I’ve done a little research into ‘emergency preparedness’. Public Safety Canada offers all kinds of information, a lot of which I’ve condensed into a little check-list to take shopping with me, when I have the time and money to do so.

Confession: I feel a bit like a freak about this stuff – I find myself reluctant to post or chat about it with friends and family. I guess I feel like I’ll appear paranoid or kinda crackers to people who wouldn’t waste their time considering ‘what ifs’. And it isn’t as though I lie awake at night thinking about emergency escape routes or anything, I just figure that it can’t hurt to have some provisions set aside, and should anything ever happen (such as the region-crippling ice storm of 1998), I’d rather M and me, and anyone we can get to, be fed and watered and as comfortable as possible for the duration.

So, crackers or not, I’m going forward with the plan. That said, I haven’t purchased a single item on the list because there isn’t room in the budget at the moment. Maybe I can do $10 per week for the next few weeks and see what that gets us from the list.