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[Tinkrbl44]

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@Snowpuppy wrote:

Keep in mind if power goes out your gas station may not be pumping gas, either.  Whether getting gas for a portable generator or bugging out and filling your gas tank.

Have some cash on hand. There were times the closest gas stations to me lost satellite connections and accepted cash only. No plastic.

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@Snowpuppy   

The same is recommended in earthquake country ... have SMALL BILLS on hand ... a hundred one dollar bills if you can do so.

Otherwise, if they can't make change for something that costs $5 and your smallest bill is a twenty, you'll either pay $20 for it or leave without it ... small bills is the way to go.  

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Desert Lily wrote:

When I was first married and lived in the upper midwest, we had a tornado warning. We lived in a new house on an acre lot. I could hear a train engine sound & ran to the basement. My husband stayed upstairs opening windows, thinking that would save the house.

I yelled at him to come to the basement, but he said he wanted to see it. The tornado touch started damaging near the back end of our lot at an angle. He watched the back fence get pulled up. The tornado was moving away from our direction, took the roof off the garage of a house behind us, and then went on to wreck a house further down the road. More damage was done further away.

I was upset with my husband for staying upstairs. His answer was, "If we were in the basement and the tornado hit our house, how would we get out of the basement with the house caved in on it?"

I didn't know how to answer him.

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@Desert Lily 

I guess he was assuming the house would cave in on you, but not sure why. 

OTOH, if the house was literally blown away, you'd both be in the basement looking up at the sky.  

This conversation is reminding me of the first scenes in the Wizard of Oz.

[VegasBusinessWoman]

I live in the middle of the Mojave Desert. All that happens is it gets really hot.

[CalminHeart]

I worry about derechos and tornados. A derecho is like a hurricane but over land-locked areas. We've had 3 in the last 3 years and they damaged so much. It took 336 person-hours plus hiring a tree company to clean up my yard after the last one...which was nothing compared to what happened to others.

[jubilant]

We have a deep crawl space but they say you should not get into that in a tornado. It is one you can bend over and walk in...at least I  can. I'm 5'3.  It must be because there are no windows to escape out of.  Last night with tornado's going through Indiana I wished we had done the basement instead when we built the house.

If there is a Tornado Warning, I do pack an emergency bag and throw  our medications in the bag, too. We have a closet that has 3 walls between us and the outside.  They say it's a good idea to have football type helmets for each member of the household.  That makes sense.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@VegasBusinessWoman wrote:

I live in the middle of the Mojave Desert. All that happens is it gets really hot.

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@VegasBusinessWoman 

Having had a very hot summer last year in SoCal, I have to ask .... it's SO hot where you live .... what keeps you there?

[VegasBusinessWoman]

@Tinkrbl44 I LOVE Vegas. It is never dull and there is always something (or 2 or 3 things) going on, always something to do or see. The winters are divine, usually quite mild, but I don't mind the heat. The usual 24-hour availability of services and commerce is very convenient; one can dine, be entertained, shop, conduct business all at one's preferred time of day or night. For people who don't go to shows or pub crawls or movies or sporting events or concerts or dine out, the liveliness of the town might not have the same appeal, but for me it is fun and exciting. That's what keeps me here.

[on the bay]

@VegasBusinessWoman,

That sounds like something out of a movie. It always reminds me of the Godfather, esp that scene with Fredo and Al Pacino-"you broke my heart!" lol!

It also sounds like NYC. I landed there awhile ago to visit family and I forgot where I was getting off the plane-thought I was home. I always get confused when flying-so weird.

Anyway, an airport worker says "you are in the city that never sleeps."I loved that she said that-like time stood still.

I know that phrase because I love Frank Sinatra, just like my father did.

[qvcaddition]

I've had to go kits for awhile.  Always carry case of water in trunk of car, dog food, also dry food for me, blankets, pillow, first aid kit, car charger for batteries and light, clothing,etc.

I have a list of what to grab fast if I have to leave. Shoes by the door.

Thats all we can do and hope for the best.

[patbz]

When I lived in the Mojave desert we were the earthquake capital of CA. About 3 years ago they got a 6.9 and a 7.1 in early July. That year I think they had over 1500 smaller quakes.