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Are you prepared this winter?

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Real Estate Agent with Better Properties Nw

Wow what a crazy 30 days this has been.  Last month we were bombarded with the wet stuff and now the winter chill is on it's way!  Are you and your family prepared for the curve balls that mother nature can throw our way?  If you are like me you may think you are prepared but reality is that there are things missing from your list.  I recently did a quick check through my home and was missing things that weren't necessarily necessities, but would make life a whole lot easier should we lose power or perhaps worse. 

Here is a list of the basics that you should have easily accessible in event of an emergency.

  • Water: one gallon per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
  • Food: at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
  • Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both
  • Flashlight and extra batteries
  • First aid kit
  • Whistle to signal for help
  • Dust mask to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to protect shelter-in-place
  • Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
  • Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
  • Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food)
  • Local maps
  • Cell phone with chargers (car charger recommended in the event of power outages)
  • This is the bare minimum.  I know most of you with kits at the ready have more than this.  For those of you that need to prepare go to the Weather Information Site.  This is a one stop shop for all information and contacts that are winter related. 

    This site also has great energy saving tips to keep your home warm and comfortable without wasting tons of money.  Give it a look and use this great year round resource.

     

    Stay Safe and Warm During This Winter Season!

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    Barbara Le Pine
    ADVANTAGE REAL ESTATE, serving Lincoln County - Newport, OR
    Your agent for the Central Oregon Coast!

    Box of granola bars to hold your hunger at bay while you prepare the tent!

    Dec 06, 2009 09:38 AM
    geri wehry
    RE/MAX Select R.E. - Covington, WA
    your agent for life

    Gene, good ideas.  Do you think we will have what we did last winter?   I couldn't believe how much snow we got - very fun, but certainly not normal.  The  cold the last few days has had me rememberinglast winter.     ...geri   (Covington, WA)

    Dec 06, 2009 09:46 AM
    Anonymous
    Gene Neal

    Barbara.....I love the bars but I usually eat all of them and am constantly having to replace them!

    Geri..........I hope we don't have what we had last winter.  I would hate for the people in the valley to deal with all that flooding again.  At least the city of Seattle should be more prepared this time around.  I had an inspection to go to last year when the city was a big block of ice!  No fun driving on a hockey rink in the city!  Hopefully this year we have a "normal" winter.

    Dec 06, 2009 10:28 AM
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