Make an earthquake kit

Moved the cans out to their safe location.

I’ve still got a few things to put in once I make my next trip to the market – matches, tp, etc. But just walking down to the cans is easy enough.

And really, if disaster came tonight we’d be OK now. So yay!

I still need water, first aid kit

Consider this
TOOLS AND SUPPLIES

• Paper cups, plates, and plastic utensils
• Battery-operated radio and extra batteries
• Flashlight and extra batteries
• Cash or traveler’s checks, in case banks are closed in the days following an earthquake
• Non-electric can opener or a utility knife
• Small fire extinguisher
• Pliers
• Tape
• Matches in a waterproof container
• Aluminum foil
• Plastic storage containers
• Signal flare
• Paper, pencil
• Needles, thread
• Medicine dropper
• Wrench, to turn off gas and water

SANITATION

• Toilet paper
• Soap, liquid detergent
• Feminine supplies
• Plastic garbage bags and ties
• Plastic bucket with tight lid
• Disinfectant
• Household chlorine bleach

CLOTHING AND BEDDING

• Sturdy shoes or work boots (keep near your bed)
• Rain gear
• Blankets or sleeping bags
• Warm clothing
• Sunglasses (keep your spare eyeglasses in the emergency kit, too.

DOCUMENTS

• Will, insurance policies, contracts deeds, stocks and bonds
• Passports, social security cards, immunization records
• Bank account numbers
• Credit card account numbers and companies
• Inventory of valuable household goods, important telephone numbers
• Family records (birth, marriage, death certificates)

Ordered emergency kits for both our cars and 3 days of freeze dried food for all of us.

I have a feeling that having the food will motivate me to finish this project. Gosh, I hope so!

By the end of October. Why? I don’t know … Halloween????