Kid: Mom, I need…a new ruler…new pair of scissors…a box of tissues for the classroom…cupcakes for my birthday…a science fair display board… Mom: When do you need this by? Kid: Tomorrow! If you were a fly on the wall in my house, you would hear this conversation quite frequently. Different kid. Different item needed. Sometimes…
While working on a 4-H project this summer, my eldest son was thrilled to be able to put together an emergency preparedness kit for power outages for our family. As someone that is extremely worried about and frightened by storms, this made him feel more empowered and prepared in the case of a storm that…
FEMA has announced that it will perform a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System today, November 9, 2011 at 2pm EST. This test will be heard on radio and TV stations at that time. The test will be similar to local emergency alert tests where your TV or radio program will be interrupted with…
If you’ve never experienced an emergency situation such as a fire, tornado, or flood, consider yourself lucky. But that does not make you immune from these scenarios. Insurance documents are highly important in an emergency, and ironically, they’re likely to be destroyed in the disaster for which you need them. So what is a person…
Imagine going about your normal routine when all of a sudden, you learn of tornadoes heading toward your town. Terrifying to think about, no? This is what Jessica Anderson of Anderson Happenings experienced earlier this year. Her whole world packed into the car within minutes and she and her children headed toward a friend’s house,…
While living on campus this summer, I experienced some of the worst weather of my life. Having no air conditioning in the dorm, I slept with both my windows wide open. One night a HUGE storm ripped through campus, the torrential downpour waking me from my sleep. Upon seeing the sheets of rain pour into…
Happy New Year! Hope you had a great holiday season. Mine was, well… eventful. It included the usual festivities and, as if that isn’t enough, I threw in a nice little trip to the ER. No it wasn’t anything life threatening, just a little fall down (or actually up) the front steps. It was one…
