Originally posted by Deb & Bill
Plan for real emergencies, not fantasies.
Gee that is a little harsh don't you think?
I can really understand why people would want to try to prepare at least in some small way for a terrorist attack or ANY disaster. I have decided to use this call for preparation to prepare my family for a few days in the case of a terror attack, tornado, earthquake, evacuation, etc. This is something I should have done years ago. I do not plan to buy duct tape/plastic sheeting because I don't think it would help that much since I am not in a particularly high risk area but I certainly would not question or mock those who choose to do such a thing.
Just a little bit of thinking has alerted me to the fact that I really am not as prepared as I should be in case something unexpected was to happen. I am really bad about running down to the last bottle or two of formula, getting down to 1/2 pack of diapers, letting my car get low on gas, not keeping any cash in the house, not having any bottled water, matches or extra batteries around. These are things that I need to get out of the habit of doing regardless of terror alerts.
The media may be hyping the whole thing but IMHO if it makes people think a little more about how they would deal with an unexpected event then I don't necessarily think it is a bad thing and certainly nothing to mock others about.
I am certainly not the type to get paranoid or panic. For the whole Y2K thing I did fill my car with gas a few days prior and took out a few extra dollars from the ATM. We certainly didn't have any stockpile because I didn't feel the risk was really there. There is always a risk for an unexpected natural disaster and for the past few years there is always the risk of an attack. We each judge risks differently and we all prepare ourselves accordingly.
