I do not have enough emergency supplies at my house.

[smartvoter]

We always have a week's worth of stuff on hand, but that's it. After watching NO this week, this is changing. Any major problem -- flu epidemic, extended power failure, etc. -- and it won't be enough. It is now clear that none of us can count on anyone but ourselves.

[OhioChick]

1. You're absolutely right n/t

[Roxy66]

2. Me either..

I spent most of my money on school supplies. I cant believe how expensive it is now for you children to go to school.

[smartvoter]

3. I have four of them and know exactly what you mean. nt

[lebkuchen]

4. "It is not clear that none of us can count on anyone but ourselves"

Especially while the Bush administration is on vacation. August/Sept. is a bad time for tragedy to strike the US for that reason--presidential golf tee-offs stand in the way of emergency relief.

[expatriot]

5. For relief and rescue ala the Bush Administration?! Fuck no! nt

[EFerrari]

6. Agree. I'm thinking that even with our limited space

we need to stock more.

And, try to get our 'hood together. In an emergency, knowing your neighbors and having something like a phone tree -- anything -- could really help. Why wait until something happens? We know it will.

[smartvoter]

7. "We know it will." This has been in my mind all week. nt

[EFerrari]

11. Sure. Partly because we know this won't be over until

these criminals are out of power. Partly, because we know people are still dying right now.

I suppose I should have said, we know this won't stop with poor New Orleans.

[Robert Oak]

8. Interesting

I have tons of camping stuff but it's thrown all around. I've now got it in a duffle bag I can just grab with water stored in the truck plus canned foods and so on.

That's what I thought...if something happens it will be 'please die now'
unless of course you make over 1M a year.

[smartvoter]

9. Yeah. This has been eye opening on so many ugly fronts... nt

[nonconformist]

10. I don't either.

I think I should get more prepared. I don't want to play the alarmist card, but in the last week I have seen how easily this country can be reduced to 3rd world status and that if something bad goes down, you're on your own. Never before could I fully fathom America being like that.

Now, I can.

[I_Make_Mistakes]

12. More importantly w/gas prices things are going to up up quickly

I am single and the grocery store is literally 1 1/2 blocks from my house so I run in every other day. I have decided to do seriously monthly shopping tomorrow. Gas will drive the price of everything up really quickly. Think ahead and stock up. It will also save on gas.

[fujiyama]

13. This is something everyone should be thinking

I spoke to a friend of mine in Los Angeles and he said the same thing "If something happened it's only my gf and me".

The government doesn't care about you or anyone.

I think it'd be good to keep some food, water, batteries, flashlights, and create your own personal evacuation plan.

I keep in mind, I am lucky because I have a car and can leave in such a situation. This is the ideal republican world - Social Darwisism at its finest.