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What disaster do you fear the most? Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, ..?



Has this affected where you live?



Do you have a disaster plan for your business?


Edited by: Cheryl@WAHM.com

What disaster do you fear the most? Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, ..? All of the above! lol Not sure I can pick just one. I suppose Earthquake since that is all that will happen in my area. Being in the desert surrounded by mountains, no hurricane's, floods, or tornado's.

Has this affected where you live? We have had small earthquakes, but nothing serious. Small floods once every 10 years, not nothing that kills or destroys homes.

Do you have a disaster plan for your business? No.

What disaster do you fear the most? Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, ..? I guess tornadoes are about the only thing I would have to really worry about where I live.

Has this affected where you live? No, in fact I would love to move to the Gulf Coast side of Florida and jump right into the path of hurricanes ;)

Do you have a disaster plan for your business? no

What disaster do you fear the most? Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, ..? Earthquakes (because there is no warning, whatsoever).

Has this affected where you live? Obviously I'm not the brightest bulb in the box since I live in Californiasmileys/smiley36.gif

Do you have a disaster plan for your business? For my business? No. For my family? Yes. Especially seeing the pictures on the news about the disaster Katrina left behind, I don't know if I could even think about business at a time like that.

I think earthquakes would bother me the most too, because you never
know when it will hit...and we live in California too. How about that?

I don't really fear any of those since they don't really affect us here where I live, although I think they are all terrible and feel so badly when I hear about any disaster on TV. I really fear the heat in the summer where we live, it gets up near 120 degrees sometimes and it is so dangerous, it's a shame when you fear leaving your house, like if your car were to over heat you'd be in danger if you were not near any kind of building to go int ofor shelter... or if the A/C goes out in the summer. 30+ people died here in the Phoenix area this summer from heat realted deaths.

Growing up in Texas I saw theimpact first hand of tornados. I had a dear friend killed in one and watched towns leveled more than once.


I fled hurricane Gilbert while attending college in Brownsville.


In 1999 we moved to Seattle and I have since been through one major quake.


I think I would take the hurricane any day. I'm not proud and I would (have) evacuated. My business will suffer in a major disaster but I have to say that my family is prepared (as much as you can be). The family has a plan and hopefully will never have to use it!

To see the pictures on the news right now of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Katrina, I am just shocked and stunned. Those poor people!


Yes, like Kim said, I would take that over an earthquake because there is a warning and I could evacuate. To heck with my possessions, I would just pack up the family and our pets, and hit the road!


And, Cheryl, I'll bet you'll agree that we get use to earthquakes but we have also had a couple of good ones in the past 10 to 20 years that make us stop to think about how much damage can be caused in just a few seconds of a severe earthquake, without any warning whatsoever. Remember Northridge? And, come to think of it, we're over due for another good one. Yikes!

we dont get anything sometimes I feel blessed the most we get it 10 inchs of rain a year

Due to what is most likely to hit my area I would say hurricanes and floods. Though all are scary. If I would have to top one off though I would probably say floods. I have experienced Hurricane Floyd in 1999 in NC which caused massive flooding like some of the flooding that you may have seen on the news with Hurricane Katrina. With hurricanes itis not always about damage from the winds and flooding due to rain from a hurricane, which is devestating in its own right. But sometimes dams and water systems canunexpectedly fail and out of no where cause massive flooding faster than you could ever imagine. This is what I believe most of our problems were from and most of the time you do notknow about it until the flood waters have started rising. Then to get away you have to go out in a hurricane, possibly at night (ours was at night) and try to get out of the flood before your car gets flooded and you cant drive. That is dangerous too because a lot of people lost there lives driving in that hurricane because they could not see that the roads were already washed out due to heavy rain blowing in hurricanewinds topped with it being at night.


So yes it hasaffected where I live before.


No, I dont have a disaster plan forbusiness because I will be to busy trying to getmy family and I out of danger and then try to get back on track again.

Hurricanes!! No question. I live in the sourthern most part of tx and we dodge them every summer. I just watch in total disbelief at what katrina did knowing that we were so close by.

Yes it has affected my area before and to be honest we're really only prepared right before it comes. How pathetic does that sound.

Great question.......it really gets you thinking!

I moved back home to Bakersfield CA (Left and lived in Las Vegas for 10 year with my husband) and I went to the DMV to register my SUV and we had TWO earthquakes (one must have been an aftershock) while I was in the waiting area.....I took a VERY long hard look at my registration paperwork and had fleeting thoughts of moving back! I am so upset about the devestation, I feel so helpless. I decided to donate my commission from my business this month to help them. I just don't know what else I can do besides pray! So, seeing as how I have never lived anywhere else but CA and NV I would have to say earthquakes are my fear. It hasn't affected where I live but after seeing the effects of this hurricane it DOES make me a little more leery about natural disasters. I am ashamed to say I don't have a plan of action if God-forbid something happened. However. this was a wakeup call to get my tail in gear to do something. Maybe I can map it out tomorrow. Putting it off won't do me a darn bit of good if something happens and I'd be kicking myself forever for that. Like someone else said, I would be unconcerned with my business at a time like that although I suppose I should keep my laptop in an accessible place.


Is there any site that tells you what all we should plan and have if a disaster happens?





Thanks in advanced for the advice about the planning of something like this. :)

Oh and another thing (though this has nothing to do with the natrual disaster topic but a good one to talk about) how the heck can they be gouging us at the pumps like this!?!? I woke up this morning and it was over 3.00 a gallon!!!! And, I have a friend in GA who has a friend who owns a gas station and they are expecting the prices to be 6.00a GALLON this weekend! I pray it was some sort of misunderstanding but with the craziness of this, I am filling my tank tomorrow even though it isn't halfway used just to err on the side of caution. I mean um, HELLO aren't there supposed to be laws in place to protect the consumer from being gouged at the pimp?? I just saw I made a type but maybe pimp IS the right word lol!


Colleen

My biggest fear is tornados. But that's only because when I was a teenager in KY, I watched as one destroyed a neighborhood where a lot of my friends lived and then helped clean up afterwards.


But in 2001 when my son was 6 days old, a tornado came through our town in TX, seriously damaging our house. We were all hiding in the half bath in the hallway. Another town close to ours was practically leveled - foundations torn from the ground. We were very lucky. You always hear people on TV say "well it was just stuff - at least we are all ok." Now I know what that really means.


I have always looked at any place i have lived and the first thing I determine has been where totake the familyif there is a tornado. All of the "stuff" gets dealt with later. Businesses can be fixed or replaced. Families can't.

Sensestolife,


I know what you are saying. I am in NC and in my city we only seem to have Premium gas available at around $3.49 a gallon. My mother in law lives in a smaller near by town and they were out of gas. President Bush said it is supposed to be a temporary disruption but how long is temporary?

Exactly, even if something is a year it's still "temporary". Today I put 6 gallons in my tank (to fill it up) and it was 24.00. I want to buy a little at a time so it doesn't hurt so much. I have an SUV and I figured if I let it go to empty and filled it up, it would cost me over 100.00! Ridiculous!

My biggest fear would be a tornado. I'm not sure why. I have never lived in an area prone to one, but I have had nightmares ever since I was a kid. My husband is the same way, but he lived in western PA years ago when all those tornadoes went through. He was outside when one went through his town.


Living in the northeast (I call the "great white northeast") I have a concern about getting snowed in. I am in no danger of floods or earthquakes (thank goodness!).


The cheapest gas here is $3.09 for regular unleaded. It was $3.05 when I topped off my tank today. I had 3/4 of a tank and to fill it cost me over $17. We have had shortages here and there. Most stations are charging $3.29 or more per gallon for regular unleaded so I feel lucky to have waited to see what this station was selling for.


I haven't found the right wahm job yet so I am still working outside the home. My commute is 35 miles. With gas so expensive we are starting car pools at work.

Just because of where I grew up and currently live (in Texas - near Jarrell), I am terrified of Tornados!!!!I must be traumatized becauseI'm a basketcase when there is any kind of thunderstorm! We even have a battery-powered weather radio in case the power goes out...I have to know what's going on with the weather!!!!


-Devon

I have to say tornados...I was in a moving truck during one when I was
fifteen. The really creepy thing about tornados is that they are
unpredictable. You really can't tell which way to go...

Another Californian here, so it has to be earthquakes. I have
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/ bookmarked so I can always quickly
find out how big one was. Had a little 3.8 just south of the border
last night.

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The scariest thing is that our state has said they are not prepared for a disaster of that size. I hope that this is a wake up call to ALL states to be prepared.

Living in the foothills of the Pacific Northwest, our biggest fear is FIRE ! This time of year is the worse, as we've usually gone for over a month without rain and everything is very dry. Fortunately this summer, although we had little snow melt from a scanty winter, we've had enough precipitation off and on to avoid disaster. We have evacuation plans for our 8 dogs and 2 cats - I even practice loading all the traveling crates in my car! Lisa

I have to say Tornadoesare my biggest fear. I have lived in Central Florida now for 2 1/2 years, coming from Naples where I lived for 34+ years. Naples is as far South on the Gulf Coast as you can go in Florida. I have pretty much been aware of hurricanes all my life, and you have plenty of warning when one is coming, and there is alot that you can do to prepare, unless of course, you put your head in the sand and assume that this one, like the other 100 will turn at the last minute and go somewhere else. Last year, we had the eye of three hurricanes come directly through Polk County. We did not have as much devastation as they have in New Orleans now, but it was pretty bad in areas. There are people in South Polk County who are still flooded out of their houses, we have a customer/friend from Vero beach who just moved back in to his house last week. We have a Florida room that is still damaged, I haven't settled with State Farm, can't get a contractor to give me a straigt answer on the situation, they are either too busy to come out for a job that might only be one room, or they come out and never get back to me with an estimate. And this is after waiting since last September! We also have property in Williamsburg Virginia, it was under contract for us to purchase it and we had an appointment for our closing on Monday - well, when we were leaving Florida to head for Virginia on Friday, Hurricane Isabel was having her way with Williamsburg. By the time that we got there Sunday night, there was no power, lots of houses with trees through them, and lots of blocked roads, either from trees, debris of various types and power lines. We didn't have power at the place that we stay when we go until Wed, and couldn't have our closing until Friday - because the power was out at the court house, so the title company couldn't do a title search, or record the sale. Fortunately, we were buying only 2 vacant acres, it was nicely wooded with nice old growth trees, and is now mostly cleared because of the hurricane, it took months and months to get that mess cleaned up.


While I feel for the people suffering in Louisiana and Mississippi, let me shed another perspective on the situation, from someone who has lived it! First, they need to shut up and stop complaining about how long it is taking for relief to get there. They were told to leave, they chose to stay. They could have prepared, they didn't. I understand that alot of things are destroyed, and along with it, possibly their supplies that they had. Well, the people who went to the stadium could have taken water etc with them, instead of showing up empty handed and open mouthed. The say that they didn't have the means to get far out of the way. Well, my cousin lives in Houma, just South and West of New Orleans. They were affected by the hurricane as well, but since they were to the West, obviously not as badly - as the worse side is always East. She lost power for about 8 hours, and isless than a mile from a river, that up 'till now, still hasn't caused any problems.All these people had to do was move 45 minutes to the West to get out of harms way! The news crews are adding to the hype - "The relief workers are saying that it took so long because they couldn't get in",........"well, we are here aren't we"? Yep, like buzzards to rotting meat. The media went in before the storm to cover it, AND they weren't assembling mass quantities of water, clothing, food, diapers, medications, ice, etc etc etc etc and driving in big semi tractor trailers. AND nobody was shooting at them! And what is this about "we have some reserve $ to take care of this, but we are not going to use it, because this isa federal problem!"


SAYS WHO?


You built your town of match sticks, now clean it up! Maybe next time you'll take a closer look at your building codes, and code enforcement and the corrupt good old boy system that runs your area! You should have learned a big lesson from those folks in Miami/Homestead who lived through Hurricane Andrew!We didn't have nearly the devestation here that they have in the wake of Katrina, but let me tell you, it took awhile to get the roads cleared so that you could get out and about. There was no ice, no dairy, no meat, no frozen foods anywhere for quite awhile. It took several days for trucks to show up with ice etc. A relief effort of any kind takes a great amount of effort to organize, and orchestrate. Wehad no power for 10 days, my husband waited in line at Home Depot starting at 5 in the morningto buy a generator, he didn't break in and steal one, or a tv for that matter! I had to drive 45 minutes to Brandon to get gas - as the stations here wereeither out of gas, had nopower to pump gas, or hadlines that were several miles long, and then had limits as to how much you could buy. I didn't want to risk running out while sitting in line, not to mention, they were gougin too, itwas, and always is even now, any where from 10cents to 25 cents per gallonCHEAPER in Brandon. When you are filling an SUV and 6 jugs for a generator - that adds up and it pays to go find it rather than sit in line all day. God Bless the gas station owner that was just on TV saying"these peoplehave sufferedenough, there is no reason to over charge for gas at a time like this" and he is still charging $2.65 a gallon! My husband has a friend in the business, and his opionion is that after all thisis over...when they are expecting the prices of gas to go back down, that they will never go back to what they should be, because we have a"newbar" that has been set. When they graciously drop the prices from some astronomical price to say,,,,,..........2.95 they'll expect that we will be happy with that and enough people will be, so it willnever get back to where it should be.


Anyway, enough of that already. I still have to say, even with the images on tv everyday- I'm more afraid of tornadoes than hurricanes. They are much moreunpredictable, and you pretty much can't prepare for one. Even though we live in the center of the state now, if a catagory 5 was headed our way, we would get out of the way! Take your family, insurance documents and photos and get out of dodge!

I have to say that we don't get much of anything here. A few tornadoes in the early summer, but nothing like states like Kansas or Oklahoma get.


I have seen so many movies about devastation from earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, etc. that I don't want to move anywhere else. I know it's all fiction, but still, Yellowstone could turn into a monster volcano smileys/smiley2.gif

HollysMom,


You are not being fair. Most of the people who stayed behind did so because they did not have the means to leave. These are the poor and the aged. Many people have been left with nothing but the clothes on their backs. They have no money, no home, no job, etc.


There are also those who didn't think the storm was going to get as bad as it did, and therefore, by the time they realized they should have left it was too late. You have these people EVERYWHERE during EVERY storm.


Do I think we should reprimand these people? No. I think we should make sure everyone is taken care of and given adequate medical attention. It is a health nightmare down there. The estimate is that THOUSANDS were killed. There is BILLIONS in damage that will take YEARS to rebuild.


I will say thereare a couple of thingsthat irritate me.They are the blame game that started as soon as the storm had passed, and the crimes commited in the chaos.I don't mean stealing food. I mean looting, rapes, arson, etc.


All of that being said, my thoughts are with those who have been affected by this storm. I wish them all well and the best of luck in rebuilding their lives.

I don't mean to sound cold, but they did know that it was a cat 5 before it made landfall. The Govenor of a state calls up the National Guard, not the White House, so why didn't the Govenor call up the National Guard sooner? The Mayor knows the demographics of the people in New Orleans, so why didn't he use school buses to get all of those people out of harms way, rather than herd them into the center of the target? The people would have still lost everything, but the buses would have been saved, and the people would have been alot better off. It is just ridiculous that either the Mayor or Govenor has been quoted as saying - "we have resources saved that could help with this, but we are not going to dip in because this is a Federal problem". And now they are shooting at the people who are providing rescue/relief efforts and supplies. This is not a third world county, they can &amp; should be behaving like respectable people, not animals. What good is it going to do anyone - to create a riot inside of a stuffy hot stadium with no air or electricity? What good will come of beating each other up with pipes while trapped in there? If they could just all get along, and sit still, they would have saved what resources that they had available, and the conditions would not have been as terrible as they were. - Not to mention if they had each brought a gallon or case of water with them. I noticed they had enough $ to bring cigarettes eith them. I have been through many many many hurricanes having lived in Florida for 38+ years, and this definately was a bad one, but alot of the problems they are having is self inflicted. I remember not so long ago Andrew hit Miami/Homestead and exited through Naples where I lived. Miami is equally crowded, and has it's share of poverty as well, but it just didn't get this crazy down there. I know people from Naples who where going to Miami with relief efforts and supplies, they were never shot at, and didn't fear for their lives like the people trying to help in N.O. now. I know people from Miami who drove to Naples for supplies.


I didn't and still don't mean to sound cruel or cold, because I do feel for these people, but I'm so sick of hearing them blame the President and point fingers, and now they are playing the race card? I don't get it. Geez, are they going to blame President Bush if another hurricane crops up in the Gulf tomorrow? If Mt.St Helens erups, is that President Bush's fault too? I dont' think so. Give the guy a break, he is doing a terrific job. This country didn't get to be such a mess in one Presidential term, it isn't going to be fixed in one. The Bushs' have done, and are doing a bang up job! If all these finger pointing blamers could do a better job, I reckon that they'd be doing it, rather than just pointing fingers and talking about it. Some of these same people complained about the last President, it seems to me that there is a certain element of people who will just complain about it no matter what. They stand on their soap boxes and tout the merits of one candidate, just to make excuses for and complain about him later. I call it the "drama of the week", or the soap opera "As the stomach churns", they arejust not happpy unless they are complaining.We need to get behind our President and support him in his decisions, I can guarantee you that there is much much more that he knows before he makes a decision about something that you and I or anyone will ever know. At lease this President is a moral man with good family values. I think he will be as true to his country as he is to his whole family. His family has a long line of serving the people and I'm just sick of hearing people point fingers. He did not cause the hurricane, he did not choose to leave those people in N.O, he is not neglecting them now. If those people want help now, they should start accepting is graciously instead of getting in cameras and screaming at the top of their lungs, and shooting at relief workers. They can do alot to band together and help themselves. And when this is all over, they should check into what they can do to improve their own situation, and possibly give back to the community in some way, rather than just sucking it dry for the rest of their lives because they survived a hurricane in 2005.

Well, maybe Cheryl can jump in here with her words of wisdom, but I think there are a lot of threads elsewhere on the forum where the political debate of "who to blame" and "how could this happen" is going on.


If I understand it correctly, I think Cheryl just wanted this topic to be about our fears concerning natural disasters and why we have those fears. Let's honor that and keep the political discussion out of this thread.


At the very least, no matter where we stand on who is to blame, I think we can all agree that none of us have watched this story unfold on the news without shedding a tear or without wanting to run and hug our little ones just a little tighter. Let's focus on hugs, prayers, well-wishes, charity, giving and doing what we can, etc., and worry about the political stuff later when everyone is safe.

Mellonie,


I agree completely. I did not want to hijack this thread or make it a political debate, I just felt compelled to respond.


Holly'sMom,


I don't think any fingers should be pointed. Every disaster is a learning experience and next time the response will be quicker and more effective. Hindsight is always 20/20. We can only hope that in the future everyone is more prepared.


Again, my thoughts go out to those who are suffering.


Back on topic, am I the only one who has reoccuring nightmares about disasters?

Hi all,


I must say first hand,always evacuate,when it is advised. I live just outside of New Orleans and my home is still under water. Family is well. These days it seems we must always expect the unexpected.


Sherri

Thank goodness you and your family are well.


Good luck with the flooding, I feel for you, have been there too. smileys/smiley19.gif

Back to the original topic:


What disaster do you fear the most? Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, ..? Has this affected where you live?



I live on the Big Island of Hawaii and we've had all of the above and then some since I've been here (15 years) but only to a minor extent.


We've had "funnel clouds" a few times but no *real* tornados since I've been here.


So far, the earthquakes have been relatively minor.


We had a really bad flood a few years back but only did property damage. It was during that storm that we had the funnel clouds described above.


We have an active volcano that did do ALOT of property damage when I first moved here but I don't believe anyone was injured. The volcano is still active but the lava is flowing into the ocean, I believe.


What else? Tsunamis. Haven't had one of them for many years. This area has had two major ones, I think. We have a really good warning system in place so I'm not terribly worried about it.


And finally, hurricanes. My island has been really lucky since I've been here. 3 close calls: one that went right under us but I swear the wind sounded like a train that night. The other two hit the island of Kauai. It took them a long time to rebuild.


Now which one do I fear most? I'd have to say hurricanes. I'm quite terrified at the thought actually. We couldn't just hop in the car and drive to Tennessee or something like that. We'd have to just have to wait it out. We don't have a major arena either. We'd probably have to evacuate to the schools.



Do you have a disaster plan for your business?


I should but I don't. We used to be very good about stocking up on "necessities" in case something happened but slowly over time, we've become complacent, I believe. Even with the horror of Hurricane Katrina, I haven't run out to the grocery store to stock up again. I think I'll at least get some cases of water this week. Can never have to much water, right?

Living in Northern Michigan I am ashamed to admit that I haven't really thought about what disaster I fear most. One good thing about Michigan is that we don't ever suffer from disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, etc like other places. I think that we might of had a minor tornado before but I'm not even positive about that! And I hate to admit this also but NO I don't have a plan for if there ever were to be a disaster.......I don't even know what my son and I would do in case of a "minor" disaster let alone a major disaster! Guess it wouldn't hurt to start thinking of a game plan!


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Great question -- and If I read through people's replies I bet I will read alot about hurricanes considering the recent events with hurricane Katrina.


Though I don't have any weather threats having just moved to Las Vegas from New York, I dofear tornado's the most. Hurricanes give you the most amount of warning... so you can pack up and leave KNOWING its coming. But tornadoes don't have a clear path, so most people won't pack up and go.


But I must say, after seeing what Katrina has done, I am even more greatful for my life and career choice. Working from home has so many benefits, especially in the fact that I will always be able to make money wherever I had to be due to a storm. Home Businesses truly give you the security that jobs don't.


All the Best,


Kimberly Bollmann


kimberly@Ifoundtheanswer.comEdited by: itskim

Wildfires, by far, although I live in FL and haveeen through 2 major hurricanes. Where I live, there was a bad fire 5 years ago or so that was just a few blocks away, and destroyed 20 homes.

For us its flooding. We live near a river and it gets pretty scary in
the spring when all the snowmelt comes down. We are near yosemite
national park, California.

Well isn't that just lovely? Just last week I posted that I was most afraid of hurricanes and wasn't ready for one. Now we've got two hurricanes coming our way. I'm going shopping tomorrow, but I really wish I could catch a plane to the mainland. Hopefully, nothing will come of either one of them.

Don't wait to shop! There will be nothing left! Here in Central Florida last year when we kept getting hit one after the other by hurricanes - the shelves were wiped clean of water, bread, canned goods, and dairy - before the storms and then stayed that way for weeks after the storms. No electricity - means no dairy, no meat, no frozen foods! Here are some tips - save gallon milk jugs, wash them and fill them when a storm is approaching. You can use that water for flushing the toilets, washing your hands or dishes etc. You can even freeze a couple and thenuse them to help keep the cooler and/or fridge cool if the powergoes out!Buy bottled water to drink and cook with. (cooking provided that you have gas, if not, then sterno - or on the grill) Clean your bathtubs really well, and fill them at the last minute! If there is a breach in the water service during the storm, you will be on a "boil water" alert for who knows how long after that - so stock piling water is a good thing - you won't believe how much you'll go through! Last year - we were on a "boil water" alert 4 times because of these storms - I asked questions - regarding washing my 5 month old baby - boil that water first? (cooled of course)The answer was yes, I'm breastfeeding - wash myself with previously boiled water? The answer was yes. If you don't have a gas stove, but have a grill - stock up on charcoal or gas - because after the storm you won't be able to get that either. Plywood - geez the lines at Lowes and Home Depot would start forming before the sun came up - and the shelves were empty already - people were waiting on the trucks to deliver it, and the employees were telling everyone they couldn't guarrantee enough to go around. Fill your car with gas too, because if the power is out for any length of time, you'll be needing to drive to get ice etc as it becomes available - lots of gas stations will either have no power to pump gas - or will be sold out. Candles, batteries, radios, flash lights etc... Board and card games - now power, means no tv, no cable etc......! Also - hurricanes spawn tornadoes - so empty a closet, put pillows, inusrance papers, flashlight, and some kind of wistle or siren in there in case a tonado starts heading your way. Put the pillows over your head, just in case everthing starts to come down, something is better than nothing, and if you have a whistle or siren of some sort - when you hear people they will have an easier time finding you! (God forbid!)


Good Luck!

Great topic!



I would have to say tornados and earthquakes. I have been through many
hurricanes and when they say evacuate, I'd do it. Now I am in Texas and
have seen the damage from tornados(on tv). Luckly, I haven't been in
one. But whenever there is a major thunderstorm, I am glued to the
news. Only once I have had to sit my children in the bath tub and watch
a funnel cloud forming over my neighbor's house.

I couldn't imagine an earthquake.

For both tornados and earthquakes, I would fear being alseep when
they happen, because they are unpredictable. Or the fear of not being
with my children when it happens. Last year during school, while I was
at my J.O.B, my children told me they were "doing a test run" in school
where they were in the halls in I guess "tornado approaching" position.
One was in daycare and they other in elementary school. Now, they
didn't know but I did about the warnings from the news. They thought it
was just practice. In the meantime I was at work wanting to leave and
get my children but I couldn't. That has to be my biggest fear, not
being together.



Also, the noreastern storms in NJ weren't fun either, rain or snow.



My thoughts and prayers are with everyone who was involved in Katrina.
I have helped and seen many people that have relocated here in Texas
because of Katrina. I just want to give them a hug.

I lived in California pretty much all my life until 3 years ago when we moved to north TX. I've been through a few quakes, but I would say that I'm more afraid of tornadoes than an earthquake. I think the movie Twister made it even worse! LOL! Hurricanes aren't a concern where we are, but I would be terrified of those too.

That's for all the great info Holly's mom! They're now saying that it definitely looks like the first one "Jova" will go North of the islands but there's Kenneth behind Jova, one that starts with an L behind Kenneth and then Max behind that one. The L storm and Max are only tropical storms at this point. I feel pretty good now because reading all about it, "they" say that crossing from eastern to central pacific the hurricanes become stronger because of the warmer waters but before they get to Hawaii, there is cooler waters again causing them to slow down.


Anyway, we already started stocking up on a few things (just in case) but your post mentioned many things that I haven't thought about so thank you very very much!

I worry about tornadoes since I live in an North Central Texas.



It affects us every spring season and my kids know the sound of the sirens means "get in the tub!"



No plan for my business but certainly for my family!

And now all the people they moved to Houston fom Lousianna, and now being moved to Austin.

I work in a retail store in Austin and all day I heard, We are
out of water, we are low on this product, we are low on that....
More guns were sold today than there have been in a long time. I guess
they are getting guns to protect themselves and their belongings.



Hurricane Rita will batter the Texas coast but hopefully everyone will
be out (they have starting evacuating) and it will become less
threatening as it moves inland. Though, it could cause tornados.



I will have extra water and pantry foods on hand should we lose power for a few days, but I am not too worried.

What disaster do you fear the most? Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, ..? I am scared of them all!!! Probably earthquake would be the worst though because you don't usually get a warning.

Has this affected where you live? The biggest concerns we have here are flooding or tornadoes. We live 5 hours from the NC coast so hurricanes don't affect us much.
Do you have a disaster plan for your business? Well, my business is in my home (duh, huh?) so our emergency plan is one and the same.

I am scared of all.


I live near Mt. St. Helens, live in a county that floods all the time, and havehad one majorearthquake, plus some small ones, we have also had tornados.


I would say I fear tornados the most. I lived in Missouri and I still can not believe some of the things a tornado can do. I also fear electrical storms coming in very close second to Tornados.

I guess the one I fear the most is earthquakes since I have never experienced one and I dont know how to escape one.


I grew up near Gulf Shores so hurricanes are nothing knew. Later on , I moved to North Mississippi where tornados stuck wothout warning all the time and we had a storm shelter to run to.


As far as flooding goes, where we live, it floods often and does it slowly since we live in a flood plain.

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Living on the Gulf in FL you would think I'd be worried about Hurricanes but I would have to agree with others on the Earthquakes.


Something about the "solid ground" moving and opening up like that is extremely troubling.


We have had some close calls with hurricanes here and even rode a couple of category 1's and nasty tropical storms out at home.


Disaster plan? Yes, one business is online, so we would just have to worry about access to the web. Our other business would suffer a little until the community was able to function. Have to get some kind of hourly "real job"for a while :0)

What disaster do you fear the most? Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, ..?


floods: I live in Toronto, Canada and we had floods a few weeks back and that was scary. Everything is OK now.


Earthquakes: No warning and that is one of the scariest things that can happen because there is no real warning from local officials.


hurricanes: We don't get that here in Toronto. If I was living in Miami then I would be scared.

Do you have a disaster plan for your business?


Won't affect me so much in any way. Thanks god for that and hope nothing happens.

Tornadoes - We have had 2 go RIGHT THROUGH our front yard, one took down a tree, and the other you could see the path of it in the fields, as it went by.


But, same thing, you *usually* have a warning, and we flee to our storm shelter. smileys/smiley2.gifWe would lose everything in the house - I have NEVER took ANYTHING with us, any time we went there, although Thank God, none of them made ANY damage to our home.


Earthquakes, never hear about them much around here - but same thing - because of NO warning - I think would be the scariest.


Hurricanes - I flew out in the middle of one from TX many years ago, but they really don't much get up here - except the flooding, but we have never had flooding here *that* bad either (I live on a big hill).


Plan for my family - yes, when there is warnings, we are *outahere!* smileys/smiley2.gif


Plan for my business - not really - I do have a living trust set up, so if any of my kids wanted to try to take it over - they could, but my oldest is 18, and she hasn't seemed that interested (wants to work a *real* job! LOL), and my others are only 11,9,5, so none of them are old enough~


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i agree with hollys mom, they did know and they show up empty handed and open mouthed i live in tx where alot of the evacuees came and they each got 2000 dollars to spend on food and clothes guess what theyre buying big screen tvs and computers and other not needed stuff we asked em about where they would get clothes and food "oh im an evacuee, i just go to the shelter and say so and theyll give it to me" what a load of bull now be aware not all were like that but many were its enough to make you sick i got an email that went aroudnt eh net this one wrote he went to help and these people went through the line like they were owed this they didnt want this food they wanted something else why couldnt we show up iwth a pizza or subway because we dont have much either my family cant afford to eat out and we wouldnt pay for them to either they can eat homecooked just like us wake up louisiana show a little appreciation

From experience, I have lived all over the country, tornados and earthquakes are the worse because you have absolutly no warning. Oh they say they can predict, dadadadada...but the truth is they cannot predict either of these as they can hurricanes and most of the times floods. Although flooding can be caused from a dam breaking but if they keep an eye on those they can usually tell you if that is going to happen.


I grew up in the south and saw many houses flattened by tornados and a lot of devistation by hurricanes but you could always get out of the path of a hurricane, not always a tornado.


I lived in California for two years and I swear they had more earthquakes those two years that in any other timeframe. (Of course it seemed to me and they scared me as bad as tornados.)


I lived in a city that did flood everytime it rained very much and even though people KNEW that others had been killed in this type thing would still try to drive through the flooding waters and drown. I never understood how this could happen again and again.


I lived on the Gulf Coast most of my growning up years and my dad sent us away from home more than I can remember because of hurricanes. I have a very healthy respect for them but do not really fear them because things can be replaced and you can leave the area but human lives cannot. So for heavan's sake leave if a bad hurricane is coming toward you...you don't need the government to tell you to do that. LOL (Holly's mom I have to agree with most of what you said.) smileys/smiley2.gif


Do I have a plan for my business? Because of the work I do I can do it from anywhere as long as I have my laptop and an internet connection so I am all set. smileys/smiley4.gif

I have lived in tornado alley all my life, so that's which one I fear the most.

I live in an area where unpredictable natural disasters are not as likely as in other parts of the country (the midwest for tornados and California for earthquakes). Most natural disasters are predictable here (hurricanes and blizzards). Having family in other parts of the country that have experienced far worse damage that anything I've lived through, I would have to say my biggest fear would be flooding.


Susan


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Earthquakes seem extremely scary, with no time to prepare and all. However, they don't reach all the way to the Lone Star state so I've never experienced one. A plan for my business if disaster strikes is a good idea. I'll definitely ponder that one.

Hurricanes are my worst nightmare, I experienced 4 of them last year for the first time, but I'd never want to experience a Earthquake!.........

mayb i can combine my post for "what are you thankful for" here...mmm...i'm thankful that in my country...we have almost zero problems with nature...but i think that's a danger too...cos we take our environment...(and almost everything else) for granted...my nightmare is not when he hurricanes come...but when the wave of selfishness and ego takes over our country...since everyone is just trying to make the best of their existence...if someday the kindness cease anywhere in this world...then i believe that's the worst disaster...in fact...natural disasters have always seen the better of humans...helping each other beyond borders, nationalities, race, religion...well...there r always 2 sides to any coin...haha...

It hit in 1895...the big one... earthquake. Since then we have had them every year but not as strong as the big one.Floods... I fear little. but we don't have tornados and hurricanes.


I guess earthquakes i fear the most

I fear any natural disaster that would ruin the home and roots I have set down... I understand that material things are just that, things, but there is sentimental value attached to photos and some special items. Not everything can be saved in that kind of situation. It's sad to have everything taken away like that.

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Living in the Uk we have few natural disasters. I am glad. I get really frustrated when I see regularly on the news natural disasters around the world caused by global warming. How can we keep closing our eyes to the changes in the climate. Do you ever stop and think what impact your lives are doing to the climate. Just this morning I heard that if we all turned off the tap whilst cleaning our teeth we could save 76Billion gallons on water per year, wow!!!smileys/smiley19.gif

I lived in CA for 15 years and I must say that Earthquakes were very frightening indeed. No warning...no news announcements, no advanced weather report. I was on the Oakland Bay Birdge when one hit...not strong but there was something unreal about it...a feeling of utter helplessness.


Now we live in the "toranado belt of the south" and I am not crazy about that either. We do have VERY specific plans for the family...where to go what to do...drilled into everyone.


As for the business...I don't stock any product, handle paperwork or the like so "I" am my business. If I make it my business does..actually if I don't make it, the family keeps collecting...Thank the Lord for Network businesses and residual income. The American Dream still lives on!

I have lived just about everywhere in the united states and for me, maybe I have just gotten used to the weather but nothing really scares me anymore. I guess you just get used to it

I am most afraid of a tornado, only because I haven't experienced one in my lifetime. I have made it through floods, earthquakes, fires and even volcanoes(I was a baby when my parents lived near St. Helens-so I don't know if it really counts). Mostly because it seems whenver we have severe weather in our area, I am home alone with three kids two dogs and a cat. Not so much scared of the tornado only that I won't be able to get everyone to safety in time. It hasn't really effected where I live right now(Missouri), because we live in the town my DH grew up in.


I have a disaster plan for my family and my business. I have everything in a file tote so all I have to do is make sure the lid gets put back on and it gets loaded in the car if we have to evacuate. My family has had 72 hour kits we can survive on since we started having a family. If you make a survival kit don't just put it together and leave it. Update it every 6 months, with clothes(larger sizes as they are outgrown)and new meds and check to see if food is spoiled or expired. And remember diapers. When my kids have outgrown them and I have a few left of that size they go in the kit. Even if my kids don't need them there will be someone who could use them. If worse come to worse old diapers are great for large wounds-they'll keep it clean and soak up blood. Just my two cents.

Hurricanes,had three last year lost everything,now we have a depresion out there should hit mon. or tues. just wind and rain.

I'm not really big on fearing them. I suppose if I had to pick one it would be Hmm earthquakes. No where to run or hide or evacuate to and no warning. Which is funny cause I just lost alot in Katrina lol You would think I would be scared of hurricanes but I love em!

I live in the desert, however we do experience tremors occasionally. I don't really fear a natural disaster. I figure if its going to happen it will. We don't have a disaster plan either. I suppose if something would happen I would make my way to the airforce base.

I think my worst fear is tornadoes -- Luckily I have no direct experience, yet, with disasters and hope never to remedy that. My mother once told me a story which might give forum members a laugh. She lived in Shreveport, LAas a teenager and young woman and that cityshould hold some sort of record for the number of tornadoes it gets. Sheand her mother were ontheir front porch on Kings Highway this one daywhen it was really raining, lightning was flashinganda fiercewind was blowing. An open Model T or something similar was coming down the street andthe passengers seemed to be yelling.My grandmother told her toto see what was wrong and, when she got to the street, she heard "Tornado Coming!!"She looked up the street and here it came. She ran back to the house screaming "Tornado!!" Now, her mother had just bought a car and it was parked under a tree with a weakened limb, from a previous storm. My grandmother grabbed her broom, went out between the tree and the oncoming funnel and shouted "Shoo, Shoo!" shaking her broom at the storm. My motheryelled at her to get awaybecause she was sure to getkilled. You guessed it, the bottom of the storm made a wide swing away from the house, missing it (and the car) by several blocks and then swung back toits previous straightline path and destroyed several more homes as it progressed along Kings Highway. As you probably know the tops of tornadoes generally travel ina straight line while the lower tips of the storm swing all over the place.No, as far as I know, my grandmother was not a witch -- at least if she were, I don't seem to have inherited any powers. During the time they lived there, however, with all the tornadoes which came through, I think they lost several shingles off the roof and a couple of garbage pail tops.

Hi, I live in Florida where Hurricane Charlie hit first. Now we get small tornados here and there. With Hurricane Charlie we had a small amount of damage compared to our neighbors. But we were just hit a week ago with a small tornado and it damaged our pool cage and took our trash cans up up and away. So now all of us here are wondering what this summer has in store for us.





Deb

In Barbados we are vulnerable to hurricanes mainly. We see water spouts every now and again.

For me, tornadoes seem to be very scary, but I don't go around thinking about it all the time or anything like that.

We have had some tornadoes close to where we live before. I live in the mountains of GOre, VA so typically we don't have have a lot here.

I don't have a diaster plan for my business as I don't have a brick or mortar one. It is all online. As long as I have a computer, I am good to go!

Monique

Hello All,
I live in Hong Kong which is free from Earthquakes, has some typhoons in summer, but all is relatively safe.
What did hit home with me was the Asian Tsunami on Boxing day 2004. A couple of stories about friends of mine.
One friend who I was working with the week before had just bought a house in Phuket and moved his family there 2 weeks before this happened. I contacted them and it turns out they were all ok as their house is up on the hill.
Another couple having a belated honeymoon were on the plane from Hong Kong to Phuket when the Captain announced they were diverting to Bangkok. They were planning to stay at a resort which was wiped out by the Tsunami.

My third friends story however takes the cake...
He was in his room resting on the bed. His girlfriend went to the sliding glass doors to view the beach when she let out an horrific scream. Then as my friend recalls it, a wall of water comes in through the room washing his girlfriend away and sweeping him off the bed and pinning him in the bathroom against the window. The water kept rushing in and he was holding his breath, about to pass out when the pressure from the water burst the window and he went with it. Rescuers plucked him out and onto some floating debris. He never saw his girlfriend again. He is planning to write about his ordeal sometime in the future.
At the time there was no Tsunami warning system in this area, however several governments have been working together to setup a system like the one in the Pacific.. As of a few months ago testing has commenced.
I hope from now on this system will give people precious extra time needed...


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I may be crazy, but I would love to see a tornado someday.... as long as it's not ruining my house...Tornadoes and floods are really the only things I have to worry about in Iowa. I think an earthquake would be the scariest for me, because there is no warning.

The disaster I fear the most is a pandemic. I don't know if I spelt that right. It really scares me that something like the asian flue could mutate and become contagious between people.

Where we live in New Mexico, I fear forest fires. We live at the foot of the Sandia Mountains and the dry conditions increase the risk of forest fires. The neighborhood association has evacuations plans in place and in the basement we have things ready to grab and go should it ever happen.

I don't have a business disaster plan, but we usually have a plan for the hurrican season just in case one comes.
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Earthquakes and Tornados , which are getting more frequent where I live! smileys/smiley3.gif

I fear hurricanes I guess...I didnt before last year...we were hit by Rita :/...we made out okay..and our house is fine...but it really set everyone in our community back and we are still recovering. As far as our business...its fine..its done mostly on the computer and we took that bad boy with us when we evacuated! As far as my new wah position..I don't know...they said it would be a play by ear thing...I just keep praying we wont get hit again this year...If we do..me and the hubby may justmove away from the gulf.

Ive been in 2 major earthquakes Mexico City and Northridge, but the natural disaster I fear the most is a major flood for the simple fact- I cant swim!!

Natural Desasters


We do not have any of those things in Uruguay, but I have experienced earthquakes in Colombia, and Tornadoes in the U. S. I do not like them at all.


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NATURAL DISASTERS ?


I THINK THAT THE HUMAN BEEING IS THE GREATEST DISASTER .


NO TSUNAMI OR HURRICANE HAVE EVER KILLED SO MANY PEOPLE AS THE BAD LEADERS IN DIFF. COUNTRYES , WHO JUST IS KILLING FOR PROFIT.http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley18.gif

I fear water and fire the most. It must be horrible to die while you are on fire or can not get any air.


I live in South Africa and we do not have tornado's, tsunami's, earthquakes, or anything like that. Floods we do have but I live on the Highveld so there isn't much of that either. I Wouldn't move into a flood ridden area.


I aim to build a wonderfull income on the web, which is save from disasters and for the impending rental property's I am going to buy, losts of insurance.

Liketowatch disasters on the Weather Channel; wouldn't want to be in ANY of them!!


Sort of fearful of anything having to do with water smileys/smiley5.gif


Jo Ann~*~

earthquakes have very little or no warning signs





but hurricane seem the most devistating

The earth's rotation stops and we all fly off...smileys/smiley12.gif

Living on South Florida's West coast...I would have to say I fear hurricanes the most...you have plenty of warning yet there is nothing you can do. I survived Charley, Ivan, Jeanne, Wilma...having Ernesto here was nothing but one of our normal summer storms. Charley went just a few miles north of us here in North Fort Myers, and Wilma went about 50 miles south of us. Ivan and Jeanne just dumped lots of water on us. We were evacuated during Charley, and were without power for 2 weeks afterwards. My in-laws had power within days, and we lived only 6 blocks from them. But I would have to say it was the scariest thing, being born in Illinois and spending 18 years there, tornadoes are nothing to sneeze at.

Being prepared is the biggest part life here during hurricane season. We are set with a large rubbermaid container with your supplies. And as far as business goes. All I have to say is Laptop!

Alright enough rambling!

I would have to say betweem earthquakes, hurricanes or floods, Iwould be most afraid of tornados. Living in california almost half my life I experienced small earthquakes, they can be dangerous... Hurricanes, With the weather technology at least you can have warning enough to get out of the way. Now living in Texas I've come to realize Tornadoes do not warn you, one minute its cloudy the next minute it could be on the ground and whereever it lands is in trouble. there areusually more than one. Thank God I haven't been in one yet, but I have seen what they can do. these things are notorious for landing at night when nobody expects it. also the weather can't track them until they land, then its to late. where I live It does flood once in awhile , we have see 6-10 inches of rain in 24hrs and its a mess. this can also be dangerous especially when driving.The bottom line ...they are all dangerous! as far as a disasterplan i will have to say I am unprepaired.


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Earthquakes up here in Seattle, WA. Any disaster plan? I'm planning one now that you mentioned it. Thank you

Tornadoes affect the midwest, and I'm not too fond of them!


Disaster plan for my business: God

NATURAL DISASTER COVERS A LARGE CATEGORY.I WOULD SAY


SNOW BLIZZARDS AND SNOW STORMS ARE THE BIGGEST PROBLEM LATELY..BUT WE STILL HAVE A WHILE BEFORE ANY OF THIS APPROACHES.MATTER OF FACT LETS NOT TALK IT UP .OK...





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To take a different and pessimistic approach. I fear political malfeasance.
It can use any natural disaster to it�fs advantage and it certainly appears
natural for most pollies, eh?

JohnGG

Here in the Carolina we get ice storms. Last big one lasted 1 week for us. No power means no heat. Can't leave home till streets clear. Have to live on what inside home. Use grill to cook and candles to keep heat and light in home. Sleeping bags for kids all pile together on beds. Cold wet towel wash. yuck burrrrr.

My biggest fear is of Tornadoes. I was born and raised in Little Rock, AR and we'd get 2-3 every year. Thunder and lightning scared me as a child, but whenever I'd hear the sirens, I'd run to a closet and hide for at least an hour.
The wierdest thing is, in Little Rock, there is a path that the tornadoes always follow. It goes though some of the older neighborhoods, so when you drive down the street along the path, you can actually tell where they hit the most often. You can drive down the street in a dilapidated neighborhood, and there, in between all the rundown houses, there'll be one or two newly built ones. What really gets me though, is that these people keep going back and FEMA keeps paying out every time these houses get hit. Just a waste if you ask me. If they took that money and moved even a block over, they wouldn't have this problem.smileys/smiley5.gif

I don't have a disaster kit ready, but I'll be putting one together as soon as possible.

I have lived through Hurricane Katrina. I do ot fear any natural disaster. I put my trust in God and I stand on his word. He will never leave me nor forsake me. My God shall protect me according to Psalms 91

I live in south louisiana. I was there when hurricanes rita and katrina came by. My house wasn't affected too badly, but many of my friends and family were devastated. I don't fear hurricanes, but they are the natural disasters that most often affect me.

I will take a hurrican anyday over the other disasters. I am from South MS and we know how to prepare for a hurricane. Though we are devasted by the destruction Katrina caused, we are blessed because all our friends and family have survived and we continue to rebuild.


We all have our plans in place every hurricane season. We know what to do, when to leave, and how to help. There is a great sense of community in South MS.


As for my business, I have not made plans yet but I will be putting everything on an external hard drive to take with me before the next hurricane season.


Happy Veterans Weekend!


Mary

I don't fear anything. Not because I'm anyone special, but God has given us a covenant that has promised us daily performance. This great salvation includes deliverance from the spirit of fear, freedom, protection, power over the devil, power over the elements, financial abundance, and divine health.

hi,
I'm sinead. I'm from cork in ireland. I'm not afraid of any of them because what happens on the earth has to happen and it's the earths way of staying in balance. In ireland we don't have any mad weather except for the rain but there's a volcano in the canary islands off spain that if it erupts ireland will be washed away in a tsunami. This is likely to happen at some stage in the future, when is not predicted but it could happen anytime. The weather systems are changing so much due to a natural evolutionary process speeded up by global warming and the more tectonic plates shift the more activity is caused in a knock on effect. So whatever happens happens just hopefully not too many people will die.
At the end of the day wouldn't it be worse if we had no water to drink, at least we have the luxury of being afaid, if we were in a position of survival we would just strive to survive.
I have no disaster plan for my business, if it comes to a disaster of that magnamity i wouldn't be worried about it. This is my first ever online post. He he.

I am not scared of natural disasters...but I must say that I do not like earthquakes because they come without any warning.

i really don't like fires, the destroy everything..i'd say they are one of my greatest fear...

as for natural disasters, i'm really scared about earthquakes..the thought of the earth shaking and opening up gives me the "end of the world" feeling....smileys/smiley5.gif

Earthquakes definitely top my list, as I've been in a couple killer quakes. (the most recent was the Northridge earthquake, when my youngest, then just 6 months, was admitted to the hospital in bad shape) Next on the list would be tsunami. The thought of tsunamis never bothered me until after I saw the devastation in the Asian tsunami a while back. Living in Washington State, we can have either, although earthquake is certainly much more likely. The closest I've been to a tsunami was when I was little and there was a warning when we were camping at the beach. Ruined that weekend!

My greatest natural disaster fear has always been tornados. Since I live in Alaska this isn't a great concern for me right now. I have always wanted to move to Tennessee though and the fear of tornados is the only reason why we haven't gone yet. Guess I am destined to freeze forever.

I am terrified about my house burning down. If I use my crockpot I worry non stop while I am gone that it will burn my house down. I dream about it all the time, too. I am just paranoid about fire.

Tornados are what I fear most. I used to have nightmares about them when I was a kid.


We dont get them around here too often, although about ten years ago a pretty bad one hit a town about 20 minutes from us.


Susan

Living in Michigan is pretty safe (knock on wood). I would not live in California because of the earthquakes and the mud slides and the forest fires.


I would hesitate to live in Kansas and Oklahoma.


I don't think I would like Florida's hurricanes.


So I guess it is safe to say that yes, my fears of natural disasters do contribute to where I live.


Michigan has had floods, the big one in 1987, and a very small earthquake even earlier than that. Tornado's are the biggest threat, well possible blizzards as well, but both of those are few and far between.


Mostly though I love Michigan because of the changing seasons and my roots.

My biggest fears is tornadoes, probably because that is the only natural disaster I have experienced because of where I live. When I was a teen, some bad tornadoes hit my area. I remember seeing the funnels in the sky and hearing the whistling sounds as we huddled in the basement as the storms passed. I will never forget the terror I felt.


I wouldn't like to live in California though because of earthquakes (mudslides and forest fires). I agree that they are so unpredictable.

I have always had a strange fear of Tidal Waves.


I grew up In Hawaii...Never really had any large Tidal Waves all those years...


But, I would quite often have disturbing and suffocating nightmares about them....very odd...even as a very young child...before I even knew what a Tidal wave was.


Christie


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Since I live on the east cost of Florida, hurricanes are the threat -but nothing was more scarey than when living in Louisville, Ky. we had the big tornado!


Working from home on my computer just sending out greeting cards - not much can be done if the power goes out!

I fear lightning storms the most. Lightning is so powerful and deadly, can set your house on fire, andcause a large tree to fall on your roof. Plus,you have no warning where it'll strike.


I live in Florida, so hurricanes are always a concern, but thankfully, my area hasn't had a direct hit in about 40 years. Hubby and I actually drove right into the eye of Hurricane Charley a few years ago. It was a very frightful experience, and the result of a very stupid decision that we will never make again.


I do not have a business plan for natural disasters, other than to take my laptop with me if I evacuate.

smileys/smiley17.gif I live in Alberta, Canada and am so happy that we are in a part of the country that has very few natural disasters. We get the odd tornado but other than that, not much. I just can't imagine living through a hurricane or a sunnami. I watch some of the coverages on CNN and just thank God for where I live. Of course I know that these disasters are becoming more frequent and our turn could be coming. I pray not.

I can't stand tornados, and it really hasn't effected where I live because I live in Indiana, ha!

But I do fear them the most! I also don't like Blizzards neither, which sucks for me because yet again I live in Indiana!

What disaster do you fear the most? Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, ..?
I absolutely love storms, but I hate tornado season (March-October)! Last year we got hit with a pretty massive one that took out our downtown area. We (hubby &amp; I +baby in tummy smileys/smiley4.gif)were right under it when it happened...We are lucky to be alive.

Has this affected where you live?
Nope, we like it here. It is where our family is.


Do you have a disaster plan for your business?
Insurance!!!


I'm glad you brought this thread back!
Tara

Hurricanes

currently in West Palm Beach FL

but when in Galveston Island Texas

the traffic out is scarier!

I never noticed this topic before. I must after learning about the Earthquake in Japan, I am thankful to be in one!

I am pretty much a chicken so I fear all disasters. I think is nothing more terrifying than not being able to hold on to anything, that there is nothing solid to sustain you. Ergo, I would not want to experience a hurricane, earthquake, flooding - any major disaster.

I am thankful that I have not had to live through such catashtrophes.
I am quite blessed! My Guardian Angel must be
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I would probably fear hurricanes the most since we live 17 miles from the Gulf Coast in FL. We've had some pretty close hits, but nothing has come through where we are. Thanking God! Yes, we do have an evacuation plan.

I am from New Orleans so what I fear most are Hurricanes (obviously)

I lost EVERY personal possesion that I had, including my home (which was washed away since we lived outside of the levee system). We are now settled about 40 mins from New Orleans in a town called Ponchatoula....I love the area but I do miss my city horribly :(

I was blessed enough to not lose anyone close to me and you have to look at that the most when you start to get depressed about what you do lose.

I will not get into the debate I was reading about in the earlier posts. For one I don't have time. To debate it with people that have no idea and don't symphatize is wasting my breath ;) Just don't really believe that the only things that are happening on the news goes for the whole area...the news tend to show the worst peopleto represent the "Survivors Of Katrina"since that gets bigger ratings.


I do have a plan for my business...pretty much evacuate what I can of my office (take mother boards intead of my whole desk top, etc.) and have my insurance cover the rest that I have to leave behind. I have a fire proof safe that I put all of my important papers in, business and personal.


On another note, I'm convinced that if I land on Californian soil that the biggest earthquake will happen lol So I guess I'm afraid of Earthquakes too!!!Edited by: Ihave3monkeys

Because of where I live I fear tornado's most. I used to live on the east coast and hurricanes never worried me the way tornados do.

For those of you who live near the ocean

Tsunami's are the scariest thing imagine a giant wall of water with the weight of 10,000 fright trains coming straight towards you now that is scary

hope I never have to see one

I am pretty much a chicken so
I fear all disasters. I think is nothing more terrifying than not
being able to hold on to anything, that there is nothing solid to
sustain you. I would not want to experience a hurricane,
earthquake, flooding - any major disaster.

I am thankful that I have not had to live through such catashtrophes. </font>

[QUOTE=Ihave3monkeys]I am from New Orleans so what I fear most are Hurricanes (obviously)

I lost EVERY personal possesion that I had, including my home (which was washed away since we lived outside of the levee system). We are now settled about 40 mins from New Orleans in a town called Ponchatoula....I love the area but I do miss my city horribly :(

I just saw this and wanted to tell you I'M SO SORRY! I totally sympathize with you and cannot even imagine what you are going through... we just moved in Nov to IA...we lived in S FL about 1/2 hour North of Palm Beach - St Lucie Co ... I convinced hubby snow was better than hurricanes!
I experience the inconvenience of it all ~ when Jeannie and Frances hit back to back we were affected. The first one we had a minor leak - so small we wouldn't have even made our insurance deduction but the second tour the roof off the back of the house... we were down to concrete and studs for walls :( By the time the 2nd one hit all the good contractors were booked for the next year so we were almost a year with the blue tarp! The only good thing was the back of our house was my office, the pool table room/bar area and the kids playroom so our family room, kitchen, bedrooms and baths were fine....unlike you it was more inconvenience than anything.
But going through that I can NOT even imagine what people like you have had to endure.... I tried that whole time to not complain or whine and be grateful that we still had a home.
Again, I just had to say I'm sorry and my thoughts and prayers are with everyone there.... I just saw American Idol gives back and it saddens me so much to see there are still so many people without homes this much later!!! I pray everyday that these people get some help!
Take Care!

For those of you who live near the ocean

Tsunami's are the scariest thing imagine a giant wall of water with the weight of 10,000 fright trains coming straight towards you now that is scary

hope I never have to see one


I looked it up after that deadly one hit since we lived on the Atlantic at that time and 80% of Tsunami's happen in the Pacific Ocean in an area they call the "ring of fire" - it has something to do with volcanoes and earthquakes happening there.

I agree though ...scary! After Jeannie or Frances - which was first? - in S FL we drove over to the island (the land in between the intercoastal and the atlantic) right after they officially opened it and the sand from the beach was waist high BLOCKS away! The pictures immediately after were scary....that was a hurricane...can only imagine a Tsunami! OMG!

Sorry to hear that some of you have been affected/encountered the worst natural disasters. Singapore so far has not met any major natural disasters, but nobody can say it will not happen. I fear earthquake the most. Singapore is asmall island withtall buildings. A forceful earthquake followed by a tsunami may flatten the whole island and there's no way to escape. I believe infate and there'snot much we can do when Nature fists its fury.

Well, I also believe that God will protect me... until it's my time to go. And, since I don't know when that will be... I try to live my life so that when I go, it'll be straight to Heaven...

For me I would fear earthquakes the most, where I live we have never had one and hope we never do.

For me where I live? Bush fires and drought. The fires destroy quickly, the drought destroys slowly but can be far more insidious.

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am pretty much a chicken so
I fear all disasters. I think is nothing more terrifying than not
being able to hold on to anything, that there is nothing solid to
sustain you. I would not want to experience a hurricane,
earthquake, flooding - any major disaster.

I am thankful that I have not had to live through such catashtrophes. smileys/smiley20.gif</font>

Well, I also believe that God will protect me... until it's my time to go. And, since I don't know when that will be... I try to live my life so that when I go, it'll be straight to Heaven...


I agree with that ... I do KNOW that in my head but going through it it's hard to REMEMBER that know what I mean? I know we are taught that God will only give us what we can handle and that he has a plan for us all but living it it's hard to REMEMBER all of that! I think the worst part for me is loosing things like pictures and special momentos ...I know I SHOULD be grateful that my family is safe and we are all OK but after that all passes I get sad that my son's baby pictures are gone..... I hope that doesn't come out too selfish but that's what I went through http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley19.gif

Frankly a Tsanumi is my most feared disaster. After seeing those people on holidays just being swept away with no prior warning is unbelievable. Just pray to God it doesn't happen to anyone I love.

Natural disasters? I always thought I was immune to them living in Nova Scotia, but then Hurricane Juan hit us in 2003! So now I'm afraid of hurricanes, and still mourning the loss of so many trees I loved. http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley19.gif

Tsunami! I live in a beach town in New Zealand and we've had two tsunami scares in the past year. Our main plan of surviving it is to just high tail it to higher ground...fortunatly we don't live ON the beach!

Earthquakes are another common thing here, but we don't have huge skyscrapers or anything like that, although in a big enough earthquake it doesn't matter. I'm a California girl so earthquakes are familiar to me...just not the ones that create tsunamis! EEK!

It seem to me we are having more and more natural disasters. I don't want to be in any natural disaster. If there is warning, it is always wise to heed any warning that is sound out.

I grew up in country Australia. My most feared natual isaster is bushfire. I can remember as a child being evacuated to the schol hall. I remeber all the mums making tea and sandwiches for the men and men coming in at times and giving a report on the fires. I was so scared for my Dad and scared about the news. Even now when I hear of bushfires, it sends a chill down my spine.

i never had to deal with natural disasters because i live in canada but i would fear tornados or earthquake for sure

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All of the above I would fear! Although where I live the only thing we really have to worry about are ICE STORMS!!! (I live in Quebec) And No I don't have a plan!!! I should though.

I have been accused of being a natural disaster!!!http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley1.gif

Ummmm....do I have to pick one!!!! I would have to say I'm really scared of them all!!!!! I scrapped my trip to Thailand cause of the Tsunami there...(even after it all calmed down I was too scared it would happen again)Mypartner really wantedto go so I started planning the trip...picking hotels 1km from the beach http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gifI figured I would be ok duringthe day where I could see it coming but was petrified of one creeping up on me unexpectedly whilst sleeping.....in the end didn't goanyway...Got caught in the NSW (Australia) flooding a couple mths ago...and that was scary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Young people not having good role models

I live near Mt.Etna so that is a big concern to me especially as experts forsee a big eruption coming from her soon.
She is showing high levels of activity.
It has destroyed villages before.
Global Climate Change.
It is a sad fact more and more natural disasters are happening.
A sign of the times.
We only have ourselves to blame :(

ON this second anniversary of the worst natural disaster in US history, hurricane Katrina, let us take a moment to remember the 1800 people who lost their lives and the tens of thousands who are still living in toxic FEMA trailors.

I will have to say hurricane. We live about 10 miles from where Hurricane Katrina came ashore. It has been two years now since it hit and we are still not completely recovered. I pray we never get hit by another one!

Boy, all Natural Disasters are Horible!

Being up here in Buffalo, NY we get snow storms which slow us down a bit, but it's nothing like what I see from a Huricane. That's damage for life!

I was just watching TV This morning and saw how devastating Hurricane Katrina was. It's been 2 years since the Hurricane hit andlots ofareas still look horrible. I thought rebuilding would have taken place by now, but it didn't look look it to me.
I wonder what's taking so long? http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley5.gif

What disaster do you fear the most? Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, ..?


I've lived through allof the above, including tornadoes...but if I had to choose, I'd say tsunami. After all, there is so little warning and no way to get out of the path.

Has this affected where you live?


Nope. I moved from the winter storms of the north to the tropical surprises of the south! I once vacationed in California and experienced the surprise of two earthquakes. Hmmm...Thank God I don't live near volcanoes. Oh wait; we have one in Central Florida. smileys/smiley3.gifMt. Dora, in case you were wondering.

Do you have a disaster plan for your business?
Have business will travel.

I would think a tornado in the middle of the night because you can't see it coming.

Earthquakes are a bit unnerving but unless they are in the magnitude 7-9 range, you just ride them out. (You in the Pacific Northwest are most likely aware of the Cascadia fault off the Oregon coast - the evil twin of the Indonesianfault that caused all the damage in 2004.)

Wild fires are scary because they move so fast and you can get trapped.

Rogue waves if you are at sea.

Face it - everywhere has something and people who live there learn to live with it.

Earthquake...but they would all pretty much freak me out to the max if they were serious instances.

I have several versions of data back ups scattered about. One is bound to survive...though a big tornado might destroy most of them.

Earthquake...but they would all pretty much freak me out to the max if they were serious instances.

I have several versions of data back ups scattered about. One is bound to survive...though a big tornado might destroy most of them.

Eek, sandi brought up a scary thought...a tornado in the middle of the night because you can't see it coming! Oh myhttp://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley3.gif

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Natural disasters of all kinds are bad natutal disasters takes lives destroy families .
where do i start i fear them all.
NOW LETS TAKE THE SUNAMI THAT HAPPENRD IN THAILAND AND INDONESIA .HOW MANY LIVES WAS LOST , HOW MANY CHILDREN BECAME ORPHANS . PEOPLE LOST THEIR HOMES THEIR ENTIRE LIVELY HOOD .
Next the volcano in east sumutra this entire island submerged
THE HURRICANE IN AMRICA THAT DESTROYED NEW ORLEANS AND SURROUNDINGS PEOPLE IS STILL PICKING UP THE PIECES , AND WHAT ABOUT THE TORNADOES
The monsoon in india and bangladesh which flooded nearly the entire country.'
we can go on and on and on .
I thinkwhenever the world becomes too over populated nature steps in and sends out a signal .natural disasters tends to reduce the population .
but i must say i fear earth quakes the most because it strikes unexpectedly and you cannot run away from it .

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The types of disasters listed in the question are not common in my area. I hear about them in the news, though...and I can hardly even imagine what they victims of these disasters go through. Obviouslly peoples lives can and are devastated.

While I hurt for those devastated , I can't really say that I fear any of them. I agree with Alvin, though, that an earthquake woul seem the scariest because you have no warning and you can't run from them.

I guess a tornado or a house fire would be the primary threat for my children and I.Wehave discussed our plan on more than one occassion. The schools also have fire safety day each year. They actually have a house (on wheels) that they take to each school. They do a great job educating the kids. They actually put them in the house, simulate the emergency (with more than one scenario), and have the kids act out the plan.

I recentlytaught my childrenwhat to do when someone ischoking.My children are young, so I hadn't thought about this one...until It happened to me. I nearly choked to death on my carport this summer. (Iliterally felt my spirit separating from my body. ) Obviouslly, I survived. But, It was a huge wake up call...my children did not know what to do. If someone's airway is blocked, 911 alone probablly won't get it! There's just not enough time. THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW!We have also worked a little on CPR...as much as we can considering their ages.

My heart goes out to all those people suffering right now due to the recent disasters. When my children are older, I would like to volunteer...go do hands-on helping for those effected by such disasters.

They know about 911 and even the youngest could make the call if necessary.

hello focus natural disasters on a whole are bad no one can runaway from and it changes the path of every one come what may .
we go through this life not knowing what will happen tomorrow ,
nevertheless life must go on where ever we chose to live .
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speak to you soon.

When I lived in a tornado area, my house had a cellar. When I lived in an earthquake area I made sure I never bought a house that was too close to an earthquake fault or built on a land-fill; I would never consider living on a shore-line; and I would never consider living in an area that a storm swell could reach my house. Lastly, I would also listen to and follow the warnings of the government (as devastating as Hurricane Katrina was, the Mayor of New Orleans asked everyone to evacuate the city some 40 hours before the first levy broke).
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Don’t live in the shadow of a dam or a nuclear power plant, don’t live in a flood plane, keep at least a month’s worth of food for your family, a good size gravity water filter, emergency cooking fuel, medical supplies, vitamins, and wind-up radios. Even if your house is not in direct danger, you may have to deal with refugees who are hurt and need water.

What kind of disasters do I fear the most? A Nuclear Power plant failure. All you can do is run - pray you are the first one on the road.

We live in Hurricane Country here in south central Florida. 2004 was a memorable year- no electricity, running water, phone service and hundreds of dollars of food spoiled thanks to Hurricane Charley. We had Frances pass over us and were right in the line of fire for Jeanne.

// - no electricity, running water, phone service and hundreds of dollars of food spoiled thanks to Hurricane Charley. //



Yes, exactly. Honda sells excellent 1,000 watt; 2,000 watt; and 3,000 watt electrical generators that are very quiet (59 db) and can be picked up and carried.
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Ask yourself what your needs are. If your business requires a freezer or an air conditioner, look at the wattage rating of your system and buy a Honda generator that can supply the wattage that you need. Why Honda? They don’t require an engine mechanic to reset the speed and voltage every time the temperature changes.

Buy a 15 gallon gasoline storage tank and mix in a good gasoline stabilizer so the gas doesn’t get gummy. Once a year fill your car with the stored gas and fill the storage tank with new gas. Run your generator with a 300 watt load for 30 minutes once a month just to keep it in shape. Read the service manual and have it serviced as recommended.

Water! When someone says no running water, it means thirst.
http://www.costpluswater.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=4&amp;products_id=6
This is an excellent filter that requires no electricity to operate.

With your inventory safe and all the clean water you want, break out the camp stove and cook your neighbors a meal.

Tornados really scare me. I have been safely through two of them but never get used to that sound.

Chuck

Tornados are my big fear. We had one back in 1974 that devastated a town just 17 miles from here. I was a small kid but I remember everyone freaking out. The local radio station had just given the "all clear" and next thing you know they were knocked off the air and most of the town was toothpicks. There was one about 10 years ago about 10 miles up the road from where I lived and another about 5 years ago in the town where my son goes to school now. It's just getting too close for comfort. We're expecting bad weather here this evening and it is definitately tornado weather. It's February 5 and 75 degrees! We don't have a basement and I usually take the kids to my brothers house in bad weather so looks like I'll be visiting with them tonight.http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley22.gif

I'm afraid of tornadoes. I spent the first nine years of my life in Kentucky and as a little girl, my parents were always drilling into my head what to do if one came. Luckily I never experienced one first-hand.

I am also very afraid of fire. We had a fire in my dorm when I was in college and I lived on the 8th floor. I'm very conscious of things being left around creating a fire hazard.

Valerie

I'm afraid of earthquakes. I grew up in So. California and when I was in elementary school we always had earthquake drills.

When I was 6 years old, the 1971 Sylmar earthquake hit us about 5:30 or 6 in the morning! I remember waking up and my bed was going back and forth. I started screaming because I couldn't get out of my room because things were all over the floor. I had a tall bookcase that was on my desk in my room and it fell over. It was really scary! My dad came and got me out, but not before he banged his head into the wall in the hallwaywhichmade a hole in the wall!

My family also felt the Northridge Earthquake in 1994. Luckily their home didn't receive any damage, but they sure felt it at 4 AM! That quake went up and down, not horizontal like the Sylmar quake.

I am also afraid of fires because our family was evacuated once when I was young. I remember my dad up on the roof spraying it with the hose and I remember walking away from our house with a few of my favorite toys and saying "Bye, house." I didn't think I would ever see it again. Fortunately they got the fire out long before it got too close to our house and we were able to come back home.

Living in the Midwest we get some pretty stong thunderstorms that bring Tornado's along with them. That green hue in the sky just sends chills through me.
I have to say that the Earthquake that was felt in Illinois and Indiana in last week was a weird and uneasy feeling. Very littledamage was reported so the Tornado's are still first on my list.

I was born and raised in Louisiana. Katrina in 2005 was one of the worst hurricanes we ever had and i dont fear them. What i fear is the unrest and turmoil in the people caused by panic and desperation.

I was also raised in Louisiana,then moved to the east coast 22 years ago.
I have had experiences with tornados,hurricanes, hail storms and flooding. I would have to say I am scared of hurricanes the most.
Mainly with hurricanes you have to worry about falling trees and debri destroying your house and land,then having to worry about it flooding.
We have been without electricity weeks at a time and couldn't leave because of the trees in the roads.

I have been through all and everything you have said. Were you in New Orleans the day after and weeks after Katrina? I was and in Slidell. It was a little bit stressful.

I’m sorry for asking this... but why didn’t you leave Slidell
after Mayor Nagin mandated that everyone leave (about 24 hours before Katrina
made landfall)?



I’m not trying to embarrass you. </span>I would really like to understand why someone
would willfully go through that. </span>Did you
not think it would be that bad? </span>Were you
afraid of looters taking your stuff? </span>You
thought it would be fun? ..? </span>With respect, I would
really like to know and understand.

Slidell is 35 miles from N.O. Mayor Nagin is not the Mayor of Slidell. My mother is 80 years old and has a house in Slidell and i look after her as well as her house. I moved my mother to a safer area and stayed in her house to watch it closly and because of past hurricanes i knew that there would be no flooding in that exact area of Slidell where her house is. I work in N.O. and my job requires me to be there.

I have friends in Slidell. They have been flooded out 3 or 4 times They live in a frame house that is 2 feet off the ground and still had 3 feet of water in their house. They saved most of their furnature and belongings by stacking everything on top of concrete blocks
I don't understand why they won't move. I know I would have a after the first flood.

There are low areas in Slidell as well as higher ones and the location where i am only had wind damage and many downed trees.

Have a good one

How are you doing in your home business? Purple cowboys?

Im doing great with it. Its a great business with unlimited potential.

Great
I worked a similar program but didn't have any luck! The only advertising I tried was with using traffic exchanges.
Sorry I got off the subject of disasters.

Chastill, Moving your 80 year old mother to a safe area was an
excellent decision. </span>

And it sounds like your decision to stay in Slidell was
based on risk vs. responsibility. </span>Aside
from the large amount of standard house repair materials, you would also have
had to consider..:

House above flood zone – so wind and rain were your only
direct threat. </span>You must have stored a
large amount of propane for your bar-BQ, medical supplies, batteries, water (tap
water can’t be trusted during floods), a one micron water filter, and lots of food
at the house. </span>Maybe 15 gallons of gasoline
and a generator as well;

Prevent theft – you had to assume the police were
unavailable, so I hope you had access to a weapon. </span>In California during the 1992 Rodney King
riots, some 3,000 businesses were damaged and thousands and thousands of fires
were reported. </span>None of the businesses
that had armed owners protecting them were damaged. </span>They didn’t have to shoot anyone. </span>The wandering crowds just went to the
businesses that were not protected. </span>I’m
not saying that your area experienced that level of civil unrest, but it is a
good working extreme to base your plans on.
</span>

Job – Public safety personnel “have” to go to work (God
bless them all). </span>And obviously there are
other critical professions, so if you are any of these I salute you. </span>But that also means you would have to assume that
the roads would be blocked with debris and/or flooded. </span>So you must also have had gloves, a good chain
saw, hand saw, crow bar, electric wench, at least an extra two five gallon cans
of gas, and detail maps of the back roads in your car.

Wow! </span>That’s a whole
lot of work.

</span>The other extreme -
you could have lit candles and read that book you were meaning to read, drank
tap water (and got lucky), ration what edible food you happen to have had in
the house (starting with the refrigerator), and shown up at work only after the
roads were cleared.

Since you are interested in this message board, I’m guessing
you were one of the prepared people. </span>Unrelated
to your work, did you have to offer aid to your more unprepared neighbors?

Check this out:

http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=5082

Chastill, Moving your 80 year old mother to a safe area was an excellent decision.

Chastill- Thanks It Was

House above flood zone – so wind and rain were your only direct threat. You must have stored a large amount of propane for your bar-BQ, medical supplies, batteries, water (tap water can’t be trusted during floods), a one micron water filter, and lots of food at the house. Maybe 15 gallons of gasoline and a generator as well;

Chastill- Yes


Prevent theft – you had to assume the police were unavailable, so I hope you had access to a weapon. In California during the 1992 Rodney King riots, some 3,000 businesses were damaged and thousands and thousands of fires were reported. None of the businesses that had armed owners protecting them were damaged. They didn’t have to shoot anyone. The wandering crowds just went to the businesses that were not protected. I’m not saying that your area experienced that level of civil unrest, but it is a good working extreme to base your plans on.

Chastill-I had access


Job – Public safety personnel “have” to go to work (God bless them all). And obviously there are other critical professions, so if you are any of these I salute you. But that also means you would have to assume that the roads would be blocked with debris and/or flooded. So you must also have had gloves, a good chain saw, hand saw, crow bar, electric wench, at least an extra two five gallon cans of gas, and detail maps of the back roads in your car.

Chastill- Yes all the above


The other extreme - you could have lit candles and read that book you were meaning to read, drank tap water (and got lucky), ration what edible food you happen to have had in the house (starting with the refrigerator), and shown up at work only after the roads were cleared.


Chastill- No


Since you are interested in this message board, I’m guessing you were one of the prepared people. Unrelated to your work, did you have to offer aid to your more unprepared neighbors?

Chastill- Yes


Check this out:

http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=5082


Chastill- I read it when it was released

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– and should receive the appropriate recognition and award. </span>I commend your foresight and your spirit.

Thank You

What was the similar program you worked?

Responding to the original question, I fear any one of disasters that don't allow you any preparation. I don't fear hurricanes much because I can stock up on foods and protect the building to a certain extent.

What disaster do you fear the most? Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, ..?

I would have to say a Tsunami! I had numerous dreams about Tsunamis hitting and killing people way before the big one hit overseas! I am heading to beach Friday--and this is always in the back of my mind!

Has this affected where you live? No- I live in SW Virginia..lol

Do you have a disaster plan for your business? No.

Similar? NCOIC of the MASH OR unit in the Pacific North West. That was a long time ago. More scary, but less Emergency response stuff later.

I don't know if we can still post on this or not but I am going to. Since hurricane Katrina flooded our house, I would say Hurricanes &amp; flooding that can come with them. I have anxiety when I hear of one out there...... thank God we haven't had one since.

If you have anxieties surrounding a flood, and you cannot
raise your home above the flood level (and that level should be clear to anyone
in N.O. by now), then move for the sake of your own health and safety. </span>If it is impractical for you to move, then keep
your sentimental things up high and be the first to leave as a storm
approaches. </span>Great solace can be gained
by having a plan in place. </span>Pre-arrange
things with a distant family member for you and your pets. </span>Or find a nice city that has inexpensive
motels and kennels. </span>If the storm hits,
you are ok; if it doesn’t, no harm done.
</span>If you cannot afford even that, talk to someone from the SPCA about
where you can safely store your pets in preparation of a future storm. </span>Then buy a little AM radio and wait for the Mayor’s
evacuation order – which will also tell you where free transportation is
available that will take you to a safe place.
</span>Even as badly as it was handled last time, the mandatory evacuation
order from the Mayor of N.O. was given about 24 hours before the storm
hit. </span>

The key is to solve your problems “before” the
emergency. </span>Proper preparation can at
least reduce your anxiety.</span>

I am not in N.O. most people have just heard about that city that got hit but the Gulf Coast is also MS &amp; AL. I am in AL. Believe me. I am prepared. And if something the size of Katrina was going to hit us dead on. I would beheading out of town for sure. Hurricane Ivan was suppose to hit us dead on. We packed up 6 cats &amp; drove to Atlanta. We stayed in a motel room with 6 cats!!! Ivan didn't do much to us. I was prepared for the worst. With Katrina we just thought we were far enough away from the storm. We just thought we would get heavy wind &amp; rain from it but didn't realize it would cause flooding in AL. But we were in a shelter during the storm. We always evacuate when they say Hurricane.

Tornadoes have always been my biggest fear. I was caught in on on St Augustine lake when I was younger.http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley19.gif

Tornadoes are scary too. I think once you have been through a natural disaster you fear it. One of those hit 2 miles from where I lived &amp; for awhile whenever the wind whipped up or a storm brewed I looked for funnel clouds. Alsoit was around the time that Twister came out. That must have been scary for you to be on the lake as a kid when one came. Glad you weren't hurt.

For those of you who worry about tornadoes, Radio Shack
sells a handy little portable civilian alert/weather/AM/FM/temperature/compass/flashlight
radio that is manually rechargeable for only about $40.

“GPX Weather X
Multi-Function Lantern with NOAA Weather Alert”</span>

As soon as the weather watchers say they have tornado
conditions, they send out local civilian alerts. </span>As storms roll in, turn on your GPX radio to receive
civilian alerts. </span>You hear the alert and
turn on the weather update. </span>If it says
possible tornado in your area; grab the family, kids, and the GPX radio and
head for the underground shelter.

If you live in or near a tornado area, and do not
have an underground shelter – either find one or make one. </span>“Knowing” that a tornado is in the area, and
not having a tornado shelter to run to would simply be nuts.</span>

. “Knowing” that a tornado is in the area, and not having a tornado shelter to run to would simply be nuts.

For one I live at sea level so we can't build a hole in the ground shelter like other folks can in different parts of the country can. If I lived in Tornado Alley I would build a shelter in my yard. We don't even have cellars here at sea level.

We usuallyget them with Hurricanes &amp; usually we are already in a shelter or evacuated out of town when they hit. But sometimes with a bad thunderstorm they can develop. However our town does have a tornado siren to warn us to get inside &amp; of course into the safest part of our house without any windows. Preferably under a mattress.

Fred do you work for FEMA or have you been through a natural disaster yourself? Just curious.

I have been in many hurricanes and I always prepare the best I can. This I know, you cannot live your life worried about the weather. Your prepare the best you can and deal with it when it comes. The main thing is that people are safe, things can be replaced, rebuilt. Every area of the country has its own threats. Eat, drink, and be merrry!!!! Life is to short.

Candle... War, trama care, and a lifetime of preparing for the dark side. The one big lesson I learned is that you cannot prepare for everything, but bodies stack up if you prepare for nothing.
Nurse... said it better, 'prepare the best you can'/
and let go of your anxieties and enjoy life = Nurse... 'Eat drink, and be merry'

We are very luck that we live in apart of the world, that we don't see major Natural Disasters.
when i see this happening in other parts of the world. I feel so sorry for them, and cannot imagine what it would be like

Marie

Im from New Orleans,La. I think that Katrina was the worst
hurricane to hit this area since 1965.

The disaster I fear the most is my computer crashing with all of my important contacts, etc. on it! No disaster plan in place - guess I better think about this and make a plan.

Spreece.... Good plan.

When the next asteroid hits earth, that will be a real disaster.

Shall I give you a disaster worthy of a nightmare?

An asteroid, blows a hole 11 miles wide and three miles deep
about 360 miles out into the Atlantic.
</span>Those cities within 800 miles of the impact will be hit with a dozen 400
foot waves. </span>Those cities hit by the
tsunami four hours after the impact will be inundated with a dozen 200 foot
waves. </span>Nothing could stand up to that
kind of force. </span>

Just about everyone within 200 miles of the Atlantic coastline
would die. </span>But don’t think that would be
the end of it. </span>Every one of the 26 nuclear
power plants and 9 nuclear research reactors swamped by the tsunami would pour superheated
radioactive debris into the atmosphere and into the receding waters. </span></span>That would
poison all of the land within 300 miles of each reactor for hundreds of years. </span>

If I ever hear that a good sized asteroid might hit the
earth, I’m heading for Colorado. </span>Mind
you, it may hit Colorado. </span>But at least I
won’t die because I can’t surf a 400 foot wave.

Shall I give you a disaster worthy of a nightmare?



If I ever hear that a good sized asteroid might hit the
earth, I’m heading for Colorado. </span>Mind
you, it may hit Colorado. </span>But at least I
won’t die because I can’t surf a 400 foot wave. </span>



No, you'll just die from starvation, radiation poisoning, or looters who want to shoot you for your TV. I'll take the looter, thank you. smileys/smiley11.gif

The disaster I fear the most is my computer crashing with all of my important contacts, etc. on it! No disaster plan in place - guess I better think about this and make a plan.

Me, too. I have my contacts in my PDA, but even that can decide to go south.

I've lived in earthquake country for the majority of my life. The worst disaster was the Loma Prieta Quake of '89. As bad as that was, I'll take earthquakes over hurricanes and tornadoes.

We cant live in fear of natural disasters as they are too unpredictable, you can prerare for some, but there is no amount of preparation for a metior collision, sieze the day.http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley10.gif

I would say all of them,when it comes to the forces of nature,Iam respectuful and just hope nothing happens in this area.I live in nevada where there's supposed to be some fault lines.but thank goodness nothing has happen yet.in nevada the problem is the intense heat in summer time!.

Is a zombie invasion natural? :D

when I watch the news and see the disasters, in many places, if makes feel very fortunate, where I live.
We may have to deal with cold weather and alot of snow.
( or snow storms) but we are equipped for it.
I cannot imagine what is like, in some of the disasters you people have.
Every place has a different type, of weather to deal with,

Marie

I've never experienced an earthquake but the chances of me getting one of any major size is so remote I don't think about it. I've lived where it's cold and I know the seriousness of temperature extreems but in those instances I think the only thing that would actually affect a business would be the loss of electricity or customers. I've been through quite a few hurricanes (I'm watching Ike right now) and have a business preparendness plan that has been adjusted and refined by use. But over all, I'd take tornados to be the most afraid of. They're sudden, you can't really plan much of anything except to hope you can duck fast enough, and they are unpredictable.

In Louisiana we have hurricane season. June 1 to November 30.
You must always be prepared well in advance.

What disaster do you fear the most? Tornadoes, how do you guys live like that? Goodness, no way! I'll take our occasional earthquake and our live volcanoe's thank you. lol

Has this affected where you live? nope, not tornadoes here in Washington. Hurricane force winds a few times a year.

Do you have a disaster plan for your business? Nope, just gonna grab my laptop and run. lol

I like a lot of people here have a generator,fuel,and supplies enough to last several days. I have my mother and her house to take care of and i have to go to work 72 hours after a hurricane has passed. Katrina hit us in 2005 with 160 mph winds and the area i live in does not flood. All i had was shingles blown off the roof. I have been going through hurricanes all my life. I respect what anyone will do to avoid disasters but i just cant grab my laptop and run. I wish i could. Edited by: chastill

The only disasrer situation here in Tooele Utah is wild fires and earthquakes...so I fear both of these...no we don't have a disaster plan...however the county has an evacuation plan...and there is a local emergency plan...http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley1.gif

We have almost every disaster here except blizzards. My mother has been trying to encourage us to stock up on at least 1 week of food for several years now just in case. We usually have trouble keeping food in the house that long though. :-)

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Donnaj,</span>

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Tooele is not far from the
University of Utah, where a 100 kilowatt TRIGA (open pool) research reactor operates.</span>

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The
Atomic Energy Commission produced the Brookhaven Report in 1957. </span>That report made a few estimates on the
damage caused by an accident at a small nuclear reactor that was 40 miles from
a city. </span>3,000 to 4,000 deaths immediately;
up to 50,000 deaths later on; the long term contamination of about 150,000
square miles of land and water; and the permanent evacuation of half a million
people.</span>

</span>

The
degree of damage and potential danger of a specific disaster is always
arguable. </span>However, we do live in a post
9/11 world that is populated by monsters that are highly motivated do us great
harm. </span>

</span>

Make a
plan.</span>

If such
a disaster happened, you wouldn’t go through Salt Lake City to go North. </span>Would you risk the traffic jams and swing
around South to get onto highway 15 and possibly head for Las Vegas? </span>If you had a half filled tank of gas, could
you make it to Reno? </span>How long would it
take before all the gas stations on the way to Reno or Las Vegas were
emptied? </span>Should you store some gas at
your home? </span>How long can you store
gas? </span>What are gas stabilizers? </span></span>

</span>

When you
get to a relocation center, do you have a way of protecting your family; either
from physical assault or the spread of water born diseases? </span>Does anyone in your family require diabetes or
heart medication on a regular basis? </span>What
about food or simple sanitation? </span>Do you
have family members out of the area you can go live with?</span>

</span>

You were
right to look at this blog.</span>

What disaster do you fear the most? Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, ..? Moved to CA and had earthquakes. Moved to FL with hurricanes. Moved to Durango, CO and was evacuated with fires on both sides. I think I most fear being burned.

Has this affected where you live? Nope - my motto is "Bloom Where You are Planted"

Do you have a disaster plan for your business? Nope - I'm pretty portable. Just need laptop and cell phone.

I fear all disaster... In my opinion there is no safe disaster. all of it can make your life in danger that is why it is called a disaster.

Has this affected where you live? No because if you will make it too big deal to you won't be able to enjoy life.


Do you have a disaster plan for your business? No.

I think there is chances of disasters where ever you live....and thinking you won't your in for a surprise....nowadays with all the huricanes, tornadoes, terroist attacks, wars, earthquakes, etc. are increasing all around us all....so to say no...well all I( can say is good luck when it comes and not being prepared for it eitther is kind of sad!!!!!) we shoulld be prepared for any natural disaster.... and have a plan of action...thanks donna

I don't fear natural disasters. You cannot live your life in fear. Be in the moment, enjoy the day, be thankful, be happy. Life is what you make of it my friends. Don't waste it being scared, sad, unhappy. Carpe Dieum!

Tornadoes, because most of the time you know when there is going to be a major flood, you know when hurricanes are headed for you, plus they don't affect where I live and earthquakes don't affect where I live either. Tornadoes though, they affect where I live, tornado alley baby! We know so little about them and they happen so quickly and with so little warning it's scary.

What disaster do you fear the most? Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, ..? MI so really not in too much danger of the above, but I do live by a nuclear power plant so maybe an accident

Has this affected where you live? No

Do you have a disaster plan for your business? No

Hi,

This country didn't get to be such a mess in one Presidential term, it
isn't going to be fixed in one. The Bushs' have done, and are doing a
bang up job! If all these finger pointing blamers could do a better
job, I reckon that they'd bedoind it rather than just pointing fingers and talking about it. Some of these same people complained about the last
President, it seems to me that there is a certain element of people who
will just complain about it no matter what.

Honor Gae, No offense. This forum is about “Natural Disasters”.

What disaster do you fear the most? Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, ..?
Has this affected where you live?
Do you have a disaster plan for your business?

Reading how others think and prepare, helps us all.

Don't know if it may be called a disaster, but I 'm really scared of wars.I'm from Russia, you know...

around here earth quakes and forest fires and winter storm in south west montana

I think it would be earthquakes... because they offer no warning, at least with floods and hurricanes, you know when to expect them and based on the projected path you have at least a slight idea of what to do and where to go.

Then second place would be tornadoes... because they are erratic and unpredictable, even though you have a small window of warning...

We have hurricanes here all the time but in Puerto Rico all construction is concrete, cement so we don't lose our homes to a hurricane, we can lose our belongings. The worst thing is the floods associated with the hurricanes.

I've never experienced an earthquake or tornado... (I've been to the Earthquake attraction in Orlando and I watched the movie Twister... I think that's more than enough)

I think earthquake cause it's the worst of all..no one can predict when will it happen.Affected?yes,like what happened last july1990 where many buildings collapsed and lives that are taken...disaster plan?nothing

You know some people worry about such things,to them it is just easier to accept things if they feel they have some control.If you have children then it is a wise idea to cover all the natural diasters in your state so they can know what to do in an emergency.Just in case you would not be there to tell them or protect them.Fear does strange things to common sense people.natural shampoo (http://www.zenagen.com)

With all of the natural disasters being highlighted on the news, it is hard not to get a little nervous about what could happen in your area. My biggest concern is a tornado, because it can happen with very liitle advance warning. My concern doesn't impact where I live now, but I was glad to move away from Florida where there is so much flooding and a greater number of hurricanes. I not only have a businees disaster plan, I have taken steps to purchase survival food and water for my family which would last at least 72 hours in case of a short term emergency.

There was a time that I would say that the natural disaster I feared the most would be a tornado for where I live. However, after the incident in Japan, earthquakes will probably move into the first place slot. Since an earthquake can destroy a nuclear power plant and we have no way to "shut the valve off" so to speak; that's scary. There is currently nothing we can do to stop the radiation poisoning that will affect us all in some way.

When you think about all the natural disasters, rolling power outages, job loss, inflation... it is a very good idea to prepare by having water, food and first aid supplies. My family is working on our "family survival plan" and my husband and I on a plan for our business. My suggestion would be don't get overwhelmed when you get started, just take small steps each month and soon you will be prepared and have some peace of mind.

Tornadoes are big concern where I am from. The main thing I worry about would be my kids getting them all to safety in time.

Healthy Tribe. Great advice. It can be overwhelming if you try to put together your emergency plan all at once. It is best to brainstorm what you believe your famly will need and then collect things when they are on sale.

I've lived through major earthquakes and seen grown men break down in fear. When you can't trust the ground beneath your feet, what can you trust?

For most - and I repeat - most other natural disasters, there is at least a little warning at least. I was in one tornado many years ago, and since it was in an area where they'd never had one before, there was no warning. However, it didn't cause too much damage since it was in the "middle of nowhere."

Without a doubt, earthquakes are the most terrifying to me.

Interesting thing just happened in my neck of the woods. There were some squatters in the wood,s next to a subdivision and they had a camp fire going. We have had no rain and high winds. The fire gets blown out of control and embers land on some houses and the fire travels from house to the house. 18 homes burned. Families were not aloud in the neighborhood.
This is not a "natural" disaster, but all the same, when the unexpected happens, do you have a plan? Do your kids know where to meet you if they are not able to get into the subdivision? The middle school my kids attend is where we will meet, it is not in our subdivision. We can't assume that the cell phones will work and if you rely on that what do you do when the lines are busy or there is no service??
Something to think about to keep your families safe.

A nuclear crisis would be the worst I think. Whatever the disaster, you need a plan for your household as well as your business.

We really don't have natural disasters where I live but I would have to say flooding scares me the most. If everything floods, there is nowhere to go to get away from the water.

As I read one of my previous posts about my greatest fear of natural diasters being tornadoes, it is eerie that my region was just rocked by tornadoes during the last two days. The pictures and videos are so frightening. This makes me even more convinced of the necessity and importance of having an emergency plan and survival equipment. Most experts say that if you have food and water for 72 hours, you should be able to get help after that.

I live in central Texas and from time to time, we are threatened with tornados. However, lately, because of the drought and the scorching heat, my greatest fear is the onslaught of wild fires. It's so severe that our County has banned the annual July 4th concert and fireworks display. In front of and behind our subdivision tall grass has grown, so a careless toss of a cigarette butt or even a spark from a lawn mower could set off a fire that could destroy the entire subdivision.

My husband and I have talked about what we would do if a fire happened, but have not made any definite plans.