Hurricane Harvey has hammered the Texas coast. Damage assessment are just starting. Source: CNN 2017 My hopes and good wishes go out to everyone affected by the Hurricane. In the next few days the damage reports will be rolling in. The first reports will involve Loss of Life and Property damage estimates. During the following … Read more
Why educated people fail to do things they know are important Since the inception of Social Media we have been conditioned to pay attention to no more than 140 characters, maybe a paragraph or two. Reading a two page article in an analog magazine is almost unheard of. When online we wander around like a … Read more
Fire season is just getting started in North America. What’s the worst that can happen? Currently fires are burning in California, Colorado, Georgia and British Columbia. Thousands have been evacuated. Large Wildfires Force Evacuations In California; 5,000 Firefighters Deployed. Noah Berger/AP Link to Story “The Whittier Fire, which is burning in the Santa Ynez Valley … Read more
US Interstate 4 To date there’s been a few good rain storms as there usually are this time of year. Saturday the 10th I drove to and from Orlando, FL to pick up my Granddaughter. The drive there was uneventful, just a smattering of accidents as expected on Interstate Highway 4 (most dangerous Highway in … Read more
“The vast majority of people never prepare for even the possibility of an evacuation — when the moment arrives they’re often paralyzed with fear and indecision. In spite of all the dangers, people are usually reluctant to evacuate. Some think it’s better to ride out the crisis; others just grossly underestimate the risks.” https://www.offgridweb.com/preparation/the-10-most-neglected-but-essential-preps/ … Read more
