wow. I really need to get my act together. We live near a military base and I may actually need to evacuate at some point.

By: Regan

Regan — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:25:24 +0000

1) Jack – I have gotten pretty quick about packing him up, so I think this will only take about 2.5 minutes.
2) Diaper Bag – I always keep the diaper bag fully prepared to go out, so no extra time needed here.
3) Pollo – I can’t leave the dog behind, though he probably thinks I would forget about him! (probably another minute added here)
4) Food – Grab the dogs large tupperware of food, clean out the pantry with a sweeping hand movement, and luckily Jack’s food is where ever I am! (2 minutes)
5) Case of water – We always keep a new case in the house for this purpose. (1 minute because the case is heavy and I am still working on my muscle strength!)
6) Documents – I am really good about filing all our documents into labeled files. (30 seconds)
7) Flashlights & Emergency Radio – These are kept with the case of water
8) Blankets – You can do anything with these. Sleep, build shelter, make clothes.
9) Clothes – Sorry honey, you get whatever is in your drawer. I am not packing for the weather.
Well, I think my 10 minutes would definitely be up. Does anyone want to time me and see if I can do it? I am kind of curious myself.

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:59:33 +0000

Check my post out here, http://bluejardiniere.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-would-you-grab.html
What a great subject to talk about, everybody should consider it!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:52:35 +0000

The kid, the dogs, laptops, pictures, a few things from the file cabinet . . . and then I would run!

By: KimB

KimB — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:09:45 +0000

I’d grab the kids, a wackload of diapers, the computer, photo albums, random files (hoping that one contains the “important documents”) and if I had my wits about me, I’d grab some food too.