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General / Re: Nightlight/emergency light combination
« on: June 17, 2013, 10:08:13 PM »
I have something like that already. 

What I am looking for is something similar with a nightlight feature as well.  MY bathroom only has one outlet (2 plugs) and no windows.  It needs a nightlight, but I would also hate to be stuck in there with no light during a power failure.

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General / Nightlight/emergency light combination
« on: June 05, 2013, 11:10:09 AM »
So I have been working on the baby registry.  They suggest a nightlight (I understand that), but it doesn't do any good when the power goes out (and it will).  The emergency light we have for the bathroom will only come on during power loss, so it will not work as a nightlight (not helpful when there is only one outlet).  I'm not looking for flashlight style.  We have flashlights and the one emergency light we have is either on all the time (flashlight), auto on when power goes out (emergency light), or off.

Does anyone know of a GOOD inexpensive/small combination that when the power is working works like a normal nightlight and comes on when the room is dark, but when the power goes out automatically comes on?

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General / Re: Inventory?
« on: June 05, 2013, 10:59:22 AM »
So far, we do a little bit of both (squirreling away-shed and logical storage-house).  We had 2 weeks to a month stored around the house and about a month packed in the shed (so if we had to go due to natural disaster we could grab and run), along with a few days supplies in the vehicles (in case we are stuck somewhere).

My goal is to expand the house supplies to at least 1 to 2 months and organize, as well as expand, shed storage for grab and run and rotation to at least 6 months.

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General / Re: What have you done to prepare today?
« on: June 03, 2013, 12:34:02 PM »
Quote from: Arzosah on May 18, 2013, 01:20:57 AM
TeacherSmurf, thats great about working on the house security before you move in - hope its all going well.

We have everything moved, now it is the unpacking and figuring out where to put things.  ;)

Quote from: Arzosah on May 18, 2013, 01:20:57 AM
I'm planting, at the moment - I'm a year behind where I want to be in this house, because of illness - long term viral, plus two small operations, horrible - so I've got a *lot* of pot bound plants sitting out there.  Some seeds I planted in modules have come - chili, and land cress - but I'm not doing any more until *everything* is planted.  I'm even going to eat the garlic bulbs I bought to plant, no point in them just sitting there.  I bought two bay plants on ebay, 2 for £10, and they both have beautiful new leaves, so I'm happy about what I'm doing.

I am so jealous that you can grow things.  I'm hoping that we can get a few things started this year, but it will mainly be my husband's job so that they will actually grow.  :P  I get to set up storage.  :D

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General / Inventory?
« on: June 03, 2013, 12:15:12 PM »
We just moved into our new house... Yahh! 

While unpacking I was thinking, it might be a good idea to do an inventory of our food and medical supplies (since it is the beginning of a month) then re-inventory at the end of the month to see how much "stuff" we actually go through in one month.  That way we would have a better idea what and how much to store.

What do you think? Has anyone ever done this?

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Prepper's Bar & Grill / Re: Baby Attempts CPR
« on: May 29, 2013, 12:00:42 PM »
LOL, that was how I learned.  ;)

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Prepper's Bar & Grill / Re: Spreading the word
« on: May 29, 2013, 11:57:53 AM »
No, but I have used the computer to print business cards and when I talk to people (in the stores and such) I hand them out.

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Prepper's Bar & Grill / Re: Girls Town (MST3Ked)
« on: May 29, 2013, 11:47:49 AM »
This one is stinker.  It is so great!

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Media Room / Re: PBS: Influenza 1918
« on: May 28, 2013, 10:01:56 PM »
I was planning on showing my class this PBS video and found that it had been removed (although it will probably be re-posted later on).  Here are some other documentaries that are pretty good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT9ctpQNXRE
Secrets of the Dead:Killer Flu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CooTTAfii-8
Doomsday Flu

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Medical / Re: Why Focus on Foot Care in SHTF?
« on: May 27, 2013, 09:20:28 AM »
One thing that people forget is that even a small cut can become infected and infection can kill.  Feet tend to get calluses, so you don't feel a cut.  They also get dry skin, so they crack and get "stuff" in them easily.

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Medical / Re: Vitamins and supplements
« on: May 27, 2013, 08:50:49 AM »
I used to put them with my insulin injections, so I would take them with my dinner shot.   I'm on the insulin pump now, so that put me back to forgetting.  :( 

Now I tend to have them either near the stove (so I will take them while cooking dinner) or by the peanut butter (which eat every day).

I take a prenatal and vitamin C.

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Food & Water / Re: I Want to Learn Canning... Anyone Do It?
« on: May 15, 2013, 08:56:10 PM »
I remember that MumSmurf used to can a lot.  We had Hobo Stew, salsa, beans, strawberry syrup, and many types of jams/jellies/preserves.  I don't remember anything ever exploding.  I'll see if I can get her to share some stories.

This is a skill I'm hoping to learn as well.  Please let us know how it goes.

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Food & Water / Re: Water Storage Amounts?
« on: May 15, 2013, 08:45:40 PM »
Welcome to the forum.  We are glad to have you here. 

Water can last a long time depending on how it is stored.  We have plastic jugs and canned water.  The canned water is stored in our vehicles, so we rotate them once a year.  We have cases of bottled water, but we drink that rather quickly (~1 1/2 - 2 cases per week).  So I put the new ones into storage, and bring the older ones up for the week.  We have about a months worth in storage (lack of room at our current location for more), so that is constantly being rotated.   

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General / Re: What have you done to prepare today?
« on: May 15, 2013, 08:36:26 PM »
I've been having my parents get our new house ready for us and the little one.  Not only have they been working on the cosmetic stuff (painting and lighting), but also making sure the house is secure, looking at where to put antennas, and checking power outlets.  Even got my dad to come in a few days as a guest speaker for a class, so I could prepare to take some time off to move.  ;)

I have great parents. ;D


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General / Re: Joe Biden's Ignorance and The Anti gun community in general.
« on: May 05, 2013, 02:32:20 AM »
I figure if he tells his wife to shot a 12 gauge double barrel shotgun she is either an Amazon, or he doesn't like her very much.  I know I can barely hold my husband's up, let alone use it.  Granted I'm smurf size, but I don't think bigger women would do that much better.

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General / Re: Non electric time
« on: May 05, 2013, 02:28:35 AM »
Quote from: cmilliken on May 03, 2013, 03:56:13 PM
I would recommend buying a solar powered watch. Casio has some nice solar powered wristwatches that can be purchased for relatively cheap. With these, you would never have to worry about replacing the batteries. The only ways it could fail on you are if you smash the watch, or if the sun ceases to exist. Also, you could buy an old mechanical wristwatch. You know, one that requires winding up every day? They are great, and are pretty durable as well. I have one in my bug out bag, and wear a solar powered wristwatch as my EDC.
I didn't think of it, but I have several battery operated wristwatches with lots of spare batteries.

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General / Re: What have you done to prepare today?
« on: May 05, 2013, 02:26:06 AM »
Quote from: itsybitsy on May 03, 2013, 10:41:06 AM
I bought a couple of CDs - well if SHTF I'm gonna need something good to listen to so that I can keep my spirits up!  ;D
I completely agree.  I got a couple of books today for the same reason.  ;)

Quote from: katews on May 03, 2013, 02:24:00 PM
Today I crossed the line from "make lists of action items" to actually knowing what it is I'm going to do and buy tomorrow morning.  I have some preps but after reading this forum for the last few days, I see that most of you would cringe at what I had considered a good start.  :-)  That's going to change!
Good for you!

No cringing here.  We all started out the same way.  :) I'm glad that we have helped broaden your ideas on what may be needed, but realize it has to work best for you and be within your budget.  It is no good, wasting your money on sandbags for flooding, if you are not close to water.

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General / Re: Acronyms & Terms
« on: May 01, 2013, 06:40:38 PM »
Quote from: amundy8 on May 01, 2013, 04:22:25 PM
I am learning a lot. Intil today, I only knew a few of those, including EMS. I did not even know that some of those things existed, let alone their acronyms.
;D I was raised in a prepping household and have been a prepper since I was in diapers and I am still learning new terms and look up the acronyms.  Like most terms they tend to change over time, and differ by region.  My family never called it a Bug-Out-Bag, it was either the disaster kit or emergency bag.

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Natural disasters / Re: New For Me... Thinking about Earthquakes
« on: May 01, 2013, 12:27:42 PM »
I live in Oregon.  We are on the Ring of Fire (Earthquake, Volcano, Tsunami Zone) however we do not get many earthquakes, like our neighbor to the south.  We have been told "The Big One" should come soon.  Of course, in geographic terms soon is within the next 100-150 years.  We have had "more" within the last 20 years, but they have been "smaller" ones.  Now that we have our own house I am planning on taking this risk more seriously and bolting down bookcases, watching where pictures are hung, and such.

Check out the Earthquake Resource Thread for a lot of good information.  There is also this video about earthquakes.  Also I would look up the video "Nature's Fury."  We used to have a link but National Geographic removed the video.  NetFlix also has taken it off instant, but it is available by DVD and through many libraries.

One thing to keep in mind is that just because it is not common to have earthquakes in an area, does not mean the can not or have never happened (Like Washington , D.C.).  There are also areas that are in the center of tectonic plates that you would think would be safe but actually have tectonic activity.  Hawaii is the first that comes to mind, as does Yellowstone.

   

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General / Re: Learning from the Amish
« on: May 01, 2013, 11:55:17 AM »
I tell my students that learning about the past, can teach us a lot about the future.

The Amish have a true sense of family and community, due to their religious beliefs.  If there is a problem everyone come together to work through it.  They expect everyone to "pull their own load" in normal times and "pull together" during bad times.

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