tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post1816256721287998478..comments2023-11-05T05:56:59.725-05:00Comments on Mrs. Furious ... Recipes, Rants & Reality: Severe Weather Preparedness WeekMrs Furioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-74420841946139744502012-04-27T12:39:05.599-04:002012-04-27T12:39:05.599-04:00Excellent post. This is a good topic that I run i...Excellent post. This is a good topic that I run into quite frequently. A subset of the gun rights groups I frequent are the survivalists. While some of them are pretty out there, most are just people that want to be prepared in case of an emergency.<br /><br />One thing that they emphasize is not just equipment, but training. This includes stuff beyond basic first aid, since it is quite possible that police, fire, and EMS will either by overwhelmed or just plain unavailable.steveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862590608695420004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-68189849856379473502012-04-27T11:53:06.554-04:002012-04-27T11:53:06.554-04:00Hey Mrs. F, we don't have a basement here eith...Hey Mrs. F, we don't have a basement here either...it's the beauty of living near the beach and the curse....we sort of have a plan but since I'm not sure being inside our house is the safest place to be I'm stuck in a weird limbo of trying not to worry about it. Batteries and emergency supplies are all on hand and I think that is the best I can do, right?<br />I'm so impressed with how ready you were and how you've turned this into a teachable moment-I think it's one of the best things about your blog....I'm always learning something useful!!!<br />Love you guys, be safe!!! XOKikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206946600984174783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-40671021257143886592012-04-26T10:41:13.564-04:002012-04-26T10:41:13.564-04:00Mrs. F:
Yes, unfortunately that's a common re...Mrs. F:<br /><br />Yes, unfortunately that's a common reaction to this sort of thing. Yes, the chance of being affected by a rare event twice is far less than being affected once <i>before it happens once</i>. But after it happens the first time, the chance of it happening again (unless, in the example of severe weather, you move to a new location) is exactly the same as it was before. So the same level of preparedness is necessary. It's only your perception and understanding of the risk that has been altered, not the risk itself.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646775756345671112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-70422406763096207052012-04-26T10:03:10.271-04:002012-04-26T10:03:10.271-04:00Torey,
you don't have a basement, is that typi...Torey,<br />you don't have a basement, is that typical in that neighborhood? I'm surprised. <br />Do your neighbors?<br /><br /><br />Smitty,<br />thanks for the link... hopefully soon I can just get back to good old mild family drama ;)<br /><br />Jay,<br />"<i>Did you think you were somehow immune?</i>"<br />It's really interesting, because even with this happening I find the majority of people I know have taken away that it happened (to me) and now won't likely happen again (to them). Like there was one tornado and I took the hit, so now they're safe. Or people, here, who keep saying "well we had ours, now we never have to go through that again". Hmm... really?Mrs Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-40213502417246897122012-04-26T00:43:19.562-04:002012-04-26T00:43:19.562-04:00Thanks for sharing this! I'm a total "Saf...Thanks for sharing this! I'm a total "Safety-Police" Mom and there were a lot of things I didn't know. We don't have a basement though (slab, ranch) and I'm worried about it now. . .so is my Son :(<br /><br />So sorry you went through this but thank you so much for helping others learn!Toreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783170648147594615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-55834998399183790092012-04-25T15:03:48.998-04:002012-04-25T15:03:48.998-04:00Weather is also the main cause of delicious recipe...Weather is also the main cause of delicious recipes.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.costalessgolf.com/portugal/view_golf_course.asp?course=150" rel="nofollow">Castro Marim Golf Course</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254466942040014345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-87458718000292688112012-04-25T13:18:41.213-04:002012-04-25T13:18:41.213-04:00Heh, and he (Smitty's friend) lurks on here to...Heh, and he (Smitty's friend) lurks on here too (another one of those creepy stalker types who almost never comments).<br /><br />Here is an excerpt from one of Chuck Doswell's posts about tornadoes:<br /><br />"I repeatedly hear people in videos saying 'I've never seen anything like this before!' Well, perhaps that's true in in the limited sense of having it happen in front of your eyes, but I guarantee that almost all of these folks have seen videos of tornado disasters on TV. Did you think you were somehow immune? What people find so astonishing is that it actually happened to them!! Well, I've got some news for you, folks -- it can happen to you, and if you don't think so, you're gambling your life and the lives of your loved ones that it won't. If you do nothing to prepare, then you have only yourself to blame for the outcome. It's time to take personal responsibility for your own safety, folks!!"<br /><br />Chuck, although he eschews the label, IS a living legend among severe storm meteorologists.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646775756345671112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-90756917530673795892012-04-25T09:00:23.470-04:002012-04-25T09:00:23.470-04:00So I have been waiting a bit to pass this link alo...So I have been waiting a bit to pass this link along because it seemed for a while like the overall stress of the tornado was wearing on you. Don't worry...this isn't a bad thing.<br /><br />A friend of mine is a meteorologist. Specifically, he focuses on the weather created by wild fires, and his computer models are used by local units of government when wild fires break out to determine their path, how they'll spread, etc.<br /><br />Well, a colleague and idol of <i>his</i> is <a href="http://cadiiitalk.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">this guy</a>, a meteorologist who works primarily on severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. The link takes you to his blog; like anyone with a blog, he bangs away at social issues, religion, politics and the like. But his posts on severe weather, severe weather preparedness, the science behind weather and that kind of stuff are really interesting.<br /><br />Anyway...there it is. Great advice in this post of yours, by the way. I come to Mrs. Furious, I get cooking and diet tips, recipes, mild drama, and travel and disaster tips. This, madame, is a full-service blog.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345059376742159966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-86438621786539264822012-04-24T23:16:55.965-04:002012-04-24T23:16:55.965-04:00Sara,
not creepy :) Please feel free to pin this...Sara,<br />not creepy :) Please feel free to pin this. I'd love to be able to help more people get more prepared, and to understand what they need to be prepared... better safe than sorry!Mrs Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-45148722321713374432012-04-24T23:12:16.482-04:002012-04-24T23:12:16.482-04:00Thank you for this post. I'm so sorry you had ...Thank you for this post. I'm so sorry you had to (and continue to) go through this trauma, but I appreciate you using your experience to help others. Would you mind if I pinned this? My family is about to move to Florida, so I'm doing my best to bone up on emergency preparedness.<br /><br />P.S. I'm a reader who's horrible at commenting (I think I might have commented once a long time ago), but I hope I don't come across as a creepy stalker :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283208339374116521noreply@blogger.com