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Old 07-06-2008, 12:32 PM   #30
owlice
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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For information stuff -- address book, photos, etc. -- store it online or email it to yourself at the office or to a Web email address (yahoo, hotmail, etc.). Most internet accounts come with free web space; use it for things that are non-confidential. Take pictures of every room in the house, of your possessions, with a digital camera and email the photos to yourself (again, to either the office email or your own web email address), and put them on CD and store it at a friend's or relative's house. You may need such documentation for insurance purposes should a disaster occur.

If you don't have a spare cell phone charger, get one. I have one at work and one in my car; H has one in his car and we have one at home (unless he is away on travel, as he is now).

For an emergency flashlight, have something like this: Energizer Sporting Goods - Eveready® Rechargeable Double-Duty Flashlight W/Nightlight - RC250BP

and put it where anyone in the house can find it. I keep one (a flat one, not that model) in the kitchen where it's readily accessible, as we lose power frequently. That flashlight is then used to gather the other flashlights and, if needed, candles. We have a Coleman lantern for camping that gives okay light by which to read and work if necessary. (When Hurricane Isabelle came through, I was without power for a week. The weather was mild and the water heater is gas, so I was quite okay. Had a laptop I could recharge at friends' or at work, a lantern by which to see after nightfall, a phone line for dial-up internet access, a portable CD player with external speakers, and a wind-up radio.)

Have working fire extinguishers, not to battle wildfires, of course, but because every house should have them.

mom60, I hope you and yours stay safe; good luck!
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