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| How to pack a go-bag ahead of an emergency |
| 2022-01-06 |
| [FoxNews] According to Ready.gov, a good emergency supplies kit should have three days worth of water and food per person (one gallon per person, per day). The kit should also include items like a battery-powered or hand-crank radio, flashlight, first aid kit, extra batteries and backup cell phone chargers. These kits should also include items like can openers, maps, basic tools, garbage bags and duct tape. The Red Cross also recommends making sure that it has a seven-day supply of necessary medications and copies of important personal documents. If possible, it’s also a good idea to include some cash, as power outages may make paying with credit or debit cards impossible. Of course, people expecting to travel in cold weather should also pack emergency blankets, hats, gloves, warm socks and a change of clothes. It’s also important to ensure that any vehicles are ready to travel. Ahead of bad weather, the state of Michigan advises that drivers double-check fluid levels for power steering, brakes, windshield washer and oil. It may also be necessary to add windshield washer fluid that has an anti-freeze agent in it. Depending on the size, cars can also be stocked with emergency shovels, ice scrapers and even cat litter (which can be used to give tires traction on icy or snowy roads). If you do get stuck, it’s important not to leave your engine running for heat. If the tail pipe gets blocked and/or you get plowed in, the exhaust can suffocate the vehicle’s inhabitants. If it’s safe to leave the vehicle, check with nearby drivers. Other vehicles, such as 18-wheelers, may have supplies. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 Something funny today about a Jeopardy! joke getting taken. This advice is asking a lot for owners of city carts...you know, the people who have been laughing at the price of gas expenses for those who have normal size vehicles, and especially larger vehicles such as 18 wheelers. Oh, and they love it when you climb on their rig and start knocking the windows. Even better, go ahead and just open their door as if they were some mobile quick-e shop. Shoot, a Focus is a large city cart, and you can barely fit a passenger and two cases of beer in the cabin. And if you or a passenger can't get to it without going out of the vehicle, just assume you don't have it. Keep you seat belt on as much as possible in case of a game of shuffleboard. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-01-06 14:45 |
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| Posted by: Greng Black3494 2022-01-06 12:32 |