emergency kit: Winter's Arrived! Make Sure You and Your Car are Prepared
- 12/07/17 09:02 AM
Winter's Arrived!Make Sure You and Your Car are Prepared Blustery, wintry winds have moved into the Chicagoland area over the last 24 hours ... We knew we have been lucky with the unseasonably mild temperatures we've been experiencing. And that it's only inevitable that cold weather and snow would arrive in our area at some point. But it's still a shock to our systems ... If you live in an area of the country that experiences cold weather too, you know that snow, ice, winds, and extremely-low temperatures can carry risks when you drive. Have you taken the needed precautions and prepped your car … (13 comments)
emergency kit: How Prepared are You?
- 04/28/16 09:11 AM
How Prepared are You? The question above is a timely one. Why? We're entering Tornado Season again in the Chicagoland area ... Did you know ... In an average year, 1200 tornadoes are reported? That a tornado has the capability to lift 20-tons? The winds of a tornado are clocked at 200+ mph? That those winds can drive a blade of grass through walls, lumber, and more? That the months of April, May, and June typically have the highest number of tornadoes reported each year? That the majority of tornadoes occur between the hours of 3 pm and 9 … (4 comments)
The Items Needed Within Your Vehicle's Winter Driving Emergency Kit Dictionary.com defines "black ice" as: "a thin sheet of ice, as on a road surface, usually caused by freezing mist and creating hazardous driving conditions" Ask my wife Marilyn, and she'd probably define it as "trouble waiting to happen". For drivers and vehicles alike. Marilyn met the outcome of "black ice" personally the other night. Another driver in front of her lost control of their vehicle upon a slick road ... and "whoosh". They quickly were in her … (32 comments)
emergency kit: Top 10 Things to Pack in Your Emergency Storm Kit | Lockport IL Homes for Sale
- 06/20/10 12:33 PM
The following article written by Joelle Alex, Lockport Illinois Real Estate Specialist, speaks of a topic of which we are becoming all too familiar in many of the areas across the United States. Emergencies ... We've definitely been facing a large number of storms, floods, tornadoes, and more for which an Emergency Storm Kit is an essential. Please take the time to gather the items suggested upon this Top 10 List and place them in the "safety area" of your home, business, or property. By planning ahead, you will keep yourself and those around you more safe and able to deal with what nature hands … (9 comments)
Winter's Arrived!Make Sure You and Your Car are Prepared Blustery, wintry winds have moved into the Chicagoland area over the last 24 hours ... We knew we have been lucky with the unseasonably mild temperatures we've been experiencing. And that it's only inevitable that cold weather and snow would arrive in our area at some point. But it's still a shock to our systems ...
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