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The Dot Com Crash
The disaster that really woke me up was the 'dot.com-crash' of 2000. It hit a LOT of other people as well. Four DC-area high-tech companies failed out from under me in 14 months. I went from $90k a...
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Summer fun and Games could Have a Domestic Dragon
Some would say that the entire summer should be fun and games, picnics, and a huge vacation. For most of us, that is NOT possible. Many of us have experienced severe storms, being cold, Snow, power...
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The “It’s over there” Factor in Emergency Response to the Waldo Canyon Fire
The Waldo Canyon is south of our home by the distance of 12 to 13 miles “as the crow flies” and so on Saturday, June 23rd, when the first smoke plumes appeared I had a momentary flash of “wow”, but...
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Hurricane Rita: Collateral Damage 100 Miles Away
Hurricane Rita happened just a month after Katrina and everybody was so burnt out with media about Katrina that Rita was pretty much ignored. I know we’ve all already heard about Katrina ad nausium....
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Southwest Florida Tropical Storms
We had three tropical storms hit my house in about a month in 2004, One Hurricane Charlie hit Punta Gorda as a 3. The other 2 hit the east coast then came across and hit me from the East. My home was...
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The Fright of Bugging In for Hurricane Alicia
Sheltering in our house during Hurricane Alicia was a constant state of fear as we heard transformers exploding and trees falling. The main focus of our disaster planning has usually been hurricanes....
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EDCO: Every Day Carry Office Kit
A lot of people probably haven't thought about an Every Day Carry Office (EDCO) kit. This is most likely because people do not think about the items they carry to work everyday as EDC's and people's...
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Hurricane Isabel
In 2003, my wife and I were living in Murfreesboro, North Carolina when Hurricane Isabel hit the North Carolina shores and continued inland reaching I-95 and points west. As this hurricane came...
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Flooding the Town
Oakville_Flooding - Wikimedia Commons This happened a long time ago. Our town was flooding and we were without electricity and in a small island of homes that hadn't yet flooded. We were waiting in...
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NOT the End of the World
Sorry, Doomsday has been canceled. The world will not be ending on December 21st By Tom Martin Founder/American Preppers Network Well folks, you can say you heard it from the APN. December 21st is...
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Building a New Community After a Disaster
When society is affected by a natural disaster, the community comes together, others reach out assistance, and everyone works together to regain stability in life. Source: earth911bn.orgNo one can...
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