Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Preparing Yourself In Surviving The Grid Going Down

By Jason Mitchell


Earthquake, tsunami, storms and cyclone. Add in your list the terrorist attack and even war. This is not fictional. You would not know when will be this catastrophe occur but surely it will. That is why, right now, you must prepare yourself.

Nobody knows when it will last. It can be for a day, week and even for a month. The impact and damage can affect the rehabilitation period. Not to mention the ability of your government to address this issue. When things turn as a game for surviving the grid going down, you must play your part to win.

You would be exposed to an environment with no sign of human civilization. You will be out of heat protection especially in winter. When it happens, expect more terrible things such as lack of supplies with your food and water. There is no direct accessibility to hospitals and all the road will be blocked. It might not happen at the same time and hopefully, it would not.

However as a head of the family, what you can do right now is to protect them if this happen. You cannot expect fro the government right away. Think about how many people had suffered aside from you. The issue of loathing and killing for survival might even take place.

Imagine the picture that will take place in your surrounding. There would be loathing. There will be death. Starvation is present. To lessen your burden, while still early, here are the things you must do.

Build a strong home. You must know from the beginning that your house is your guardian when it comes to securing your safety from storm and floods. Hence, it should build enough to adhere to those things. On top of that, make sure that the arrangement is done carefully to avoid getting heat with any fragile materials while sleeping. Keep your water heater lock with a strap to also avoid an explosion.

Food and water source. Make it a habit to always stock emergency food and water in every grocery shopping you make. It must be stored into an area of the house where water cannot infiltrate it. You cannot say that every week accidents can happen so to keep it edible, have it replaced every month. Store only foods that can be consumed even without water specifically can goods.

Prepare a medicine kit. Due to the scattered and flying debris, there is a great chance that someone from your family will get hurt. Hence, you need to have antibiotics to prevent any infection. Furthermore, always consider to include aspirin and paracetamol in your kit. With the poor temperature and ventilation, expect that your children will be exposed to fever.

Always store batteries. You will be needing it on your flashlight, radio, and other gadgets. You cannot depend on everything in your generator. It may wear out easily especially if maintenance were not made. Finally, though, what you need to prepare the most is yourself. There is a lot of things bound to happen. Death and loss are few of its effect.




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