Being Prepared for an Emergency
Tropical depression Debby packed a wallop here in Florida a couple of weeks ago, the Dereches got the mid-Atlantic pretty bad and Colorado and Utah have been slammed by wildfires pretty bad. It seems like an El Nino year, right? It's been bad enough that I have contemplated getting a generator, something we don't have. It'd run our fridges and the GMG grill, and that would be enough for us. However, some friends were in a position that they may have been evacuated from their homes and had to figure out what they needed in an emergency. Thankfully, the wind shifted, some long-overdue rain appeared and they're out of danger. Still, the thoughts of what we need in an emergency shouldn't wait until the last minute. What are the things you'd need, if you only had a half hour to get them? First off, you'll want important papers: birth certificates, bank account info and insurance information, and pet vet/vaccination records. We have a fire-proof safe we boug...