After high winds blew out our Internet connection in Bellevue Washington today (100 miles north of us) and shut our computers down today, and also after we lost power 20 minutes yesterday due to the weather I'd thought I'd share this calendar as a tool for you and your Rangers families to be Ready For Anything - this calendar is to assist in not having to buy everything all at once. (from the Washington State Emergency Management Office) MONTH 1 - things to hand to set aside or purchase: Water (enough for 3 gallons per person) Hand-Operated can opener and bottle opener Instant drinks; coffee, tea, powdered soft drinks 2 flashlights w/batteries MONTH 2 - things to hand to set aside or purchase: Canned meat, stew or pasta meal (5 per person) Any special dietary foods for special diets, (diabetic foods etc) -enough for 3 days 2 rolls of toilet paper per person Crescent wrenches or utility shutoff tools MONTH 3 - things to hand to set aside or purchase: Canned fruit - 3 cans per person Sanitary napkins (for the women in your household) family-sized first aid kit MONTH 4 - things to hand to set aside or purchase: Canned vegetables - 4 per person (any needs for a baby in the house -baby bottles, formula, diapers0 (any needs for a pet in the house, extra bag of dry food) Large storage containers for tools/food MONTH 5 -things to hand to set aside or purchase: Canned ready to eat soup - 2 per person Liquid disk soap liquid bleach portable am/fm battery operated radio / batteries anti-bacterial liquid hand soap handy wipes see following post for next 6 months..... Cdr Jen _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
