Disaster Preparedness Blog Now Has A Discussion Board

I've added a new discussion board section to the site. Take some time to add and respond to topics that are related to preparedness, business continuity, disaster preparedness, or survival.

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I guess by definition any Boy Scout is a Prepper, because their Motto is "Be Prepared". Preparedness is more than just stockpiles of things. It involves being aware of what is going on around you, it involves being "tuned in". It is just as important to be aware of the sever thunderstorm heading in your direction with a NWS weather radio as it is being aware of international news. A good thing to live by is "Never let someone else do for you, something you can do for yourself". The current generation does not have many memories of the 1940's and WWII, Rationing, coupons, shortages, neighborhood CD corps, V gardens, etc. Even when gas was 25 cents a gallon, if there wasn't any, there wasn't any. My parents "recycled" even before it was called "recycling". Every rubberband, paperclip, screw or nail, plastic tub with a lid or glass jar was re-used for some other purpose, very few things were thrown out. Even potato and carrot peelings went back into the garden not the trash can, but then who peels potatoes or carrots anymore. Does anyone even know what a potato peeler is? When was the last time you walked to the store to get a loaf of bread or half gallon of milk? Could you do it tomorrow if you had to? Preparedness involves a lot more then just having a 1000 rounds of ammo. The Japanese people were prepared, preparedness was something every home practiced. When I lived in Seattle several years ago I was involved in earthquake preparedness, and response planning with the ARC, King Co. and FEMA. I happened to visit Japan on business for several weeks and had the opportunity to visit with my counterparts in the Japanese Red Cross Society. I speny a half a day with them talking about training for the general public, educational materials, etc. They were far ahead of us then. I have offered a Family Emergency Preparedness Workshop in my area here and have done a few, sponsored by different organizations. But by far there had been very little interest in Disaster Preparedness in general.